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WCV-230-GP02 (USGS-383842075101402) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well: test hole not completed as a well site, maintained by the USGS Maryland Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MD), has the name "WCV-230-GP02" and has the identifier USGS-383842075101402. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040303. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Sussex County County, Delaware at 38.64500000000000 degrees latitude and -75.1705556000000 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 14 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Global Positioning System." is .5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

This site is located in the "Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Columbia Group. The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 20110414. The well depth is 23 ft. The well hole depth is 60 ft.

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2011 - 2011
Nutrient 2011 - 2011
Physical 2011 - 2011
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MD
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maryland Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-383842075101402
MonitoringLocationName WCV-230-GP02
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well: Test hole not completed as a well
HUCEightDigitCode 02040303
LatitudeMeasure 38.64500000000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.1705556000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 14
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 10
CountyCode 005
AquiferName Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
FormationTypeText Columbia Group
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 20110414
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 23
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 60
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS