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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-TX >  USGS-293436098343001

AY-68-28-517 (USGS-293436098343001) 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 Texas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-TX), has the name "AY-68-28-517" and has the identifier USGS-293436098343001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12100301. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Bexar County County, Texas at 29.57666667000000 degrees latitude and -98.5750000000000 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 965 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Edwards-Trinity aquifer system" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Edwards and Associated Limestones. The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 19980520. The well depth is 261 ft. The well hole depth is 261 ft.

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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 1998 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1998 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1998 - 2017
Microbiological 2017 - 2017
Nutrient 1998 - 2017
Organics, Other 1998 - 2017
Organics, Pesticide 1998 - 2017
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2017 - 2017
Physical 1998 - 2017
Radiochemical 1998 - 2017
Stable Isotopes 1998 - 2017
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-TX
OrganizationFormalName USGS Texas Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-293436098343001
MonitoringLocationName AY-68-28-517
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 12100301
LatitudeMeasure 29.57666667000000
LongitudeMeasure -98.5750000000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 965
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 029
AquiferName Edwards-Trinity aquifer system
FormationTypeText Edwards and Associated Limestones
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 19980520
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 261
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 261
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS