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County Geologic Atlas Series C-11 |
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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 Mower County, Minnesota |
Time Period of Content Date |
2000-2002 |
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 |
See GIS contact on our on the Groundwater Atlas Contacts page.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd, St. Paul, MN 55155-4025 |
Ordering Instructions |
Proceed to ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION (below) |
Online Linkage |
None Available |
Section 1 |
Identification Information |
| Originator |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters |
| Title |
Mower County Geologic Atlas, Part B |
| Minnesota Clearinghouse ID |
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| Abstract |
ARCVIEW shapefiles depicting a variety of characteristics of the ground-water system of Mower County, Minnesota |
| Purpose |
Geographic information systems (GIS) layers were created to cartographically depict and spatially analyze data used in the production of the Mower County Geologic Atlas, Part B.
A County Geologic Atlas (CGA) is a systematic study of a county's geologic and ground-water resources. Geologic studies include both near-surface deposits and bedrock. Ground-water studies include flow systems, aquifer capacity, ground-water chemistry, and sand and gravel deposits
Interpretation of sensitivity to pollution is also part of a CGA. The information is organized, analyzed, and displayed using GIS technology. |
| Time Period of Content Date |
2000-2002 |
| Currentness Reference |
Complete |
| Progress |
Complete |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency |
None planned |
| Spatial Extent of Data |
Mower County, Minnesota |
| West Bounding Coordinate |
495,943 |
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| East Bounding Coordinate |
544,492 |
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| North Bounding Coordinate |
4,855,047 |
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| South Bounding Coordinate |
4,816,243 |
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| Place Keywords |
Mower County, Minnesota; Southeastern Minnesota |
| 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 GIS contact on our on the Groundwater Atlas Contacts page.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd, St. Paul, MN 55155-4025 |
| Associated Data Sets |
Mower County Geologic Atlas, Part A, County Geologic Atlas Series C-11, published by the Minnesota Geological Survey, 1998. More information and downloadable data for Part A available on the MGS ftp site. |
Section 2 |
Data Quality Information |
| Attribute Accuracy |
-- |
| Logical Consistency |
Data are topologically correct using ARC/INFO 7.1.1 |
| Completeness |
Complete |
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy |
NA |
| Vertical Positional Accuracy |
NA |
| Lineage |
Review of available data:
Investigations begin with a review of existing information, such as earlier geologic maps, soil maps, hydrologic reports, and information provided by well drillers. Drillers send water well logs to the Minnesota Geological Survey, where they are reviewed, interpreted, and entered into the County Well Index (CWI), an interactive data base of water-well information.
Collection of data from the field:
Field studies are conducted to measure static water level elevations and chemistry of selected wells. These studies, combined with pre-existing data, are used to create models of water-table and bedrock hydrogeology (elevation, potentiometric surface, potential yield, flow direction), and sensitivity of ground water system to pollution.
Creation of GIS layers:
Using a variety of techniques, data are converted into Arc/INFO coverages or ARCVIEW shapefiles for cartographic display and spatial analysis. |
| Source Scale Denominator |
100,000 |
Section 3 |
Spatial Data Organization Information |
| Native Data Set Environment |
ArcView |
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data |
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| Spatial Object Type |
Vector |
| Vendor Specific Object Types |
Point, Line, Polygon |
| Tiling Scheme |
Mower County |
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Section 4 |
Spatial Reference Information |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme |
Universal Transverse Mercator (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. |
| UTM Zone Number |
15 |
| Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments |
None |
| Distance Resolution |
-- |
Section 5 |
Entity and Attribute Information |
| Entity and Attribute Overview |
The Mower County Geologic Atlas, Part B consists of 7 separate GIS data layers divided into four plates:
Plate 7 - Bedrock Hydrogeology
Plate 8 - Ground-water flow in Bedrock Aquifers
Plate 9 - Sensitivity to Pollution of the Uppermost Bedrock Aquifers
Plate 10 - Karst Hydrogeomorphic Units.
ARCVIEW shapefiles are available.
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Coverages used in more than one plate
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chempt |
Wells sampled by DNR staff for chemistry |
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Coverages used in Plate 7, Bedrock Hydrogeology
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potsfcln |
Potentiometric surface contours elevations |
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swelpt |
Wells measured for static water levels |
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Coverages used in Plate 9, Sensitivity to Pollution of the Uppermost Bedrock Aquifers
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gwslpy |
Sensitivity to Pollution of the Uppermost Bedrock Aquifers |
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Coverages used in Plate 10, Karst Hydrogeomorphic Units
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karstpy |
Karst hydrogeomorphic units |
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sppt |
Springs |
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shpt |
Sinkholes |
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Section 6 |
Distribution Information |
| Publisher |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| Publication Date |
2002 |
| Online Linkage |
-- |
| Distributor Contact Person |
See GIS contact on our on the Groundwater Atlas Contacts page.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd, St. Paul, MN 55155-4025 |
| 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 |
Shapefile |
| Transfer Format Version Number |
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| Transfer Size |
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| Ordering Instructions |
See ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION (above) |
Section 7 |
Metadata Reference Information |
| Metadata Date |
2003 |
| Metadata Contact Person |
GIS Specialist |
| Metadata Contact Organization |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Waters Division |
| Metadata Contact Position |
GIS Specialist |
| 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) 259-5693 or (651) 259-5700 |
| Metadata Contact Fax Phone |
(651) 296-0445 |
Metadata Contact
E-mail Address |
michael.tronrud@state.mn.us
See current GIS contact on our on the Groundwater Atlas Contacts page.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd, St. Paul, MN 55155-4025 |
| Metadata Standard Name |
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines |
| Metadata Standard Version |
1.0.4 |
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage |
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