Pacific Islands Water Science Center
Recent Hydrologic Conditions -- HawaiiLatest update July 3, 2008 Northwest Kilohana monitor well (02-0126-01),KauaiThe Northwest Kilohana monitor well (02-0126-01) is located in the Lihue Basin on the northeast slope of Kilohana Volcano. Water levels reflect the altitude of the water table in the Koloa Volcanics. The well was drilled by the USGS in 1996 and continuous monitoring began near the end of that year. The well was drilled to a depth of 1,004 ft from an altitude of about 678 ft. The well is open to the aquifer between altitudes of 480 and -326 ft. This station is operated by Vaughn Kunishige of the Honolulu field office. Link to NWISWeb data for this well Link to USGS Ground-Water Climate Response Network site for this well. Historical water-level record
Recent water-level record compared with historical data
The daily maximum and minimum data show how recent conditions compare to the range of daily water levels measured in the historical record. The entire period of record is used to estimate daily maximum, minimum, and median water levels.
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