USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
414714071175901 Seekonk well SHW 275
Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
Outwash
LOCATION - Lat 41°47'14", long 71°17'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Bristol County, MA, Hydrologic Unit 01090004, middle of median strip of Interstate Highway 195 and 1.1 mi west of Palmer River in Seekonk. The well is best accessed from the east bound lane almost opposite from the old weigh station area entrance. The area near the well is marked with orange flagging.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 14.4 ft. Upper casing diameter 2.00 in; top of first opening 12 ft, bottom of last opening 14.4 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 21 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: top of well casing, 3.00 ft above land-surface datum, June 17, 1964, to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1964 to current year.
GAGE - Digital recorder with telephone telemeter since May 2012; monthly measurements prior to May 2012.
COOPERATION - Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 3.62 ft below land-surface datum, Mar. 30, 2014; lowest, 8.02 ft below land-surface datum, Sept. 26, 1980 (monthly measurement).