USGS_gw_sites -- Ground-Water Sites from the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
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Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Title:
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USGS_gw_sites -- Ground-Water Sites from the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: <http://ok.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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This spatial layer contains ground-water sites in the upper Washita River basin in southwestern Oklahoma that were retrieved from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS) database in September 2005. Each ground-water site has an attribute 'STAID' that allows the user to relate depth to ground-water measurements in the tabular file 'USGS_waterlevels' and ground-water-quality information in the tabular file 'USGS_gw_wq'. The tabular file 'USGS_codes' contains parameter coding descriptions for the environmental data collected and descriptions of the analytical methods used.
- Purpose:
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To provide site and environmental data collected by the USGS to other users working in the upper Washita River basin.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Measurements of depth to ground water in the tabular file 'USGS_waterlevels' and ground-water-quality data in the tabular file 'USGS_gw_wq' can be related to the sites in this spatial layer by using the attribute 'STAID'.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Multiple_Dates/Times:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1943-2000
- Currentness_Reference: 2005
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.384238
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.756176
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.878951
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.751421
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword: Ground water
- Access_Constraints: None.
- Use_Constraints: None.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Carol Becker
- Contact_Organization: USGS
- Contact_Position: Hydrologist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 202 NW 66th, bldg. 7
- City: Oklahoma City
- State_or_Province: OK
- Postal_Code: 73116
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-810-4400
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cjbecker@usgs.gov
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title: National Water Information System
- Online_Linkage: <http://ok.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis>
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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The horizontal accuracy is dependent upon the method used to determine the location of each ground-water site. This information is provided for each site as an attribute.
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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The vertical accuracy is dependent upon the method used to determine the altitude of land surface at each ground-water site.
- Lineage:
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title: U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
- Online_Linkage: <http://ok.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis>
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1943-2000
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Site information was retrieved from USGS NWIS (<http://ok.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis>) in September 2005. A shapefile was created using site latitude and longitude coordinates in ArcMap. The spatial layer was projected, imported into the geodatabase, and metadata written.
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: <http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ok/nwis>
- Process_Date: September, 1995
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jason Masoner
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 202 NW 66th, bldg. 7
- City: Oklahoma City
- State_or_Province: OK
- Postal_Code: 73116
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405 810-4400
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1423
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Map_Projection:
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- Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
- Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
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- Standard_Parallel: 29.500000
- Standard_Parallel: 45.500000
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.000000
- False_Easting: 0.000000
- False_Northing: 0.000000
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.100000
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.100000
- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Altitude_System_Definition:
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- Altitude_Resolution: 0.000010
- Altitude_Encoding_Method:
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: USGS_gw_sites
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SCNTY
- Attribute_Definition: County code
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 009
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Beckham County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 015
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Caddo County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 039
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Custer County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 051
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grady County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 075
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Kiowa County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 149
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Washita County
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SLNDNT
- Attribute_Definition: Public land survey location
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ALTITUDE
- Attribute_Definition: Altitude of land surface in feet
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no data
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SALTMT
- Attribute_Definition: Method altitude determined
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: G
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: L
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Level or other surveying method
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interpolated from topographic map
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: R
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Reported
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SALTAC
- Attribute_Definition: Altitude accuracy
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0.1
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 0.1 foot
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 0.5 foot
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 1 foot
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 2 feet
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 3 feet
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 5 feet
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 8 feet
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 10 feet
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plus or minus 20 feet
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no data
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SREMRK
- Attribute_Definition: Remarks
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SCONDT
- Attribute_Definition: Date of construction
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SWDEPT
- Attribute_Definition: Well depth in feet below land surface
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no data
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STAID
- Attribute_Definition:
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USGS site identifier, attribute for relating to the tabular files "USGS_waterlevels", and "USGS_gw_wq".
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: AGENCY
- Attribute_Definition: Source agency
- Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SALTDM
- Attribute_Definition: Altitude datum
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NAVD88
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North American Vertical Datum 1988
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NGVD29
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STYPE
- Attribute_Definition: Site type
- Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- Distribution_Information:
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- Resource_Description: Compact disc
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20070208
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Carol Becker
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Hydrologist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 202 NW 66th, bldg. 7
- City: Oklahoma City
- State_or_Province: OK
- Postal_Code: 73116
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-810-4400
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cjbecker@usgs.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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- Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
- Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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