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Water-Monitoring Networks for Clarke County, Virginia

The water-monitoring networks for Clarke County, Va. consist of real-time and quarterly measurements.  Real-time data are collected every 15 minutes and transmitted either by satellite or telephone every 1 or 3 hours, respectively.  Quarterly data are collected in January, April, July, and October.

Real-Time Water-Monitoring Networks

  

Well 46W175 Streamflow, ground-water levels, and water quality (specific conductance and water temperature) are collected every 15 minutes at 4 sites throughout the county.

     Daily and statistical data

 

 

 

Quarterly Water-Monitoring Networks

 

Spring 46W 26

Water levels are measured in 46 wells to document seasonal ground-water changes.  Continuous water-level records are collected in 2 wells to document conditions between quarterly water-level runs.  Spring discharges and field water-quality properties (pH, specific conductance, temperature, and dissolved oxygen) are measured in 23 springs to document seasonal changes in flow and water quality.  Continuous gage height records are collected in 3 springs to document flow conditions between quarterly spring discharge runs.

     Quarterly and statistical data

 

 

Current Water Conditions for Clarke Co.

Shaded relief map of Clarke County, Va.The USGS provides current ("real-time") stream stage and streamflow, water-quality, and ground-water levels for 4 sites in Clarke County, Va.

Current Water Conditions for the Shenandoah Valley

Shaded relief map of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West VirginiaThe USGS and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality provide current ("real-time") stream stage and streamflow, water-quality, and ground-water levels for 35 sites in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia.

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