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47S 9 (USGS-383700077565501) 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 Virginia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-VA), has the name "47S 9" and has the identifier USGS-383700077565501. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080103. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Culpeper County County, Virginia at 38.61658330000000 degrees latitude and -77.9485278000000 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 324 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

This site is located in the "Piedmont and Blue Ridge crystalline-rock aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Sediments, Undifferentiated. The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 20100421. The well depth is 10.1 ft. The well hole depth is 11 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-383700077565501" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2010 - 2010
Nutrient 2010 - 2012
Physical 2010 - 2012
Stable Isotopes 2012 - 2012
*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-VA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Virginia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-383700077565501
MonitoringLocationName 47S 9
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02080103
LatitudeMeasure 38.61658330000000
LongitudeMeasure -77.9485278000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 324
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 047
AquiferName Piedmont and Blue Ridge crystalline-rock aquifers
FormationTypeText Sediments, Undifferentiated
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 20100421
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 10.1
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 11
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS