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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Physical Daily Values, Groundwater Levels, Unit Values 1966-12-01 2024-11-26
n/a USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Site 1966-01-01 2021-01-01
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 412429073165101 is associated with a Well in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Current conditions of Depth to water level are available. Water data back to 1966 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
412429073165101 n/a
Site name
CT-NT 15 NEWTOWN, CT n/a
Site type
Well
GW
DMS latitude 412429.54 n/a
DMS longitude 0731649.98 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.40820556 n/a
Decimal longitude -73.28055 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Connecticut 09
State
Connecticut 09
County
Fairfield County 001
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 261.28 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .16 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Housatonic 01100005
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Valley flat
V
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
1966 n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files YYNYNYYN n/a
National aquifer Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) N100GLCIAL
Local aquifer Drift, Stratified 112DFSF
Local aquifer type
Unconfined single aquifer U
Well depth 33.0 feet n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 440900200 n/a

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