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082N13W18AAC 1963Chelsea 1 (USGS-415502092240105) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Iowa Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IA), has the name "082N13W18AAC 1963Chelsea 1" and has the identifier USGS-415502092240105. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07080208. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Tama County County, Iowa at 41.91666168000000 degrees latitude and -92.3990762000000 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 783 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.

The geologic formation type is Holocene Alluvium. The well was contructed on 1963. The well depth is 36 ft. The well hole depth is 36 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-415502092240105" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Information 1970 - 1990
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1970 - 1985
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1970 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1985 - 1985
Nutrient 1970 - 1990
Organics, Other 1990 - 1990
Organics, Pesticide 1985 - 1990
Physical 1970 - 1990
Radiochemical 1985 - 1985
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What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Iowa Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-415502092240105
MonitoringLocationName 082N13W18AAC 1963Chelsea 1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 07080208
LatitudeMeasure 41.91666168000000
LongitudeMeasure -92.3990762000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 783
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 171
FormationTypeText Holocene Alluvium
ConstructionDateText 1963
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 36
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 36
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS