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18N 3E-18.6a (USGS-400057088550101) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IL), has the name "18N 3E-18.6a" and has the identifier USGS-400057088550101. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07130006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Macon County County, Illinois at 40.01547220000000 degrees latitude and -88.9181389000000 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. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 700 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Quaternary System. The aquifer is a Confined multiple aquifers type. The well was contructed on 19870529. The well depth is 270 ft. The well hole depth is 270 ft.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1996 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1996 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1996 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1996 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1996 - 2018
Microbiological 2018 - 2018
Nutrient 1996 - 2018
Organics, Other 1996 - 2018
Organics, Pesticide 1996 - 2018
Physical 1996 - 2018
Radiochemical 1996 - 2018
Stable Isotopes 1996 - 2018
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Illinois Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-400057088550101
MonitoringLocationName 18N 3E-18.6a
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 07130006
LatitudeMeasure 40.01547220000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.9181389000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 700
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 115
AquiferName Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
FormationTypeText Quaternary System
AquiferTypeName Confined multiple aquifers
ConstructionDateText 19870529
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 270
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 270
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS