Drought status evaluation of Maryland ground water for the end of April, 2016 but with one well, MC51-01, updated to 2016-May-15
Region |
USGS Well ID |
Well Level[1] |
Status |
Regional Status |
Western |
AL Ah 1 |
4.76 |
Watch |
Watch |
WA Be 2 |
30.80 |
Watch |
WA Bk 25 |
42.88 |
Watch |
Central |
BA Ea 18 |
18.90 |
Normal |
Watch |
HA Bd 31 |
11.24 |
Warning |
HA Ca 23 |
5.91 |
Normal |
MO Cc 14 |
31.43 |
Watch |
MO Eh 20 |
13.32 |
Warning |
Eastern |
QA Cg 69 |
[5] |
Unknown |
Normal |
WI Cg 20 |
4.60 |
Normal |
MC51-01 |
11.63[3] |
Normal |
SO Cf 2 |
1.94 |
Emergency |
Southern |
CH Bg 12 (unconfined) |
2.75 |
Normal |
Normal |
AA Cc 40 (confined) |
Na[2] |
Unknown |
CA Bb 27 (confined) |
173.95 |
On Trend[4] |
CH Dd 33 (confined) |
149.60 |
On Trend[4] |
PG De 21 (confined) |
62.52 |
On Trend[4] |
SM Fg 45 (confined) |
92.28 |
On Trend[4] |
Well Level[1] - Measurement of water level as feet below land surface |
[2] - Measurements not reported as of 2016-05-04 at 01:30 PM |
[3] - Value computed from real time measurement |
On Trend[4] - In accordance with Maryland's drought monitoring and response plan, the impact of drought upon confined aquifers is analyzed as a departure from long term trend. |
[5] - Value disregarded based on the recommendation of USGS |
Selected ground water levels are availble from USGS at:
http://md.water.usgs.gov/groundwater/
Data for other wells may be downloaded from:
USGS - NWIS Web Information for USA
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Please contact the Water Supply Program at WATER.SUPPLY@maryland.gov or 410-537-3702