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2-5530-03 Lawai W-1, Kauai, HI (USGS-215535159302601) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Hawaii Water Science Center (identifier USGS-HI), has the name "2-5530-03 Lawai W-1, Kauai, HI" and has the identifier USGS-215535159302601. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)20070000. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Kauai County County, Hawaii at 21.92326110000000 degrees latitude and -159.5044250000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 593.5 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Reported method of determination." is 10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is LMSL.

This site is located in the "Hawaii volcanic-rock aquifers" aquifer. The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 19620401. The well depth is 695 ft. The well hole depth is 695 ft.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1972 - 1975
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1972 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1975 - 1982
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1982 - 1982
Nutrient 1972 - 1975
Organics, Other 1985 - 1985
Organics, Pesticide 1985 - 1985
Physical 1972 - 2002
Stable Isotopes 1985 - 1985
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-HI
OrganizationFormalName USGS Hawaii Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-215535159302601
MonitoringLocationName 2-5530-03 Lawai W-1, Kauai, HI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 20070000
LatitudeMeasure 21.92326110000000
LongitudeMeasure -159.5044250000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 593.5
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Reported method of determination.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName LMSL
CountryCode US
StateCode 15
CountyCode 007
AquiferName Hawaii volcanic-rock aquifers
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 19620401
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 695
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 695
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS