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BE 1785 (USGS-401414075450201) 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 Pennsylvania Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PA), has the name "BE 1785" and has the identifier USGS-401414075450201. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Berks County County, Pennsylvania at 40.23722778000000 degrees latitude and -75.7506167000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Long range navigation system." and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 283 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." is 1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

This site is located in the "Early Mesozoic basin aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Brunswick Formation. The well was contructed on 198908. The well depth is 122 ft. The well hole depth is 122 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-401414075450201" 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 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2012 - 2012
Microbiological 2012 - 2012
Nutrient 2012 - 2012
Organics, Other 2012 - 2012
Organics, Pesticide 2012 - 2012
Physical 2012 - 2012
Radiochemical 2012 - 2012
Stable Isotopes 2012 - 2012
*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-PA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-401414075450201
MonitoringLocationName BE 1785
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02040203
LatitudeMeasure 40.23722778000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.7506167000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Long range navigation system.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 283
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 011
AquiferName Early Mesozoic basin aquifers
FormationTypeText Brunswick Formation
ConstructionDateText 198908
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 122
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 122
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS