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USGS WELL BH-33-SHALLOW @ BAIRSTOW SLAG DUMP (USGS-413951087301902) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the USGS Indiana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IN), has the name "USGS WELL BH-33-SHALLOW @ BAIRSTOW SLAG DUMP" and has the identifier USGS-413951087301902. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04040001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Lake County County, Indiana at 41.66423330000000 degrees latitude and -87.5052028000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." and the accuracy is .01 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 584.99 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 19960717. The well depth is 10 ft. The well hole depth is 10 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-413951087301902" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1996 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1996 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1996 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1996 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1996 - 1996
Nutrient 1996 - 1996
Physical 1996 - 1996
Radiochemical 1996 - 1996
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Indiana Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-413951087301902
MonitoringLocationName USGS WELL BH-33-SHALLOW @ BAIRSTOW SLAG DUMP
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 04040001
LatitudeMeasure 41.66423330000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.5052028000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 584.99
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 089
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 19960717
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 10
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 10
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS