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Digital map of specific yield 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: 1998
Title:
Digital map of specific yield 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: OFR98-414
Online_Linkage: <http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?ofr98-414>
Description:
Abstract:
This digital data set consists of specific yield percentage contours and polygons 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 almost 106 degrees west longitude. The outcrop area covers 174,000 square miles and is present in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
This digital data set was created by digitizing the specific yield percentage contours from a 1:1,000,000 base map created by the U.S. Geological Survey High Plains Regional Aquifer-System 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 should not be used 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 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 specific yield percentage contours 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. About 170,000 wells pumped water from the aquifer to irrigate about 13 million acres in the High Plains in 1980.
The High Plains aquifer is a regional water-table aquifer consisting mostly of near-surface sand and gravel deposits. In 1980, the maximum saturated thickness of the aquifer was about 1,000 feet and averaged 200 feet. The specific yield is the ratio of the water volume, which the rock or soil, after saturation, would yield by gravity to the volume of the rock or soil (Lohman and others, 1972, p. 12). 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 widely 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 were used as hydrologic boundaries of Quaternary deposits and physiographic provinces in eastern Nebraska. This digital data set was created by digitizing the specific yield percentage contours from a 1:1,000,000 base map created by the High Plains RASA project (Gutentag and others, 1984). The High Plains aquifer boundary had been digitized previously (McGrath and Dugan, 1993).
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 map to verify the linework and attributes. The reviewers checked the metadata file 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.
Lohman, S.W., Bennett, R.R., Brown, R.H., Cooper, Jr., H.H., Drescher, W.J., Ferris, J.G.,Johnson, A.I., McGuiness, C.L., Piper, A.M., Rorabaugh, M.I., Stallman, R.W., and Theis, C.V., 1972, Definitions of selected ground-water terms -- revisions and conceptual refinements: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1988, 21 p.
McGrath, Timothy, and Dugan, J.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 has been re-projected to Stateplane, NAD83 using the ArcInfo PROJECT command for use in the Platte River Cooperative Hydrology Study.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
Currentness_Reference: 1980
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.542
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.305
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.806
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.652
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
Theme_Keyword: specific yield
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:
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: A browse image of High Plains aquifer specific yield data set.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Security_Information:
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Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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- Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon and chain-node topology present.
Completeness_Report:
This data set includes the specific yield percentage contours 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
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 254 meters
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
Resolution as reported
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A mylar map of the specific yield percentage contours was digitized using AUTOCAD and then converted to ARC/INFO.
Process_Date: 199711131216 -- 199801081535
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 latitude of projection origin of 23 degrees north latitude.
Process_Date: 199802101347
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coverage including features and attributes was checked and corrected, where necessary, using ARC/INFO. The DXF-ELEVATION attribute values were transferred to the PERCENTAGE attribute and DXF-ELEVATION was dropped. The MAJOR1 and MINOR1 arc attributes and RANGE, MAJOR1, and MINOR1 polygon attributes were added and calculated.
Process_Date: 199802101617 -- 199803191137
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The source map displayed several contours that were not percentage boundaries. These contours were deleted from the coverage.
Process_Date: 199803191138 -- 199803191337
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 978
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1497
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 979
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 29.5
Standard_Parallel: 45.5
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23
False_Easting: 0.0
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 200 meters
Ordinate_Resolution: 200 meters
Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RANGE
Attribute_Definition: Range of specific yield percentage
Attribute_Definition_Source: Gutentag and others, 1984
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAJOR1
Attribute_Definition:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Gutentag and others, 1984
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Gutentag and others, 1984
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERCENTAGE
Attribute_Definition: Specific yield percentage
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Gutentag and others, 1984
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Attribute_Definition: 0
Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: n/a
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Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Each line in this data set has associated attributes of PERCENTAGE and MAJOR1 containing percentages of specific yield. Lines with PERCENTAGE and MAJOR1 values of zero are parts of the High Plains aquifer boundary.
Each polygon in this data set has an associated attribute, RANGE, containing ranges of specific yield percentages. For example, a polygon with a RANGE value of '5 to 10', has a specific yield between 5 and 10 percent. Polygons in this data set that contain a RANGE value of -1 represent aquifer outcrops where the specific yield is not known. MAJOR1 contains the lower RANGE limit and MINOR1 contains the upper RANGE limit.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: See overview.
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- Distribution_Information:
- 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:
Open-File Reports on diskette. OFR 98-414
- 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.
- Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 440
City: Reston,
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-426-9000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: h2oteam@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 4 PM Eastern Time Zone
Contact_Instructions: Please use email
Resource_Description: High Plains Aquifer Characteristics Data Sets. OFR 98-414
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:
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Format_Name: ARCE and DLG
Format_Version_Number:
ARC/INFO Revision 7.1.1; Digital Line Graph (DLG-3) Version 3, Optional format
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/of/ofr98-414/index.html>
Fees: None.
Ordering_Instructions: Available via ftp.
Custom_Order_Process: Call for information.
Technical_Prerequisites: Internet access.
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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