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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-WV >  USGS-381106081504601

Boo-0261 (USGS-381106081504601) 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 West Virginia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WV), has the name "Boo-0261" and has the identifier USGS-381106081504601. 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 38.18491667000000 degrees latitude and -81.8460278000000 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 .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 630 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 NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Pennsylvanian aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Allegheny Formation. The well was contructed on 200210. The well depth is 140 ft. The well hole depth is 140 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-381106081504601" 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 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2003 - 2003
Microbiological 2003 - 2003
Nutrient 2003 - 2003
Organics, Other 2003 - 2003
Organics, Pesticide 2003 - 2003
Physical 2003 - 2003
Radiochemical 2003 - 2003
Stable Isotopes 2003 - 2003
*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-WV
OrganizationFormalName USGS West Virginia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-381106081504601
MonitoringLocationName Boo-0261
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 05050009
LatitudeMeasure 38.18491667000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.8460278000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 630
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 005
AquiferName Pennsylvanian aquifers
FormationTypeText Allegheny Formation
ConstructionDateText 200210
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 140
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 140
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS