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Database of groundwater levels and hydrograph descriptions for the Nevada Test Site area, Nye County, Nevada
This workbook is part of appendix A in "Elliott, Peggy E. and Fenelon, Joseph M., 2010, Database of groundwater levels and hydrograph descriptions for the Nevada Te
Geological Survey Data Series 533, 16 p.", which was first released on December 16, 2010 at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/533/. Since then, this workbook and associated A
updated (revision 1.0) as follows: (1) 631 water levels measured by USGS through March 2011, and other agencies through May 2011, were added to the water-level da
recently drilled in the Pahute Mesa area also were added to the database.
There are two worksheets in the Excel workbook in addition to this "Explanation" worksheet. The primary worksheet, "Hydrographs", contains a hydrograph, water-leve
area. The "Condition definitions" worksheet contains a list and description of the hydrologic conditions that were used to describe the state of each water level measur
"Hydrographs" worksheet.
Column headings for worksheet "Hydrographs"
USGS site number: Unique USGS site identification number
USGS well name: Unique USGS well name that represents a discrete open interval in the borehole
LS alt (ft): Altitude of land surface at site, in feet; datum is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29)
Water level (WL) date and time: Date and time water level was measured; a time of 0:00 means that no time was recorded for the water-level measurement
WL depth (ft): Depth to water, in feet below land surface
WL altitude (ft): Water-level altitude, in feet above sea level; datum is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29)
WL source: Source of water-level measurement
WL status: Status of water-level measurement
WL method: Method of water-level measurement
WL accuracy: Accuracy of water-level measurement, in feet
WL remark: Remark relating to specific water level
General condition: Attribute assigned to water level to describe the general hydrologic condition at the time of measurement
Detailed condition 1: First attribute assigned to water level to describe the detailed hydrologic condition at the time of measurement
Detailed condition 2: Second attribute assigned to water level to describe the detailed hydrologic condition at the time of measurement; NA if none available
Detailed condition 3: Third attribute assigned to water level to describe the detailed hydrologic condition at the time of measurement; NA if none available
Detailed condition 4: Fourth attribute assigned to water level to describe the detailed hydrologic condition at the time of measurement; NA if none available
Detailed condition 5: Fifth attribute assigned to water level to describe the detailed hydrologic condition at the time of measurement; NA if none available
Detailed condition 6: Sixth attribute assigned to water level to describe the detailed hydrologic condition at the time of measurement; NA if none available
Contributing unit: Aquifer(s) or lithologic unit(s) encountered by the open interval of and that contribute(s) water to the well. These units are based on the subsurface h
others (2010). The contributing units used in this database, and their descriptions are: AAL, alluvial aquifer, local; AAR, alluvial aquifer, regional; AAQ, alluvial aquifer; AC
aquifer, local; CAR, carbonate aquifer, regional; CAQ, carbonate aquifer; SCU, siliceous confining unit; VAL, volcanic aquifer, local; VAR, volcanic aquifer, regional; VAQ
VCU, volcanic confining unit; None, there are no contributing units for the well. The contributing units are further defined using the following descriptors: (d), dry; (o), obs
aquifer codes AAQ, CAQ, and VAQ.
