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27N 8E-30.8b1 (USGS-421814089374801) 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 "27N 8E-30.8b1" and has the identifier USGS-421814089374801. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07090003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Stephenson County County, Illinois at 42.30390790000000 degrees latitude and -89.6301162000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 790 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 "Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Ancell Group. The well was contructed on 1914. The well depth is 415 ft. The well hole depth is 415 ft.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1986 - 1986
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1986 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1986 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1986 - 1986
Nutrient 1986 - 1986
Organics, Other 1986 - 1988
Organics, Pesticide 1986 - 1986
Physical 1986 - 1986
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Illinois Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-421814089374801
MonitoringLocationName 27N 8E-30.8b1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 07090003
LatitudeMeasure 42.30390790000000
LongitudeMeasure -89.6301162000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 790
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 177
AquiferName Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system
FormationTypeText Ancell Group
ConstructionDateText 1914
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 415
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 415
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS