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MA-NEW 16 (USGS-421605071175101) 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-NEW 16" and has the identifier USGS-421605071175101. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01090001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Norfolk County County, Massachusetts at 42.26815287000000 degrees latitude and -71.2970015000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 110.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

The well was contructed on 1945. The well depth is 90.0 ft.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1969 - 1969
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1969 - 1969
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1969 - 1969
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1969 - 1969
Nutrient 1969 - 1969
Physical 1969 - 1969
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-421605071175101
MonitoringLocationName MA-NEW 16
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 01090001
LatitudeMeasure 42.26815287000000
LongitudeMeasure -71.2970015000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 110.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 021
ConstructionDateText 1945
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 90.0
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS