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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-MD >  USGS-381803076550801

CH Fe 5 (USGS-381803076550801) 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 Maryland Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MD), has the name "CH Fe 5" and has the identifier USGS-381803076550801. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070011. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Charles County County, Maryland at 38.30133330000000 degrees latitude and -76.9178056000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 12 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Upper Patapsco Aquifer In the Patapsco Formation. The well was contructed on 19810122. The well depth is 865 ft. The well hole depth is 900 ft.

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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 1981 - 1981
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1981 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1981 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1981 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2007 - 2007
Nutrient 1981 - 2007
Organics, Other 2007 - 2007
Physical 1981 - 2007
Radiochemical 1981 - 2007
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MD
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maryland Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-381803076550801
MonitoringLocationName CH Fe 5
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02070011
LatitudeMeasure 38.30133330000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.9178056000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 12
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 017
AquiferName Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
FormationTypeText Upper Patapsco Aquifer In the Patapsco Formation
ConstructionDateText 19810122
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 865
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 900
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS