USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
180138066323600 1371. COLONES WELL, PONCE, PR
South Coast aquifer (Puerto Rico)
South Coastal Plain Alluvial Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 18°01'38.2", long 66°32'36.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Ponce Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010004, 1.41 mi (2.26 km) northeast of Central Mercedita, 1.58 mi (2.55 km) south of Lago La Torre, and 1.62 mi (2.61 km) west of Sabana Llana School.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 227 ft. Upper casing diameter undefined; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 98.4 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: TOP OF PVC CASING INSIDE SHELTER., 4.20 ft above land-surface datum, Nov. 30, 2010, to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1957, 1959, and August 7, 1964 to current year.
GAGE - Monthly measurement with chalked tape.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 10 ft (3.05 m), below land-surface datum, April 13, 1959; lowest water level recorded, 127.3 ft (38.80 m), below land-surface datum, May 6, 1965.