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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  IOWAGW_WQX >  IOWAGW_WQX-31210001

Spencer 2 (IOWAGW_WQX-31210001) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the Iowa Groundwater Data (identifier IOWAGW_WQX), has the name "Spencer 2" and has the identifier IOWAGW_WQX-31210001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10230003.

This site is located in Clay County County, Iowa at 43.1566400000 degrees latitude and -95.1978200000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 15 m. The source map scale is 1:0. This site is at an elevation of 3 m No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "IOWAGW_WQX-31210001" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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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 2004 - 2006
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2004 - 2006
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2006
Nutrient 2004 - 2006
Organics, Other 2004 - 2006
Organics, Pesticide 2004 - 2006
Physical 2004 - 2006
Radiochemical 2004 - 2006
*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 IOWAGW_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Iowa Groundwater Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier IOWAGW_WQX-31210001
MonitoringLocationName Spencer 2
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 10230003
LatitudeMeasure 43.1566400000
LongitudeMeasure -95.1978200000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 15
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 041
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 39
ProviderName STORET