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Columbia River Basalt Stratigraphy in Oregon

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Table of Geologic Units for Site WASH 717

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USGS Site ID: Site identification number permanently assigned to the well by the U.S. Geological Survey and recorded in National Water Information System (NWIS), a national computer database maintained by U.S. Geological Survey.

Sequence Number: Sequence number assigned to identify a record.

Depth to Top of Interval: The depth to the top of this unit, in feet below land surface.

Depth to Bottom of Interval: The depth to the bottom of this unit, in feet below land surface. This field should be specified for all units, except the last one in the hole.

Unit code: The name of aquifer or geologic unit stored by the U.S. Geological Survey in National Water Information System (NWIS), a national computer database maintained by U.S. Geological Survey.

Lithology code: The principal lithology of this unit stored by the U.S. Geological Survey in National Water Information System (NWIS), a national computer database maintained by U.S. Geological Survey.

Description of material: The adjective modifier to describe the rock type.

--, no data/unknown.

USGS Site ID Well Log ID Sequence Number Depth to Top of Interval Depth to Bottom of Interval Unit code Lithology code Description of material
452105122503701 WASH 717 1 0 15 FLUVIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSITS Clay --
452105122503701 WASH 717 2 15 47 FLUVIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSITS Clay with some Sand --
452105122503701 WASH 717 3 47 83 FLUVIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSITS Claystone --
452105122503701 WASH 717 4 83 255 WINTER WATER UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt --
452105122503701 WASH 717 5 255 317 ORTLEY UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 1
452105122503701 WASH 717 6 317 360 ORTLEY UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 2
452105122503701 WASH 717 7 360 430 UMTANUM UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt --
452105122503701 WASH 717 8 430 475 GROUSE CREEK UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt --
452105122503701 WASH 717 9 475 522 WAPSHILLA RIDGE UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 1
452105122503701 WASH 717 10 522 560 WAPSHILLA RIDGE UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 2
452105122503701 WASH 717 11 560 -- WAPSHILLA RIDGE UNIT OF GRANDE RONDE BASALT Basalt FLOW 3


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