Ground Water Status - 2017-Jan-16
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Drought status evaluation of Maryland ground water for 2017-Jan-16. Wells in bold have been updated to 2017-Jan-16. Wells in bold and italics are not normally used for evaluation but are included because real time data was available; these wells have also been update to 2017-Jan-16. Wells that are neither in bold nor in italics have not been updated and reflect levels as of the end of December, 2016.
| Region |
USGS Well ID |
Well Level[1] |
Status |
Regional Status |
| Western |
GA Bc 1 |
8.15 |
Normal |
Normal |
| AL Ah 1 |
4.44 |
Normal |
| WA Be 2 |
34.37 |
Normal |
| WA Bk 25 |
49.05 |
Warning |
| Central |
BA Ea 18 |
22.03 |
Normal |
Watch |
| BA Dc 444 |
40.78 |
Normal |
| CL Ad 47 |
2.89 |
Watch |
| HA Bd 31 |
15.81 |
Watch |
| HA Ca 23 |
8.97 |
Emergency |
| MO Cc 14 |
39.69 |
Watch |
| MO Eh 20 |
15.33 |
Emergency |
| Eastern |
QA Cg 69 |
4.09 |
Normal |
Normal |
| WI Cg 20 |
4.66 |
Normal |
| MC51-01 |
12.72 |
Normal |
| SO Cf 2 |
2.13 |
Normal |
| Southern |
CH Bg 12 (unconfined) |
3.63 |
Normal |
Normal |
| AA Cc 40 (confined) |
Na[2] |
Unknown |
| CA Fd 54 (confined) |
241.26 |
On Trend[4] |
| CH Dd 33 (confined) |
Na[2] |
Unknown |
| PG De 21 (confined) |
65.15[5] |
On Trend[4] |
| SM Fg 45 (confined) |
Na[2] |
Unknown |
| Well Level[1] - Measurement of water level as feet below land surface |
| [2] - Not Available |
| [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 measured 12/20/2017 but was not evaluated at the end of December |
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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For More Information
Please contact the Water Supply Program at WATER.SUPPLY@maryland.gov or 410-537-3702
