WELL DESCRIPTIONS AND WATER LEVEL MEASUREMENTS

GROUND-WATER LEVELS

KIDDER COUNTY

465518099391602. Local number, 140-071-28BBA2.

LOCATION.--Lat 46�'18", long 99�'16", Hydrologic Unit 10130103. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey.

AQUIFER.--Long Lake.

WELL CHARACTERISTICS.--Drilled observation well, depth 90 ft, cased with 90 ft of 8-in diameter steel pipe, slotted 60 to 90 ft below land-surface datum.

INSTRUMENTATION.--Water-level recorder. From May 5, 1997, to current, daily minimum recorded water levels also are available.

DATUM.--Altitude of land-surface datum is 1,760 ft. Measuring point: Top of casing 1.00 ft above land-surface datum.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1955 to current year.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Highest water level measured, 9.59 ft below land-surface datum, May 6, 1997; lowest water level measured, 28.93 ft below land-surface datum, August 1, 1999.

WATER LEVEL, IN FEET BELOW LAND SURFACE DATUM, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
MAXIMUM VALUES (DAILY LOW WATER LEVEL)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DAY    OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  5     11.89    11.54    11.33    11.33    11.26    11.10    10.49    10.56    10.07    11.12    25.59    12.73
10      11.68    11.49    11.38    11.37    11.19    11.06    10.46    10.34    9.99     16.95    21.91    11.58
15      11.57    11.46    ---      11.45    11.18    10.96    10.41    9.87     10.18    22.29    15.53    ---
20      11.55    11.43    11.41    11.48    11.17    10.66    10.33    9.93     15.94    16.97    12.64    10.43
25      11.49    11.35    11.35    11.44    11.09    10.67    10.38    10.51    13.95    25.95    23.87    10.33
EOM     11.53    11.33    11.36    11.36    11.08    10.51    10.37    10.21    11.57    28.78    15.95    10.33

MAX     12.31    11.54    11.41    11.48    11.31    11.13    10.51    11.24    15.95    28.78    28.93    14.99
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WATER YEAR 1999 HIGHEST WATER LEVEL 9.79 MAY 19 LOWEST WATER LEVEL 28.93 AUGUST 1

Kidder County Ground-Water Levels

Kidder County Ground-Water Levels

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

470638099324301. Local number, 142-070-16DDD.

LOCATION.--Lat 47�'38", long 99�'43", Hydrologic Unit 10130103. Owner: North Dakota State Water Commission.

AQUIFER.--Long Lake.

WELL CHARACTERISTICS.--Drilled observation well, depth 84 ft, cased with 70 ft of 1.25-in diameter plastic pipe, No. 18 slot screen set 70 to 73 ft below land-surface datum.

INSTRUMENTATION.--Measured using a steel tape.

DATUM.--Altitude of land-surface datum is 1,809.29 ft. Measuring point: Top of casing 1.90 ft above land-surface datum.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1965 to current year.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Highest water level measured, 15.34 ft below land-surface datum, May 30, 1996; lowest water level measured, 26.03 ft below land-surface datum, August 27, 1982.

WATER LEVEL, IN FEET BELOW LAND SURFACE DATUM, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             WATER              WATER               WATER               WATER
   DATE      LEVEL     DATE     LEVEL     DATE      LEVEL     DATE      LEVEL
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Oct. 6     19.47    Dec. 8    19.46    June 15    19.71    Aug. 28     19.15
  Oct. 25    19.42    Apr. 8    19.15    June 27    18.91    Sept. 26    17.90
  Nov. 19    19.52    May 11    18.84    July 28    25.20    Sept. 29    18.07
  Nov. 28    19.46    May 27    18.54    Aug. 5     22.78
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kidder County Ground-Water Levels

Kidder County Ground-Water Levels

Return to 1999 Data Report

U.S. Department of the Interior || U.S. Geological Survey
Maintainer: Webmaster
Last update: Tuesday, 31-Aug-2004 13:44:12 EDT
Privacy || Disclaimer|| Accessibility || FOIA
URL: http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wdr/wdrnd992/htdocs/kidder.gw.99.html
FirstGov, "Your First Click to the U.S. Government"