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USGS ELKHART WELL J2 2IN PVC SKIMMER 18FT (USGS-414155085594102) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Indiana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IN), has the name "USGS ELKHART WELL J2 2IN PVC SKIMMER 18FT" and has the identifier USGS-414155085594102. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04050001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Elkhart County County, Indiana at 41.69890556000000 degrees latitude and -85.9941722000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 754 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 2.5 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 Outwash. The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 19771102. The well depth is 16 ft. The well hole depth is 16 ft.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1978 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1978 - 1983
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1978 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1978 - 1978
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1978 - 1978
Nutrient 1978 - 1978
Organics, Other 1978 - 1978
Physical 1978 - 1992
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Indiana Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-414155085594102
MonitoringLocationName USGS ELKHART WELL J2 2IN PVC SKIMMER 18FT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 04050001
LatitudeMeasure 41.69890556000000
LongitudeMeasure -85.9941722000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 754
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 2.5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 039
AquiferName Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
FormationTypeText Outwash
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 19771102
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 16
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 16
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS