Metadata for GIS dataset ** GWATELPT **, Southern Red River Valley, Minnesota Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Part B: Minnesota DNR Waters

GWATELPT metadata

Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Version 1.0.4 - July 1, 1997

A State Version of the FGDC Content Standards for Geospatial Metadata

Data Set Name: GWATELPT

Metadata Entered By: Randy McGregor

Date: 5/8/98

Section 1	Identification Information
Originator	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters, Ground Water Mapping Unit
Title	GWATELPT
Minnesota Clearinghouse ID
Abstract	Potentiometric surface of the deeper regional and local ground-water systems.
Purpose	Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program: Atlas RHA 3 Part B, Plate 3, Surficial Regimes
Time Period of Content Date	Summer 1992 to Spring 1993
Currentness Reference
Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Spatial Extent of Data	Southern Red River Vally, Minnesota, including: all of Norman, Clay, and Wilkin counties, western portions of Mahnomen, Becker, and Otter Tail counties; part of northern Traverse County, and part of northwestern Grant County. This is the area of Minnesota within USGS 1:100,000 scale tile-sheets 1910 (Ada), 2310 (Fargo), and 2710 (Wahpeton).
West Bounding Coordinate	207,977	--
East Bounding Coordinate	274,044	--
North Bounding Coordinate	5,267,921	--
South Bounding Coordinate	5,098,424	--
Place Keywords	Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Traverse, Wilkin counties, Red River of the North, Red River Valley
Theme Keywords	Potentiometric surface, ground-water elevation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	Users may wish to verify critical information; sources include both the references here and information on file in the offices of the Minnesota Geological Survey and the Department of Natural Resources. Every effort has been made to ensure the interpretation shown conforms to sound geologic and cartographic principles. This map should not be used to establish legal title, boundaries, or locations of improvements.
Contact Person	See Metadata Reference Information, below
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Browse Graphic File Name
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Associated Data Sets	Southern Red River Valley Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Part A - Produced by the Minnesota Geological Survey


Section 2	Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy
Logical Consistency	Data are topologically correct using ARC/INFO 7.0.3
Completeness	Complete
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Vertical Positional Accuracy
Lineage	Represents three water level measurements collected in summer and fall of 1992 and spring of 1993. It includes field-measured elevations in domestic and observation wells and field-measured elevations of the major rivers in the study area. The purpose was to establish a potentiometric surface for the deeper regional ground-water system, establish a water table elevation map, and provide information of regional and local ground-water flow in the study area. The Excel file was converted to an ARC/INFO point coverage using the following method: Two comma separated value files were created, one with only the following three fields: the unique number and x and y coordinates, the other with all fields In ARC, the 'generate' command converted the first comma separated value file into a simple point coverage. In INFO, a data file was created from the second comma separated value file, the one containing all fields.. The ARC command, 'joinitem' connected the point coverage with the INFO data file, using the unique number as the relate id.
Source Scale Denominator	200,000

Section 3	Spatial Data Organization Information
Native Data Set Environment	ARC/INFO
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data	Meters
Spatial Object Type	Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types	Point
Tiling Scheme	The area of Minnesota within USGS 1:100,000 scale tile-sheets 1910 (Ada), 2310 (Fargo), and 2710 (Wahpeton).

Section 4	Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme	UTM
Ellipsoid	GRS 1980
Horizontal Datum	NAD83
Horizontal Units	Meters
Altitude Datum	N.A.
Altitude Units	N.A.
Depth Datum	N.A.
Depth Units	N.A.
Cell Width	N.A.
Cell Height	N.A.

Section 5	Entity and Attribute Information
Entity and Attribute Overview
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation
Table Name	Field Name	Begin Column	Definition	Valid Values	Description
GWATELPT.PAT					Point Attribute Table
	seq#	17	6,6,i	Too many to list	Unique identifier
	utmx	23	6,6,i	Too many to list	UTM Easting
	utmy	29	7,7,i	Too many to list	UTM Northing
	uniq#	36	6,6,c	Too many to list	Unique well number
	county_code	42	2,2,i		Numeric county code
				3	Becker
				14	Clay
				26	Grant
				44	Mahnomen
				54	Norman
				56	Otter Tail
				78	Pine
				84	Wilkin
	township	44	3,3,i	Too many to list	Township number
	range	47	2,2,i	Too many to list	Range number
	section	49	2,2,i	1,2,3...36
	sub_section	51	6,6,c	'A,' 'AA,' 'AAA,' etc...	Indicates location within section. Contact Minnesota Geological Survey for explanation.
	elev	61	4,4,i		Surface elevation in feet
	well_use_code	65	2,2,c		Well use code
				'DO'	Domestic Well
				'MU'	Municipal Well
				'OB'	Observation Well
	depth_to_water	67	3,3,i	Too many to list	Depth to water in feet
	aquifer_code	70	4,4,c		Aquifer code
				KREG	Cretaceous regolith
				KRET	Cretaceous, undifferentiated
				QBAA	Quaternary, buried artesian
				QBUA	Quaternary, buried, unconfined
				QUUU	Pleistocene, undifferentiated
				QWTA	Quaternary water table
				UREG	Weathering residuum
	depth_bedrock	74	3,3,i	Too many to list	Depth to bedrock in feet
	first_bedrk_code	85	4,4,c		First bedrock code
				KREG	Cretaceous regolith
				KRET	Cretaceous, undifferentiated
				NRCD	No record
				UREG	Weathering residuum
	swel	89	4,4,i	Too many to list	Static water level elevation
	d2wat_s92	171	6,6,n,2	Too many to list	Depth to water summer 1992
	d2wat_1092	177	6,6,n,2	Too many to list	Depth to water 10/1992
	d2wat_493	183	6,6,n,2	Too many to list	Depth to water 04/1993
	chng_swel_hist	189	6,6,n,2	Too many to list	Historic change in static water level elevations
	chng_swel_s2f92	195	6,6,n,2	Too many to list	Change in static water level elevation from spring 1992 to fall 1992
	chng_swel_f922s9	201	6,6,n,2	Too many to list	Change in static water level elevation from fall 1992 to spring 1993
	mean_swel	207	7,7,n,2	Too many to list	Mean static water level elevation

Section 6	Distribution Information
Publisher	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters
Publication Date	2000
Online Linkage
Distributor Contact Person	See Metadata Reference Information, below
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Distribution Liability	This map was prepared from publicly available information only. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the factual data on which this map is based. However, the Department of Natural Resources does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or any implied uses of these data. Users may wish to verify critical information; sources include both the references here and information on file in the offices of the Minnesota Geological Survey and the Department of Natural Resources. Every effort has been made to ensure the interpretation shown conforms to sound geologic and cartographic principles. This map should not be used to establish legal title, boundaries, or locations of improvements.
Transfer Format Name	ARC/INFO, ArcExport, INFO
Transfer Format Version Number	7.1.1
Transfer Size
Ordering Instructions	Download export files or shapefiles from: Southern Red River Valley Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Part B: Metadata for GIS and Digital


Section 7	Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
Metadata Contact Person
Metadata Contact Organization	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters
Metadata Contact Position
Metadata Contact Address	500 Lafayette Road
Metadata Contact City	St. Paul
Metadata Contact State or Province	MN
Metadata Contact Postal Code	55155 - 4032
Metadata Contact Voice Phone	651 - 296 - 4800
Metadata Contact Fax Phone	651 - 296 - 0445
Metadata Contact E-mail Address
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.0.4
Metadata Standard Online Linkage

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