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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2014-07-29 2020-08-05
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1999-07-16 2020-08-05
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2004-08-17 2020-08-05
Physical Daily Values, Groundwater Levels, Unit Values, Water-quality 1985-08-13 2024-11-21
n/a USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Site 1985-01-01 2021-01-01
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
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Monitoring location 473423095053301 is associated with a Well in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Current conditions of Depth to water level, Groundwater level above NAVD 1988, Moisture content, and more are available. Water data back to 1985 are available online.

The sensors used to record soil moisture at these sites measure liquid water. When soil water freezes in the vicinity of the sensors, the sensors record an apparent decrease in soil moisture. This apparent decrease in soil moisture is caused by the sensors’ inability to detect frozen water rather than actual changes in soil water content. At nearby sites, the uppermost sensor (0-30cm), soil moisture values are variably affected by freezing beginning with the onset of soil frost in the fall and continuing through spring thaw. It is difficult to ascertain how much of the soil moisture changes during the fall to spring periods are due to freezing/thawing of soil water versus infiltration of precipitation or thawing snow. At this site, the sensor installed at 150cm has a much more pronounced decrease in soil moisture when soil water freezes, followed by a subsequent sharp increase when soil water thaws.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
473423095053301 n/a
Site name
WLN04 Bemidji Toxics Research 310D 0000273825 n/a
Site type
Well
GW
DMS latitude 473422.48 n/a
DMS longitude 0950534.17 n/a
Decimal latitude 47.5729111 n/a
Decimal longitude -95.092825 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Transit, theodolite, or other surveying method. S
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). H
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Minnesota 27
State
Minnesota 27
County
Beltrami County 007
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWSESWS02 T147N R35W n/a
Name of location map WILTON, MINN. n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1422.63 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07010101
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Undulating
U
Flags for instruments at site YNYNNNNNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
19850501 n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19850501 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
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files YY Y Y n/a
National aquifer Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) N100GLCIAL
Local aquifer Glacial Surficial Sand and/or Gravel 112GSSG
Local aquifer type
Unconfined single aquifer U
Well depth 35.25 feet n/a
Hole depth
110 feet n/a
Source of depth data S n/a
Project number MN-09500 n/a