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2N 1E16BBD COLD CR SPS (USGS-440820104004000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This spring site, maintained by the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-SD), has the name "2N 1E16BBD COLD CR SPS" and has the identifier USGS-440820104004000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10120203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Pennington County County, South Dakota at 44.13887066000000 degrees latitude and -104.0115980000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 6480 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Reported method of determination." is 50 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Paleozoic aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Madison Group (Upper and Lower Mississippian). The aquifer is a Confined single aquifer type.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-440820104004000" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1974 - 1974
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 1974
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1974 - 1974
Nutrient 1974 - 1974
Physical 1974 - 1974
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-SD
OrganizationFormalName USGS South Dakota Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-440820104004000
MonitoringLocationName 2N 1E16BBD COLD CR SPS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
HUCEightDigitCode 10120203
LatitudeMeasure 44.13887066000000
LongitudeMeasure -104.0115980000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6480
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 50
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Reported method of determination.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 103
AquiferName Paleozoic aquifers
FormationTypeText Madison Group (Upper and Lower Mississippian)
AquiferTypeName Confined single aquifer
ProviderName NWIS