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MA-WUW 13 (USGS-421408072100001) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MA), has the name "MA-WUW 13" and has the identifier USGS-421408072100001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01080204. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Worcester County County, Massachusetts at 42.23564815000000 degrees latitude and -72.1661892900000 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 600.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 03 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 Stratified Deposits, Undifferentiated. The well was contructed on 19660823. The well depth is 56.0 ft. The well hole depth is 56.0 ft.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1989 - 1989
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1989 - 1989
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1989 - 1989
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1989 - 1989
Nutrient 1989 - 1989
Organics, Other 1989 - 1989
Physical 1989 - 1989
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-421408072100001
MonitoringLocationName MA-WUW 13
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 01080204
LatitudeMeasure 42.23564815000000
LongitudeMeasure -72.1661892900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 600.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 03
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 027
AquiferName Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
FormationTypeText Stratified Deposits, Undifferentiated
ConstructionDateText 19660823
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 56.0
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 56.0
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS