WELL NAME

WO Bg 48

SITE ID

382325075063302

LOCATION

Lat 38°23´25", long 75°06´33", Hydrologic Unit 02060010, at intersection of MD Rt. 90 and Isle of Wight Rd., Isle of Wight. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey.

AQUIFER

Manokin aquifer of Upper Miocene Age. Aquifer code: 122MNKN.

INSTRUMENTATION

Monthly measurements with chalked steel tape by U.S. Geological Survey personnel. Equipped with digital water-level recorder-60-minute recording interval from July 1985 to current year.

CHARACTERISTICS

Drilled, observation, artesian well, depth 420 ft; casing diameter 4 in., to 410 ft; screen diameter 4 in. from 410 to 420 ft.

DATUM

Altitude of land surface is 5 ft above sea level, from
topographic map. Measuring point: Top of recorder shelf, 3.87 ft above land surface.

REMARKS

Ocean City Groundwater monitoring network well. Water levels are affected by nearby Groundwater withdrawal, especially during summer peak demands.

PERIOD OF RECORD

August 1978 to current year.

EXTREMES FOR RECORD

Highest water level measured, 1.54 ft below land surface, February 24, 1998; lowest measured, 14.53 ft below land surface, August 8 and 9, 1999.

COOPERATORS

Maryland Geological Survey

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