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LN 1604 (USGS-400415076244701) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This well site, maintained by the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PA), has the name "LN 1604" and has the identifier USGS-400415076244701. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02050306. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Lancaster County County, Pennsylvania at 40.07083330000000 degrees latitude and -76.4121111000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 400 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Global Positioning System." is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

This site is located in the "Piedmont and Blue Ridge carbonate-rock aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Ledger Formation. The aquifer is a Mixed (confined and unconfined) multiple aquifers type. The well was contructed on 195506. The well depth is 248 ft. The well hole depth is 248 ft.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2013 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2013 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2013 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2013 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2013 - 2022
Microbiological 2013 - 2022
Nutrient 2013 - 2022
Organics, Other 2013 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 2013 - 2022
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2013 - 2022
Physical 2013 - 2022
Radiochemical 2013 - 2022
Stable Isotopes 2013 - 2022
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-PA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-400415076244701
MonitoringLocationName LN 1604
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02050306
LatitudeMeasure 40.07083330000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.4121111000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 400
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 071
AquiferName Piedmont and Blue Ridge carbonate-rock aquifers
FormationTypeText Ledger Formation
AquiferTypeName Mixed (confined and unconfined) multiple aquifers
ConstructionDateText 195506
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 248
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 248
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName NWIS