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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Nutrient Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Organics, other Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Physical Water-quality 1993-11-04 1993-11-04
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 420240091461703 is associated with a Well in Linn County, Iowa. Water data back to 1993 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
420240091461703 n/a
Site name
084N08W34CDCB 1993 n/a
Site type
Well
GW
DMS latitude 420240 n/a
DMS longitude 0914617 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.0444419 n/a
Decimal longitude -91.7715698 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Iowa 19
State
Iowa 19
County
Linn County 113
Country US n/a
Land net location description SESWNWS34 T084N R08W 5 n/a
Name of location map SHELLSBURG n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 735 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 5 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07080205
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Flood plain
G
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
19930324 n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19931016 n/a
Drainage area
n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Unchecked data. U
Data-other GW files YNNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) N100GLCIAL
Local aquifer Quaternary System 110QRNR
Local aquifer type
Unconfined single aquifer U
Well depth 15 feet n/a
Hole depth
15 feet n/a
Source of depth data D n/a
Project number 461907400 n/a