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BR-258 BRUNSWICK CO P-5 HOLDEN BEACH (USGS-335605078150001) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS North Carolina Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NC), has the name "BR-258 BRUNSWICK CO P-5 HOLDEN BEACH" and has the identifier USGS-335605078150001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03040208. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Brunswick County County, North Carolina at 33.93489496000000 degrees latitude and -78.2497202000000 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 20.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Castle Hayne aquifer" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Castle Hayne Limestone. The well was contructed on 19741021. The well depth is 111.00 ft. The well hole depth is 126.00 ft.

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1974 - 1974
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 1974
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1974 - 1974
Physical 1974 - 1974
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-NC
OrganizationFormalName USGS North Carolina Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-335605078150001
MonitoringLocationName BR-258 BRUNSWICK CO P-5 HOLDEN BEACH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 03040208
LatitudeMeasure 33.93489496000000
LongitudeMeasure -78.2497202000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 20.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 019
AquiferName Castle Hayne aquifer
FormationTypeText Castle Hayne Limestone
ConstructionDateText 19741021
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 111.00
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 126.00
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS