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BFT- 556 (USGS-322931080411300) 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 South Carolina Water Science Center (identifier USGS-SC), has the name "BFT- 556" and has the identifier USGS-322931080411300. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050208. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Beaufort County County, South Carolina at 32.49213365000000 degrees latitude and -80.6867725000000 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 5.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Unknown." is 999 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Floridan aquifer system" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Hawthorn Formation. The well depth is 35 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-322931080411300" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Nutrient 1977 - 1977
Physical 1977 - 1977
*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-SC
OrganizationFormalName USGS South Carolina Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-322931080411300
MonitoringLocationName BFT- 556
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 03050208
LatitudeMeasure 32.49213365000000
LongitudeMeasure -80.6867725000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 999
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Unknown.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 013
AquiferName Floridan aquifer system
FormationTypeText Hawthorn Formation
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 35
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS