Apparently, my county has the second most artesian wells in Indiana, with the highest count belonging to the county next door, according to this usgs document
http://in.water.usgs.gov/datareport/datareport2002/pg519-561.pdf. Unfortunately (I think), the number of wells in my county is only 6. Here is the info from the nearest well to my location (about 3-4 miles west). It appears to be the best producer and the only one that has had its high water level above the land surface datum, however, it has a 16" diameter and is drilled down over 600'. Please help me make some sense of the info.
GROUND-WATER DATA
JASPER COUNTY
410322087163101. Local number, JP 11.
LOCATION.--Lat 41o03'22", long 87o16'31", in NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 sec.18, T.30 N., R.7 W., Jasper County, Hydrologic Unit 07120002,
(FAIR OAKS, IN quadrangle), on Prudential Life Insurance Company of America property, 3.2 mi north of State Highway 14, and
1.5 mi southwest of Fair Oaks.
Owner: Prudential Insurance Company of America.
AQUIFER.--Limestone of Devonian age.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.--Drilled artesian well, diameter 16 in., depth 630 ft, cased to 63 ft, open end.
INSTRUMENTATION.--Water-level recorder.
DATUM.--Elevation of land-surface datum is 697.50 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of
floor of shelter, 3.50 ft above land-surface datum.
REMARKS.--Water level affected by irrigation pumpage.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1981 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Highest water level, 0.04 ft above land-surface datum, Apr. 3, 1982; lowest, 52.76 ft below
land-surface datum, Aug. 17, 2002.
HIGHEST WATER LEVEL, IN FEET BELOW LAND-SURFACE DATUM, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
5 10.55 6.63 5.51 4.39 3.95 3.22 2.62 3.02 2.38 23.89 17.14 28.60
10 9.71 6.26 5.38 4.59 3.66 3.07 2.57 3.04 2.45 27.44 26.08 32.69
15 8.79 6.13 5.17 4.39 3.62 2.73 2.67 2.46 2.42 36.71 51.55 31.20
20 8.19 6.01 4.82 4.25 3.44 2.90 4.05 2.40 3.50 36.24 28.77 21.33
25 7.34 5.77 4.69 4.29 3.36 2.89 3.51 2.34 14.46 27.23 18.26 16.68
EOM 6.77 5.67 4.60 4.08 3.35 2.69 3.00 2.26 10.34 20.47 --- 14.32
MIN 6.77 5.67 4.46 4.08 3.31 2.65 2.29 2.26 2.29 11.20 --- ---
WTR YR 2002 HIGH 2.26 MAY 31
LOWEST WATER LEVEL, IN FEET BELOW LAND-SURFACE DATUM, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
5 10.88 6.91 5.73 4.45 4.04 3.29 2.69 3.09 2.44 28.95 17.70 30.24
10 9.92 6.38 5.50 4.68 3.81 3.14 2.78 3.12 2.51 30.87 29.75 34.22
15 8.92 6.38 5.22 4.53 3.69 2.88 2.74 2.57 2.84 38.59 52.13 31.61
20 8.42 6.14 5.03 4.37 3.61 2.99 4.18 2.44 3.55 37.96 31.99 23.29
25 7.38 5.92 4.76 4.33 3.41 2.95 3.56 2.41 15.97 29.43 19.88 17.35
EOM 6.97 5.82 4.67 4.48 3.41 2.75 3.08 2.31 11.20 21.30 --- 14.71
MAX 11.39 6.98 5.77 4.70 4.22 3.50 4.23 3.12 16.06 44.70 --- ---
WTR YR 2002 LOW 52.76 AUG 17
