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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Physical Daily Values, Groundwater Levels, Unit Values 1995-06-23 2024-11-21
n/a USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Site 1995-01-01 2021-01-01
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 422520071483001 is associated with a Well in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Current conditions of Depth to water level are available. Water data back to 1995 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
422520071483001 n/a
Site name
MA-SYW 177 STERLING, MA n/a
Site type
Well
GW
DMS latitude 422520 n/a
DMS longitude 0714830 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.4223137 n/a
Decimal longitude -71.8078499 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Massachusetts 25
State
Massachusetts 25
County
Worcester County 027
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map STERLING, MA n/a
Scale of location map 25000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 505 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
Nashua 01070004
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Hillside
S
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
19950328 n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19950328 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 YYNYNYNN n/a
National aquifer Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) N100GLCIAL
Local aquifer Stratified Deposits, Undifferentiated 112SRFD
Local aquifer type
Unconfined single aquifer U
Well depth 24.4 feet n/a
Hole depth
24.4 feet n/a
Source of depth data S n/a
Project number 442500200 n/a