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ROCKY CREEK LANDFILL 65 NEAR TAMPA FL (USGS-280226082342101) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Florida Water Science Center (identifier USGS-FL), has the name "ROCKY CREEK LANDFILL 65 NEAR TAMPA FL" and has the identifier USGS-280226082342101. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100206. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Hillsborough County County, Florida at 28.04085110000000 degrees latitude and -82.5723192000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 19.30 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is 0.1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

The geologic formation type is Nonartesian Sand Aquifer. The well was contructed on 19690806. The well depth is 12 ft.

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1972 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1970 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1975 - 1977
Microbiological 1975 - 1977
Nutrient 1975 - 1977
Physical 1970 - 1977
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-FL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Florida Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-280226082342101
MonitoringLocationName ROCKY CREEK LANDFILL 65 NEAR TAMPA FL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 03100206
LatitudeMeasure 28.04085110000000
LongitudeMeasure -82.5723192000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 19.30
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 057
FormationTypeText Nonartesian Sand Aquifer
ConstructionDateText 19690806
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 12
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS