USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
370033100534204 LIBERAL-160/CAL-112
High Plains aquifer
Ogallala Formation
LOCATION - Lat 37°00'33.07", long 100°53'42.93" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.15, T.35 S., R.33 W., Seward County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11040006, at the junction of U.S. Highway 83 and U.S. Highway 54 at the east edge of Liberal, 2.0 mi south on U.S. Highway 83, 0.5 mi east, 0.1 mi south and on the east side of road. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 165 ft. Upper casing diameter 2.88 in; top of first opening 140 ft, bottom of last opening 160 ft. Drilled observation well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 2,822 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Undefined, 2.00 ft above land-surface datum, May 7, 1999, to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2013 to current year.
GAGE - Submersible transducer interfaced to a data-collection platform/data logger with a 1-hour update interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum water level 2,693.87 ft above NGVD of 1929, Mar. 17, 2014; minimum, 2,691.43 ft above NGVD of 1929, Sept. 30, 2015.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 165 ft. Upper casing diameter 2.88 in; top of first opening 140 ft, bottom of last opening 160 ft. Drilled observation well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 2,822 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Undefined, 2.00 ft above land-surface datum, May 7, 1999, to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 2014 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: January 2014 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 16.8°C, Mar. 26, 2014; minimum, 15.4°C, July 25, 2015.