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MA-OSW 168 (USGS-414659070002302) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MA), has the name "MA-OSW 168" and has the identifier USGS-414659070002302. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01090002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Barnstable County County, Massachusetts at 41.78288690000000 degrees latitude and -70.0055730900000 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 1:250000. This site is at an elevation of 50.94 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 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 well was contructed on 19920505. The well depth is 102.4 ft. The well hole depth is 105.0 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-414659070002302" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1992 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1992 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1997 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1992 - 1997
Nutrient 1992 - 1997
Organics, Other 1992 - 1997
Physical 1992 - 1997
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-414659070002302
MonitoringLocationName MA-OSW 168
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 01090002
LatitudeMeasure 41.78288690000000
LongitudeMeasure -70.0055730900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 250000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 50.94
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 001
AquiferName Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
FormationTypeText Outwash
ConstructionDateText 19920505
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 102.4
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 105.0
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS