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CB 104 Carbon County Observation Well (USGS-410123075425401) 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 "CB 104 Carbon County Observation Well" and has the identifier USGS-410123075425401. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040106. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Carbon County County, Pennsylvania at 41.02319444000000 degrees latitude and -75.7184722000000 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 1294 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Light Detection And Ranging, airplane" is 1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

This site is located in the "Mississippian aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Mauch Chunk Formation, Lower Member. The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 19690626. The well depth is 125 ft. The well hole depth is 125 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-410123075425401" 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 1969 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1969 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1969 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1969 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2016 - 2023
Nutrient 1969 - 2023
Organics, Other 2016 - 2023
Physical 1969 - 2024
Radiochemical 2016 - 2022
*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-410123075425401
MonitoringLocationName CB 104 Carbon County Observation Well
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02040106
LatitudeMeasure 41.02319444000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.7184722000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1294
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Light Detection And Ranging, airplane
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 025
AquiferName Mississippian aquifers
FormationTypeText Mauch Chunk Formation, Lower Member
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 19690626
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 125
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 125
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS