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HO Cd 78 (USGS-391440076555402) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Maryland Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MD), has the name "HO Cd 78" and has the identifier USGS-391440076555402. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02060006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Howard County County, Maryland at 39.24482810000000 degrees latitude and -76.9308093000000 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 425.58 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

The geologic formation type is Loch Raven Schist. The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 19871124. The well depth is 19 ft. The well hole depth is 31 ft.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1987 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1988 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1987 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1988 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1991 - 2002
Nutrient 1987 - 2002
Organics, Other 1988 - 2002
Organics, PCBs 1988 - 1991
Organics, Pesticide 1988 - 2002
Physical 1987 - 2002
Radiochemical 1992 - 2002
Stable Isotopes 1993 - 2002
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MD
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maryland Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-391440076555402
MonitoringLocationName HO Cd 78
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02060006
LatitudeMeasure 39.24482810000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.9308093000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 425.58
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 027
FormationTypeText Loch Raven Schist
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 19871124
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 19
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 31
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS