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086N44W26DBCA 05939 1952Smithland 1 (USGS-421351095555001) 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 "086N44W26DBCA 05939 1952Smithland 1" and has the identifier USGS-421351095555001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10230003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Woodbury County County, Iowa at 42.23082368000000 degrees latitude and -95.9308434000000 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 1082 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Altimeter." is 10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

The geologic formation type is Pleistocene Series. The well was contructed on 19521114. The well depth is 65 ft. The well hole depth is 115 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-421351095555001" 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 1954 - 1994
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1954 - 1986
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1954 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1954 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1971 - 1986
Nutrient 1954 - 1994
Organics, Other 1994 - 1994
Organics, Pesticide 1986 - 1994
Physical 1954 - 1994
Radiochemical 1975 - 1986
*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-IA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Iowa Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-421351095555001
MonitoringLocationName 086N44W26DBCA 05939 1952Smithland 1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 10230003
LatitudeMeasure 42.23082368000000
LongitudeMeasure -95.9308434000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1082
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Altimeter.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 193
FormationTypeText Pleistocene Series
ConstructionDateText 19521114
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 65
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 115
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS