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Nanticoke Wildlife Area (DNREC_DOW-275243) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control - Division of Water (identifier DNREC_DOW), has the name "Nanticoke Wildlife Area" and has the identifier DNREC_DOW-275243. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080109.

This site is located in Sussex County County, Delaware at 38.5579000000 degrees latitude and -75.6543000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 20 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

The aquifer is a UNCONFINED type. The well was contructed on 2021-08-17. The well depth is 47 ft.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "DNREC_DOW-275243" 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 2021 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2021 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2021 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2021 - 2023
Nutrient 2021 - 2025
Physical 2021 - 2025
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier DNREC_DOW
OrganizationFormalName Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control - Division of Water
MonitoringLocationIdentifier DNREC_DOW-275243
MonitoringLocationName Nanticoke Wildlife Area
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 02080109
LatitudeMeasure 38.5579000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.6543000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 20
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 10
CountyCode 005
LocalAqfrName Columbia Group
AquiferTypeName UNCONFINED
ConstructionDateText 2021-08-17
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 47
WellDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
ProviderName STORET