GIS metadataRegional Hydrogeologic Assessment Series, RHA-3 |
METADATA SUMMARY
Originator | Minnesota Department of Natural Recourses, Division of Waters, County Atlas and Regional Assessment Program |
Abstract | ARCVIEW shapefiles depicting a variety of characteristics of the ground-water system of the Southern Red River Valley Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment area in Minnesota |
Time Period of Content Date | 1995-1996 |
Currentness Reference | Complete |
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. |
Browse Graphic File Name | None Available |
Distributer Contact Person | phone (651) 259-5693 or (651) 259-5700, see also Metadata Reference Section. |
Ordering Instructions | Proceed to ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION (below) |
Online Linkage | None Available |
FULL METADATA RECORD
| Section 1 | Identification Information | |
| Originator | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters | |
| Title | Southern Red River Valley Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Part B | |
| Minnesota Clearinghouse ID | -- | |
| Abstract | ARCVIEW shapefiles depicting a variety of characteristics of the ground-water system of the Southern Red River Valley, Minnesota RHA study area. | |
| Purpose | Geographic information systems (GIS) layers were created to cartographically depict and spatially analyze data used in the production of the Southern Red River Valley, Minnesota RHA study area, Part B. A Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment (RHA) is a systematic study of a multi-county region's geologic and ground-water resources. Geologic studies focus on near-surface deposits. Ground-water studies include flow systems, aquifer capacity, ground-water chemistry, and sand and gravel deposits. Sensitivity of near ground-water systems is estimated. The information is organized, analyzed, and displayed using GIS technology. | |
| Time Period of Content Date | 1995-1996 | |
| Currentness Reference | Complete | |
| Progress | Complete | |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | None planned | |
| Spatial Extent of Data | The Southern Red River Valley, 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 | Water Chemistry, Wells, Ground Water, Surface Water, Geology, Pollution Sensitivity, Aquifer Yield, Potentiometric Surface, Water Table, Hydrogeology | |
| 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 CONTACT PERSON (below) | |
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| Associated Data Sets | Southern Red River Valley Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Part A, Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Series RHA-3 published by the Minnesota Geological Survey, 1995. More information and downloadable data for Part A is available on the MGS ftp site. | |
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | ||||||
| Entity and Attribute Overview | 16 GIS data layers were created by DNR Waters for The Southern Red River Valley RHA, Part B, which includes two plates:
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| chempt | Wells sampled by DNR staff for chemistry | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| cretbnd | Extent of Cretaceous Aquifer | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| drpotln | Potentiometric surface of the deep regional water system | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| gmreg | Geomorphic regions | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| gwatelpt | Ground-water elevation at several locations | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| gwflow | Ground-water flow direction - water table and deep regional system | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| gwshed | Ground-water watersheds | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| hregdeep | Deep hydrologic regimes | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| hregsurf | Surficial hydrologic regimes | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| majaq | Major aquifers | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| swatelpt | Surface water elevation - point data from several locations | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| swchempt | Surface water chemistry at several locations | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| wtelln | Water-table elevation contours | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| wtelpt | Water-table elevation locations | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| dtwpy | Depth to water, polygons. | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| gwsl2py | Sensitivity of the water table to pollution, polygons | Coverage Metadata | |||||
| Section 6 | Distribution Information |
| Publisher | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| Publication Date | 2000 |
| Online Linkage | -- |
| Distributor Contact Person | See METADATA CONTACT PERSON (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 | See ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION (above) |