USGS_waterlevels -- Depth to Water at Ground-Water Sites from the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Title:: USGS_waterlevels -- Depth to Water at Ground-Water Sites from the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://ok.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis>

Description:

Abstract:: This tabular file contains depth to water measurements that were collected from ground-water sites in the spatial layer 'USGS_gw_sites'. The measurements were collected from well sites in the upper Washita River basin in southwestern Oklahoma by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1905 to 2003 and retrieved from the National Water Information System (NWIS) database in September 2005. The depth to water measurements can be related to the ground-water sites in 'USGS_gw_sites' by using the attribute 'STAID'.
Purpose:: To provide depth to ground-water measurements for users working in the upper Washita River basin.
Supplemental_Information:: The data in this file can be related to 'USGS_gw_sites' using the attribute 'STAID'.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1905-2003

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate:: REQUIRED: Western-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude.
East_Bounding_Coordinate:: REQUIRED: Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude.
North_Bounding_Coordinate:: REQUIRED: Northern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude.
South_Bounding_Coordinate:: REQUIRED: Southern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude.

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: Ground-water levels

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carol Becker
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

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

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Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title: U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Online_Linkage: <http://ok.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis>

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Depth to water measurements were retrieved from the USGS NWIS database. The data were organized into a tablular file format, imported into the geodatabase, and metadata written.

Process_Date: September 2005

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jason Masoner
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: USGS_waterlevels

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE_
Attribute_Definition: Date of measurement
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1905
Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2003

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGENCY
Attribute_Definition: Agency collecting data
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME_
Attribute_Definition: Time of measurement
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WLSTAT

Attribute_Definition: Status of site when water level was measured

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site was flowing

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The measurement was discontinued

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: O
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: An obstruction was encountered in the well above the water surface.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: P
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site was being pumped

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The site had been pumped recently

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A nearby site that taps the same aquifer was being pumped

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The well was destroyed

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Z
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other conditions that would affect the measured water level

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: P
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site was being pumped

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STAID
Attribute_Definition:: Site identification number. Used to relate waterlevels to sites in 'USGS_gw_sites'
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WLEVL
Attribute_Definition: Depth to water level in feet below land surface
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WLMETH

Attribute_Definition: Method used to measure depth to water

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Airline measurement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Analog or graphic recorder

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Estimated

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Reported, method not known

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Steel-tape measurement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Electric-tape measurement

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: U
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WLREF

Attribute_Definition:

Water-level reference code. If water level was obtained from a continuous recorder the code indicates how the value was selected

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Water level shown is a daily maximum (i.e., deepest water level for the day)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WLACC

Attribute_Definition: Water-level accuracy

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water level accurate to nearest foot

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water level accurate to nearest tenth of a foot

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water level accurate to nearest one-hundredth of a foot

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070208

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Carol Becker

Contact_Address:

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

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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