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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2002-04-24 2002-04-24
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2002-04-24 2002-04-24
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2002-04-24 2002-04-24
Nutrient Water-quality 2002-04-24 2002-04-24
Physical Water-quality 2002-04-24 2002-04-24
n/a Site Visits 2002-01-15 2002-01-15
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 424300073042301 is associated with a Spring in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Water data back to 2002 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
424300073042301 n/a
Site name
MA-COS 1 n/a
Site type
Spring
SP
DMS latitude 424300.79 n/a
DMS longitude 0730423.47 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.7168861 n/a
Decimal longitude -73.0731861 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
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
Massachusetts 25
State
Massachusetts 25
County
Berkshire County 003
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map NORTH ADAMS n/a
Scale of location map 25000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1040 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 10 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Hudson-Hoosic 02020003
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Hillside
S
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19500101 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
Minimal data. M
Data-other GW files YYYNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 442517900 n/a