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098N31W21AB 05759 1953Ringsted 4 (USGS-431750094303001) 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 "098N31W21AB 05759 1953Ringsted 4" and has the identifier USGS-431750094303001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07100003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Emmet County County, Iowa at 43.29718318000000 degrees latitude and -94.5085871000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 10 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1280 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Altimeter." is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system" aquifer. The geologic formation type is St Lawrence Formation. The well was contructed on 19530601. The well depth is 1067 ft. The well hole depth is 1067 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-431750094303001" 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 - 1976
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1954 - 1981
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1954 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1954 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1973 - 1981
Nutrient 1954 - 1981
Physical 1954 - 1981
Radiochemical 1976 - 1981
Stable Isotopes 1981 - 1981
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Iowa Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-431750094303001
MonitoringLocationName 098N31W21AB 05759 1953Ringsted 4
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 07100003
LatitudeMeasure 43.29718318000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.5085871000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1280
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Altimeter.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 063
AquiferName Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system
FormationTypeText St Lawrence Formation
ConstructionDateText 19530601
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 1067
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 1067
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS