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Boo-0272 (USGS-375950081314901) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This subsurface: tunnel, shaft, or mine site, maintained by the USGS West Virginia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WV), has the name "Boo-0272" and has the identifier USGS-375950081314901. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05050009. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Boone County County, West Virginia at 37.99727778000000 degrees latitude and -81.5303861000000 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. This site is at an elevation of 937.85 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 8 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

This site is located in the "Pennsylvanian aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Kanawha Formation.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-375950081314901" 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, Metals 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2017 - 2017
Microbiological 2017 - 2017
Nutrient 2017 - 2017
Physical 2017 - 2017
Radiochemical 2017 - 2017
*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-WV
OrganizationFormalName USGS West Virginia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-375950081314901
MonitoringLocationName Boo-0272
MonitoringLocationTypeName Subsurface: Tunnel, shaft, or mine
HUCEightDigitCode 05050009
LatitudeMeasure 37.99727778000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.5303861000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 937.85
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 8
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 005
AquiferName Pennsylvanian aquifers
FormationTypeText Kanawha Formation
ProviderName NWIS