Hydrograph narrative: Narrative discussing well site, hydrograph, and specific water levels
Hyperlink: Hyperlink to USGS NWISWeb site home page for the well
Latitude83: Latitude, in decimal degrees; datum is North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)
Longitude83: Longitude, in decimal degrees; datum is North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)
3650.0
WATER-LEVEL ALTITUDE, IN FEET ABOVE NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929
3600.0
3550.0
3500.0
3450.0
3400.0
3350.0
9/1/2002
USGS site number
1/14/2004
USGS well name
5/28/2005
LS alt (ft)
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4/7/2003 10:28
6/16/2003 13:10
8/10/2003 0:00
8/12/2003 0:00
8/14/2003 16:25
9/4/2003 9:25
9/10/2003 8:11
9/11/2003 11:55
10/17/2003 10:50
11/12/2003 13:39
2/12/2004 9:27
3/10/2004 9:29
6/14/2004 10:48
9/14/2004 12:51
11/10/2004 10:26
3/3/2005 10:29
6/15/2005 11:12
9/21/2005 11:21
12/7/2005 12:10
3/14/2006 9:22
5/30/2006 14:56
9/18/2006 12:38
11/13/2006 9:15
3/12/2007 12:11
6/7/2007 13:03
9/19/2007 14:40
11/14/2007 14:04
3/5/2008 11:13
6/30/2008 14:29
10/10/2006
2/22/2008
676.77
609.00
603.23
603.04
602.12
603.38
599.44
599.96
602.47
601.41
604.64
606.12
611.11
615.89
619.80
626.86
634.15
640.36
645.13
650.59
654.34
659.54
662.35
670.63
674.91
679.25
682.87
689.24
696.12
3539.09
3606.86
3612.63
3612.82
3613.74
3612.48
3616.42
3615.90
3613.39
3614.45
3611.22
3609.74
3604.75
3599.97
3596.06
3589.00
3581.71
3575.50
3570.73
3565.27
3561.52
3556.32
3553.51
3545.23
3540.95
3536.61
3532.99
3526.62
3519.74
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
4216
8/21/2008 13:34
11/4/2008 9:43
3/10/2009 12:46
6/4/2009 11:05
9/9/2009 10:58
12/16/2009 10:34
3/3/2010 11:11
6/9/2010 15:26
8/24/2010 13:38
11/30/2010 10:02
3/17/2011 12:30
699.30
703.67
710.58
714.95
720.39
726.16
730.19
736.05
740.50
746.12
751.95
3516.56
3512.19
3505.28
3500.91
3495.47
3489.70
3485.67
3479.81
3475.36
3469.74
3463.91
006
2/22/2008
WL source
USGS
USGS
Other Reporte
Other Reporte
Other Reporte
Other Reporte
USGS
Other Reporte
Other Reporte
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
USGS
7/6/2009
WL status
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General
condition
Detailed
condition 1
Detailed
condition 2
Detailed
condition 3
Nonstatic
Well-constructionEquilibration
Rising trend
Nonstatic
Well-constructionEquilibration
Rising trend
Nonstatic
Well-constructionEquilibration
Rising trend
Nonstatic
Well-constructionEquilibration
Rising trend
Nonstatic
Well-constructionEquilibration
Rising trend
Nonstatic
Well-constructionEquilibration
Rising trend
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
Localized conditDeclining trend Anomalous - hig Nuclear-test effe
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USGS
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Detailed
condition 4
Detailed
condition 5
Anomalous - hig NA
Anomalous - hig NA
Anomalous - hig NA
Anomalous - hig NA
Anomalous - hig NA
Anomalous - hig NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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NA
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NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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NA
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NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Detailed
condition 6
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
VCU
Latitude83
Longitude83
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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NA
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General condition
Insufficient data
Water level does not have sufficient supporting information to determine its general condition.
Localized conditions
Water level represents non-steady hydrologic conditions in a small part of the aquifer directly adjacent to the well; water lev
None
No water level was recorded because well is dry or obstructed, or site was visited but water level was not measured.
Nonstatic
Water level represents non-steady hydrologic conditions in the well that are not representative of the surrounding aquifer; w
Steady state
Water level approximates pre-development, steady-state hydrologic conditions in the groundwater flow system. The flow sy
Suspect
Water level is suspect or in error, and cannot be attributed to any known hydrologic cause.
Transient
Water level represents non-steady hydrologic conditions in the groundwater flow system that result from pumping in the we
Detailed condition
Abrupt change
Anomalous - high
Water-level altitude is unusually high relative to other measurements in the well or in nearby wells.
Anomalous - low
Water-level altitude is unusually low relative to other measurements in the well or in nearby wells.
Borehole deviation
Consistent
Water level appears to be part of a reasonably consistent trend representative of general water-level conditions in the area.
Declining trend
Water level appears to be part of a discernable, overall downward trend. Possible causes include nearby pumping, decreas
Destroyed
Well was destroyed during site visit; no water-level measurement was made.
Dry
No water level was recorded because well was dry at time of measurement.
Earthquake response
Elevated
Water level is appreciably elevated relative to representative levels in the adjacent groundwater flow system. Elevated leve
Equilibration
Water level appears to be part of a discernable, overall trend that is approaching an equilibrium level, either higher or lower
Erratic/Unstable
Evapotranspiration response
Floating oil
Water-level measurement may be affected by floating oil in the well. Reported measurement is not corrected for variable de
Injection recovery
Water level is equilibrating from an injection of water, mud, or other fluid into the well or hole.
Limited data
Water level is one of a limited number. Therefore, the general condition assigned to water level is tentative.
Local infiltration
Water level is responding to infiltration from a locally derived source of water, such as a nearby pond or stream channel.
Maximum estimate
Water level or depth of attempted measurement (when well is dry or obstructed) represents a maximum estimate of the equ
Minimum estimate
Water level represents a minimum estimate of the equilibrated water-level altitude in the monitored hydrologic unit.
NA
No flag assigned
Nuclear-test effect
Obstruction
Water-level measurement was attempted but could not be made because of an obstruction in the hole.
Packer test
Perched/semi-perched
Precipitation response
Water level appears to be responding to recharge from a large precipitation event or a wet winter.
Pumping area
Well is in an area that may be impacted by groundwater withdrawals; however, no clear evidence of an impact on the water
Pumping effect
Water level is affected by active or recent pumping in the well or a nearby well, and appears lower than pre-pumping water
Questionable accuracy
Rising trend
Water level appears to be part of a discernable, overall rising trend. Possible causes include a decrease in nearby pumping
Seasonal effect
Water level appears to be affected by a seasonal cycle. Seasonal cycles can be natural (evapotranspiration, barometric pre
Spring effect
Suspected unsaturated
Water level is suspected to represent remnant fluid in the well. Hole is believed to be unsaturated.
Temperature effect
Water level likely is affected by anomalously high or low water temperature; reported level is not adjusted for temperature e
Testing area
Well is within one mile of one or more underground nuclear tests. Water level is not believed to be, but could be, affected b
Tunnel effect
Uncertain
General condition assigned to water level is tentative because of uncertainty in interpreting water level or hydrograph.
Undeveloped
Water level may not accurately represent hydrologic conditions in the monitored hydrologic unit because of insufficient or no
Well-construction effect
Water level appears to be equilibrating from, or is suspected of being affected by, prior well-construction and (or) developm
irectly adjacent to the well; water level is affected by activities near or in the well such as a nuclear test or small-scale pumping.
entative of the surrounding aquifer; water level is affected by activities in the well such as aquifer testing, well construction, or pumping.
roundwater flow system. The flow system can be fully saturated or perched. Water level is in dynamic equilibrium and considered to be steady state relative to long-term (50-1
m that result from pumping in the well or a nearby well. The flow system can be fully saturated or perched.
es include nearby pumping, decreased recharge, equilibration following drilling, or depressurization after a nuclear test.
undwater flow system. Elevated level is believed to result from naturally occurring, large vertical gradients in the area of the well. Representative levels in the adjacent flow sy
uilibrium level, either higher or lower than the current measurement. Equilibration commonly occurs following well construction, pumping, or nearby nuclear testing.
ents a maximum estimate of the equilibrated water-level altitude in the monitored hydrologic unit.
pears lower than pre-pumping water levels. If water-level measurement is missing, well was pumping at time of site visit and a measurement was not made.
clude a decrease in nearby pumping, equilibration following drilling, and above-normal precipitation.
steady state relative to long-term (50-100 years) climatic conditions. Water-level changes occurring as a result of natural conditions are considered steady state.
sentative levels in the adjacent flow system are based on Fenelon and others (2010).