The USGS Nansemond Extensometer
Detailed Description
The USGS Nansemond pipe extensometer (59D 39) with a total depth of 1,960 feet. Data for this site can be found on USGS Water Data for the Nation.
This extensometer is a part of the Virginia Extensometer Network.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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Related
The Virginia Extensometer Network
Land Subsidence on the Virginia Coastal Plain
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USGS Extensometer Drilling in Virginia
Along the Atlantic Coast, a 2000+ ft deep hole has been drilled by the USGS to assess the issues of groundwater pumping, relative sea-level rise, and land subsidence. This video shows the drilling of the first extensometer to measure land subsidence in the North Atlantic Coastal Plain in 30+ years. Land subsidence has been observed at various locations in the southern Chesapeake Bay region at...