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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1968-08-06 2018-07-02
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1968-08-06 2018-07-02
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1968-08-06 2018-07-02
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1968-08-06 2018-07-02
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1968-08-06 2018-07-02
Nutrient Water-quality 1968-08-06 1986-09-24
Organics, other Water-quality 1981-06-04 1981-06-04
Physical Daily Values, Groundwater Levels, Unit Values, Water-quality 1968-08-06 2024-11-23
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-06-04 1981-06-04
n/a USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Site 1968-01-01 2021-01-01
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 482212099475801 is associated with a Well in Benson County, North Dakota. Current conditions of Depth to water level and Groundwater level above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1968 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
482212099475801 n/a
Site name
156-071-04BBA (Pleasant Lake Well) n/a
Site type
Well
GW
DMS latitude 482213.41 n/a
DMS longitude 0994758.85 n/a
Decimal latitude 48.37039167 n/a
Decimal longitude -99.7996806 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
North Dakota 38
State
North Dakota 38
County
Benson County 005
Country US n/a
Land net location description S04 T156N R71W 5 n/a
Name of location map PLEASANT LAKE, ND n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1603.29 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .09 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
09010004
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Undulating
U
Flags for instruments at site YNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
19680806 n/a
Date site established or inventoried 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 YYNYNYNN n/a
National aquifer Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) N100GLCIAL
Local aquifer Pleasant Lake Aquifer 112PLLK
Local aquifer type
Unconfined single aquifer U
Well depth 58 feet n/a
Hole depth
140 feet n/a
Source of depth data O n/a
Project number USGSCRN n/a

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