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WU-538 Perham 6 0000467244 (MN040-463515095341501) 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 Minnesota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MN), has the name "WU-538 Perham 6 0000467244" and has the identifier MN040-463515095341501. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020103. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Otter Tail County County, Minnesota at 46.58740830000000 degrees latitude and -95.5707417000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Unknown." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1361.58 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is .93 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

The geologic formation type is Glacial Surficial Sand and/or Gravel. The well was contructed on 19900705. The well depth is 95 ft. The well hole depth is 95 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "MN040-463515095341501" 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 1997 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1997 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1997 - 1997
Nutrient 1997 - 1997
Organics, Other 1997 - 1997
Physical 1997 - 1997
Radiochemical 1997 - 1997
Stable Isotopes 1997 - 1997
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Minnesota Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MN040-463515095341501
MonitoringLocationName WU-538 Perham 6 0000467244
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 09020103
LatitudeMeasure 46.58740830000000
LongitudeMeasure -95.5707417000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1361.58
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .93
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 111
FormationTypeText Glacial Surficial Sand and/or Gravel
ConstructionDateText 19900705
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 95
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 95
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS