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Digital map of aquifer boundary for the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cederstrand, Joel R.
Originator: Becker, Mark F.
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Digital map of aquifer boundary for the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Oklahoma City, OK
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: OFR99-267
Online_Linkage: http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/of/ofr99-267/
Description:
Abstract:
This digital data set consists of aquifer boundaries for the High Plains aquifer in the central United States. The High Plains aquifer extends from south of 32 degrees to almost 44 degrees north latitude and from 96 degrees 30 minutes to 106 degrees west longitude. The outcrop area covers 174,000 square miles and is present in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.
This digital data set was compiled from a digital coverage that was created for publication of paper maps in McGrath and Dugan (1993, Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer -- predevelopment to 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4088, 53 p.) The data are not intended for use at scales larger than 1:1,000,000.
Purpose:
This data set was created to archive the original map produced by the High Plains RASA project and make available the data on those maps for use with geographic information systems.
Supplemental_Information:
This data set was re-projected to Stateplane, NAD83, fipszone 2600 for use in the Platte River Cooperative Hydrology Study using the ARCINFO PROJECT command.
Introduction --
The information provided in the introduction is found in
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1400-B (Gutentag and
others, 1984). This data set consists of the aquifer boundary
for the High Plains aquifer in the United States. The High
Plains aquifer, which underlies about 174,000 square miles in
parts of eight states, is the principal water source in one of
the nation's major agricultural areas. In 1980, about 170,000
wells pumped water from the aquifer to irrigate about 13 million
acres.
The High Plains aquifer is a regional water-table aquifer
consisting mostly of near-surface sand and gravel deposits.
The maximum saturated thickness of the aquifer in 1980 was about
1,000 feet and averaged 200 feet. Hydraulic conductivity and
specific yield were highly variable because of the heterogeneity
of the aquifer. Hydraulic conductivity and specific yield of
the aquifer depend on sediment types, which vary significantly
both horizontally and vertically. Hydraulic conductivity ranged
from less than 25 to greater than 300 feet per day and averaged
60 feet per day. Specific yields ranged from less than 10 to 30
percent and averaged about 15 percent.
The High Plains aquifer boundaries were determined by the
erosional extent of the High Plains aquifer and hydrologic
boundaries where the High Plains aquifer extends eastward from
the Great Plains physiographic province (Fenneman, 1931). In
most of the area the erosional extent of hydraulically connected
Tertiary and Quaternary rocks were used. Streams and
physiographic provinces in eastern Nebraska were used as
hydrologic boundaries of Quaternary deposits.
Reviews Applied to Data --
This electronic report was subjected to the same review standard
that applies to all U.S. Geological Survey reports. Reviewers
were asked to check the topological consistency, tolerances,
attribute frequencies and statistics, projection, and geographic
extent. Reviewers were given digital data sets for checking
against the source maps to verify the linework and
attributes. The reviewers checked the metadata files for
completeness and accuracy.
Related Spatial and Tabular Data Sets --
Other References Cited --
Fenneman, N.M., 1931, Physiography of western United States (1st
ed.): New York, McGraw-Hill, 534 p.
Gutentag, E.D., Heimes, F.J., Krothe, N.C., Luckey, R.R., and
Weeks, J.B., 1984, Geohydrology of the High Plains aquifer in
parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 1400-B, 63 p.
McGrath, Timothy and Dugan, Jack T., 1993, Water-level changes
in the High Plains aquifer -- predevelopment to 1991:
U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report
93-4088, 53 p.
Notes --
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive
purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.
Government.
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological
Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or
implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy
of the data and related materials.
The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty,
and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in
the use of this data, software, or related materials.
This coverage was re-projected to Stateplane, NAD83 using ArcInfo's PROJECT command for use in the Platte River Cooperative Hydrology Study.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1980
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.92091073
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.29377645
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.66316552
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.80397248
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: aquifers
Theme_Keyword: ground water
Theme_Keyword: groundwater
Theme_Keyword: High Plains aquifer
Theme_Keyword: Ogallala Formation
Theme_Keyword: Ogallala aquifer
Theme_Keyword: aquifer boundary
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: High Plains
Place_Keyword: Great Plains region
Place_Keyword: western U.S.
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mark F. Becker
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Hydrologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 202 NW 66th St., Bldg. 7
City: Oklahoma City
State_or_Province: Oklahoma
Postal_Code: 73116
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (405) 843-7570
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (405) 843-7712
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mfbecker@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions: none
Data_Set_Credit: None
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/of/ofr99-267/ofr99-267.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
A browse image of the aquifer boundary data set for the High Plains aquifer.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: Public
Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Operating System-- UNIX, ARC/INFO Version 7.0.3, (Mon Mar 13 22:21:55 PST 1995)

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Polygon and chain-node topology present.
Completeness_Report:
This data set includes the entire aquifer boundary published by Gutentag and others (1984) in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1400-B.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Lines representing the aquifer boundaries were selected from
a digital geologic coverage (McGrath and Dugan, 1993) and
combined using ARC/INFO.
Process_Date: 198806291037 -- 199608081543
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coverage including features and attributes was checked and
corrected, where necessary, using ARC/INFO.
Process_Date: 199801291709 -- 199803301242
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coverage was projected from Albers Equal-Area projection
to decimal degrees with the 1983 North American Datum using
ARC/INFO.
Process_Date: 199903231320

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 39
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 51
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 40

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000101460904
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000101460904
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: AQBOUND.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon attribute table of AQBOUND
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: -
Attribute_Definition: Polygon attribute table of AQBOUND
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon in square coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon in coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AQBOUND#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AQBOUND-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OUTCROP
Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0,1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAJOR1
Attribute_Definition: polytype
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0,1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MINOR1
Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: AQBOUND.AAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Arc attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: -
Attribute_Definition: Arc attribute table
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FNODE#
Attribute_Definition: Internal number of from-node
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TNODE#
Attribute_Definition: Internal number of to-node
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LPOLY#
Attribute_Definition: Internal number of poly to left of arc
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RPOLY#
Attribute_Definition: Internal number of poly to right of arc
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute_Definition: Length of arc in coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AQBOUND#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AQBOUND-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Each polygon has associated attributes of OUTCROP
and MAJOR1 containing values of either "0", or "1".
When the OUTCROP value is "0", the polygon is part
of the aquifer. When the OUTCROP value is "1", the
polygon is not part of the aquifer.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: See overview.
 

 
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Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Information Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Box 25286
City: Denver Federal Center
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225-0286
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4210
Hours_of_Service:
8 AM to 4 PM Mountain Time Zone, Monday through Friday
Resource_Description: High Plains Aquifer Characteristics Data Sets. OFR 99-267
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Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data and related materials.
The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.
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Distribution_Liability:
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data and related materials.
The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE and DLG
Format_Version_Number:
ARC/INFO Revision 7.1.1; Digital Line Graph (DLG-3) Version 3, Optional format
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19971231
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mark F. Becker
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Hydrologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 202 NW 66th St., Bldg. 7
City: Oklahoma City
State_or_Province: Oklahoma
Postal_Code: 73116
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (405) 843-7570
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (405) 843-7712
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mfbecker@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions: none
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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