Digital map of areas of little or no saturated thickness 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 areas of little or no saturated thickness 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: OFR99-266
Online_Linkage: http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/of/ofr99-266/
Description:
Abstract:
This digital data set consists of boundaries for areas of little or no saturated thickness within 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 created by digitizing the areas of little or no saturated thickness from a 1:1,000,000-scale base map created by the U.S. Geological Survey High Plains Regional Aquifer-Systems Analysis (RASA) project (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.) 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 digital boundaries for
areas of little or no saturated thickness 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. This digital data set was
created by digitizing the boundaries of areas of little or no
saturated thickness from a 1:1,000,000-scale base map created by
the High Plains RASA project (Gutentag and others, 1984).
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.
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.
Supplemental Information: This coverage has been re-projected to Stateplane, NAD83 using the ArcInfo command PROJECT 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: -104.17715031
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.74069276
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.05624302
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.98681217
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/ofr99-266.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
A browse image of the areas of little or no saturated thickness 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 areas of little or no saturated thickness 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:
Areas of little or no saturated thickness were digitized
from a mylar map of predevelopment water-level elevation
contours using ARC/INFO.
Process_Date: 199704150000 -- 199704160000
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coverage had been incorrectly registered because the
easternmost tics used in digitizing were one degree longitude
too far east of the actual tics. The coverage was adjusted
using the ARC/INFO TRANSFORM command.
Process_Date: 199710231609
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coverage was projected from Lambert Conformal Conic
projection with the 1927 North American Datum to an Albers
Equal-Area projection with the 1983 North American Datum using
ARC/INFO. The new projection has standard parallels of 29
degrees 30 minutes and 45 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, a
central meridian of 96 degrees west longitude, and a
projection origin of 23 degrees north latitude.
Process_Date: 199710231609
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coverage including features and attributes was checked
and corrected, where necessary, using ARC/INFO.
Process_Date: 199802031740 -- 199804271444
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
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- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
69
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- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
73
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- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
70
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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0.0012314755948
- Longitude_Resolution:
0.0012314755948
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units:
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- Ellipsoid_Name:
GRS1980
- Semi-major_Axis:
6378206.4
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
294.98
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- Attribute_Definition_Source:
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FNODE#
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- Attribute_Definition_Source:
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- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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n/a
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n/a
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TNODE#
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- Attribute_Definition_Source:
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POLYTYPE and MAJOR1 containing values of either "0" or "1".
When the POLYTYPE value is "0", the polygon
is an area of little or no saturated thickness.
When the POLYTYPE value is "1", the
polygon is an area of significant saturated thickness
surrounded by an area of little or no saturated thickness.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
See overview.
-
-
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mailing address
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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 99-266
- 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.
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MS-DOS
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Call for cost information
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U.S. Geological Survey
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mailing address
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12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 440
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Reston,
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Virginia
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20192
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United States of America
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1-800-426-9000
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h2oteam@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service:
8 AM to 4 PM Eastern Time Zone
- Contact_Instructions:
Please use email
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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.
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ARCE and DLG
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None.
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Available via ftp.
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Call for information.
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Internet access.
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19971231
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Mark F. Becker
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U.S. Geological Survey
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Hydrologist
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mailing address
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202 NW 66th St., Bldg. 7
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Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma
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73116
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United States of America
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(405) 843-7570
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(405) 843-7712
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mfbecker@usgs.gov
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