Groundwater Well Yield in Wake County, North Carolina
Dates
Publication Date
2021-02-24
Data Compilation
2020
Citation
Gurley, L.N., and Antolino, D.J., 2021, Groundwater Well Yield in Wake County, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9C2J23X.
Summary
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Wake County Environmental Services, initiated a comprehensive groundwater resource investigation to better understand the quantity and quality of groundwater in Wake County, North Carolina. In 2020, as part of the investigation, groundwater records were compiled electronically from 7,689 wells in and within five miles of Wake County and groundwater yield data was interpolated to estimate maximum well yield across the county. Maximum well yield values estimate the maximum well yield possible at a given location; the maximum well yield is not guaranteed and actual well yield likely falls within the range of 0 and the maximum well yield value. This data release includes the well record compilation [...]
Summary
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Wake County Environmental Services, initiated a comprehensive groundwater resource investigation to better understand the quantity and quality of groundwater in Wake County, North Carolina. In 2020, as part of the investigation, groundwater records were compiled electronically from 7,689 wells in and within five miles of Wake County and groundwater yield data was interpolated to estimate maximum well yield across the county. Maximum well yield values estimate the maximum well yield possible at a given location; the maximum well yield is not guaranteed and actual well yield likely falls within the range of 0 and the maximum well yield value. This data release includes the well record compilation (well_inventory.csv) and estimated raster surface of maximum well yield (max_well_yield.zip). The well inventory includes the characteristics: well location, well depth, casing depth, and well yield. The data contained in this data release and the methodology for development of the maximum well yield raster is further described in the associated U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20225041).
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well_inventory_and_yield_metadata.xml Original FGDC Metadata
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well_inventory.csv “Well inventory”
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max_well_yield.zip “Raster dataset of maximum well yield”
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map_of_maximum_well_yield.png “Map of estimated maximum well yield in Wake County, North Carolina”
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Antolino, D.J., and Gurley, L.N., 2022, Assessment of well yield, dominant fractures, and groundwater recharge in Wake County, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2022–5041, 35 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20225041.
This dataset was assembled to gain a comprehensive understanding of groundwater well yield in Wake County, North Carolina. The well inventory and development of the maximum well yield raster included in this data release are documented in the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5041, Assessment of Well Yield, Dominant Fractures, and Groundwater Recharge in Wake County, North Carolina (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20225041).
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Map of estimated maximum well yield in Wake County, North Carolina