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290549-- PW 5 (USGS-393848074105301) 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 New Jersey Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NJ), has the name "290549-- PW 5" and has the identifier USGS-393848074105301. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040301. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Ocean County County, New Jersey at 39.64694444000000 degrees latitude and -74.1810000000000 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 .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 5.30 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .1 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 Kirkwood Formation, Lower Sand. The aquifer is a Confined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 19731203. The well depth is 587.5 ft. The well hole depth is 616 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-393848074105301" 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 1977 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1984 - 1985
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1984 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1984 - 1985
Nutrient 1984 - 1985
Organics, Other 1984 - 1985
Organics, Pesticide 1984 - 1984
Physical 1977 - 1986
Stable Isotopes 1984 - 1984
*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-NJ
OrganizationFormalName USGS New Jersey Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-393848074105301
MonitoringLocationName 290549-- PW 5
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02040301
LatitudeMeasure 39.64694444000000
LongitudeMeasure -74.1810000000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5.30
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 029
AquiferName Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
FormationTypeText Kirkwood Formation, Lower Sand
AquiferTypeName Confined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 19731203
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 587.5
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 616
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS