Dataset: Water level data from a slug test within a shallow, sandy subterranean estuary (STE), Gloucester Point, Virginia USA in May 2021

These water level data were collected during 2021 from a sandy subterranean estuary (STE) located in Gloucester Point, Virginia, USA. The HOBO pressure transducer was deployed in a groundwater well installed at the Gloucester Point beach along the mid-tide line of the beach. These data were collected in order to estimate the hydraulic conductivity of the site.  The pressure transducer well was constructed out of PVC with 10 centimeters of slotted PVC centered at a 50-centimeter depth. The pressure transducer measured pressure and water temperature every second when sampling and was deployed for approximately 600 seconds. The pressure was converted to water level using the HOBOware software and manually measuring water depth in the well at deployment and recollection.  The slug added to the well induced an initial change in the water level of 1.7 meters. The hydraulic conductivity was calculated using the Hvorslev (1951) method. The radius of the well casing was 2.54 centimeters, the length of the well screen was 10 centimeters, the radius of the well screen was 3.0015 centimeters, and the time it took for the water level to fall to 37 percent (Normalized drawdown = 0.37) of the initial change was 411 seconds.