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GW056 (LUMMINSN_WQX-LUMMI0047) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation (Tribal) (identifier LUMMINSN_WQX), has the name "GW056" and has the identifier LUMMINSN_WQX-LUMMI0047. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17110004.

This site is located in Whatcom County County, Washington at 48.7575000000 degrees latitude and -122.6475000000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 100.0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

The well hole depth is 156 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "LUMMINSN_WQX-LUMMI0047" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 1971
Nutrient 1971 - 1971
Physical 1971 - 2023
*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 LUMMINSN_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation (Tribal)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier LUMMINSN_WQX-LUMMI0047
MonitoringLocationName GW056
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Well is monitored monthly for water level. A datalogger in the well measures water depth every 15 minutes. *Note electrical wires must be gently pulled out of casing in order to get water level indicator into casing.
HUCEightDigitCode 17110004
LatitudeMeasure 48.7575000000
LongitudeMeasure -122.6475000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 100.0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 073
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 156
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName STORET