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096N37W03DDBC 1971Spencer 3 (USGS-430931095114501) 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 "096N37W03DDBC 1971Spencer 3" and has the identifier USGS-430931095114501. 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 Clay County County, Iowa at 43.15858037000000 degrees latitude and -95.1961080000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1331 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Unknown." is 1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Pleistocene Series. The well was contructed on 1971. The well depth is 38 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-430931095114501" 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 1976 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1976 - 1976
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1976 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1976 - 1976
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1976 - 1976
Nutrient 1976 - 1993
Organics, Other 1992 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 1992
Physical 1976 - 1993
Radiochemical 1976 - 1976
*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-430931095114501
MonitoringLocationName 096N37W03DDBC 1971Spencer 3
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 10230003
LatitudeMeasure 43.15858037000000
LongitudeMeasure -95.1961080000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1331
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Unknown.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 041
AquiferName Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
FormationTypeText Pleistocene Series
ConstructionDateText 1971
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 38
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS