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S121517. 1 (USGS-404935072441501) 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 York Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NY), has the name "S121517. 1" and has the identifier USGS-404935072441501. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02030202. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Suffolk County County, New York at 40.82642940000000 degrees latitude and -72.7369994000000 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 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 39 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 1.6 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 Magothy Aquifer. The well depth is 620 ft. The well hole depth is 620 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-404935072441501" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2016 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2016 - 2016
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2016 - 2016
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2016 - 2016
Nutrient 2016 - 2016
Organics, Other 2016 - 2016
Physical 2016 - 2016
Radiochemical 2016 - 2016
Stable Isotopes 2016 - 2016
*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-NY
OrganizationFormalName USGS New York Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-404935072441501
MonitoringLocationName S121517. 1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02030202
LatitudeMeasure 40.82642940000000
LongitudeMeasure -72.7369994000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 39
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1.6
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 103
AquiferName Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
FormationTypeText Magothy Aquifer
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 620
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 620
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS