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Kobler Field Well No. 15 (11NPSWRD_WQX-AMME_GS1_KO15) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This well site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Kobler Field Well No. 15" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-AMME_GS1_KO15. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)22020000.

This site is located in Saipan Municipality County, Northern Mariana Islands at 15.1230555600 degrees latitude and 145.7166666670 degrees longitude using the datum GUAM. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 105.98 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

The well hole depth is 135 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-AMME_GS1_KO15" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1983
Physical 1977 - 1983
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-AMME_GS1_KO15
MonitoringLocationName Kobler Field Well No. 15
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is at Kobler Field Well No. 15. The altitude was measured May 14, 1977. The hole was drilled to 8 inches in diameter January 25-31, 1977, and caved in. The hole was re-drilled to a 6.75-inch diameter on February 4, 1977 and the top 20 feet reamed to 12.25 inches on February 5, 1977. A temporary 9.625-inch outside-diameter steel casing pipe was inserted into the top 20 feet of the hole. From April 30 - May 2, 1977 the hole was reamed to 14.75 inches, and a 12-inch conductor casing was inserted to the bottom at 126 feet below ground surface. On May 7, 1977 8-inch steel casing was inserted to 131.5 feet. The 12-inch conductor casing was removed May 9, 1977 except for the 55 feet stuck in the grout and cut off at the surface. At the bottom is the 8-inch, stainless steel screen with a steel plug at 128.2 feet below ground surface. The well was acidified with 2 barrels of 15% hydrochloric acid on May 10, 1977. This station has an additional ID from USGS-NWIS of 150728145431470 with the station name of KV-15, Saipan, CNMI.
HUCEightDigitCode 22020000
LatitudeMeasure 15.1230555600
LongitudeMeasure 145.7166666670
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName GUAM
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 105.98
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Unknown
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 69
CountyCode 110
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 135
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName STORET