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CT-WLD 259 (USGS-412418072481001) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Connecticut Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CT), has the name "CT-WLD 259" and has the identifier USGS-412418072481001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01100004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in New Haven County County, Connecticut at 41.40509727000000 degrees latitude and -72.8023210000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 160.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5. feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Early Mesozoic basin aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Sedimentary Bedrock. The well was contructed on 1965. The well depth is 220 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-412418072481001" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1971 - 1971
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1971 - 1971
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1971 - 1971
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 1971
Nutrient 1971 - 1971
Physical 1971 - 1971
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-CT
OrganizationFormalName USGS Connecticut Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-412418072481001
MonitoringLocationName CT-WLD 259
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 01100004
LatitudeMeasure 41.40509727000000
LongitudeMeasure -72.8023210000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 160.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5.
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 09
CountyCode 009
AquiferName Early Mesozoic basin aquifers
FormationTypeText Sedimentary Bedrock
ConstructionDateText 1965
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 220
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS