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41N 8E-16.4d1 (USGS-420205088194501) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This well site, maintained by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IL), has the name "41N 8E-16.4d1" and has the identifier USGS-420205088194501. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07120007. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Kane County County, Illinois at 42.03502639000000 degrees latitude and -88.3303574000000 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 860.00 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.

This site is located in the "Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Ordovician-Cambrian Systems. The well was contructed on 196402. The well depth is 1353 ft. The well hole depth is 1353 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-420205088194501" 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 1964 - 1983
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1971 - 1987
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1964 - 1987
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1964 - 1987
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1971 - 1987
Nutrient 1964 - 1987
Organics, Other 1964 - 1987
Organics, Pesticide 1987 - 1987
Physical 1964 - 1987
*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-IL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Illinois Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-420205088194501
MonitoringLocationName 41N 8E-16.4d1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 07120007
LatitudeMeasure 42.03502639000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.3303574000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 860.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 089
AquiferName Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system
FormationTypeText Ordovician-Cambrian Systems
ConstructionDateText 196402
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 1353
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 1353
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS