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County Geologic Atlas Series C-15 |
FULL METADATA RECORD
METADATA SUMMARY
Originator |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Waters Division, County Atlas and Regional Assessment Program |
Abstract |
ArcGIS shapefiles depicting a variety of characteristics of the ground water system of Pope County, Minnesota |
Time Period of Content Date |
2004-2006 |
Currentness Reference |
Data collection and analysis by DNR staff. |
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 |
Section 1 |
Identification Information |
| Originator |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters |
| Title |
Pope County Geologic Atlas, Part B |
| Minnesota Clearinghouse ID |
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| Abstract |
ArcGIS shapefiles depicting a variety of characteristics of the ground water system of Pope County, Minnesota |
| Purpose |
Geographic information systems (GIS) layers were created to cartographically depict and spatially analyze data used in the production of the Pope 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. |
| Time Period of Content Date |
2004-2006 |
| Currentness Reference |
Data collection and analysis by DNR staff. |
| Progress |
Complete |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency |
None planned |
| Spatial Extent of Data |
Pope County, Minnesota |
| West Bounding Coordinate |
-95.1 |
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| East Bounding Coordinate |
-95.8 |
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| North Bounding Coordinate |
45.8 |
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| South Bounding Coordinate |
45.4 |
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| Place Keywords |
Pope County, Minnesota |
| Theme Keywords |
OT aquifer, CW aquifer, BROW aquifer, buried aquifer, ground water, water chemistry, residence time, wells, water table, pollution sensitivity, surficial sand and gravel aquifer thickness |
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus |
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| 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 |
Pope County Geologic Atlas, Part A, County Geologic Atlas Series C-15, published by the Minnesota Geological Survey, 2003. 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 ArcGIS 9.1 |
| 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. Minnesota Geological Survey staff review and interpret driller's logs, and enter the data 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 ArcGIS shapefiles, grids, or feature classes for cartographic display and spatial analysis. Metadata for individual layers contain more detailed lineage information. |
| Source Scale Denominator |
100,000 |
Section 3 |
Spatial Data Organization Information |
| Native Data Set Environment |
ArcGIS |
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data |
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| Spatial Object Type |
Vector |
| Vendor Specific Object Types |
Point, Line, Polygon |
| Tiling Scheme |
Pope 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 Pope County Geologic Atlas, Part B consists of 19 separate GIS data layers divided into four plates:
Plate 6 - Hydrogeology of the Surficial Aquifers
Plate 7 - Hydrogeology of the Buried Aquifers
Plate 8 - Hydrogeologic Cross Sections
Plate 9 - Sensitivity to Pollution of the Buried Aquifers
ArcGIS 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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indexpt |
Well data used by DNR staff to construct aquifer and related maps |
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Coverages used in Plate 6,
Hydrogeology of the Surficial Aquifers
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sdthpy |
Modeled surficial sand and gravel thickness |
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gwdppy |
Modeled water table depth |
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gwelpy |
Modeled water table elevation |
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Coverages used in Plate 7,
Hydrogeology of the Buried Aquifers
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aqotthpy |
Modeled thickness of sand and gravel of the OT aquifer |
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aqotbdln |
Boundary of the buried OT aquifer |
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aqcwthpy |
Modeled thickness of sand and gravel of the CW aquifer |
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aqcwbdln |
Boundary of the buried CW aquifer |
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aqbwthpy |
Modeled thickness of sand and gravel of the BROW aquifer |
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aqbwbdln |
Boundary of the buried BROW aquifer |
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potsfcln |
Potentiometric contour elevations |
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Coverages used in Plate 8,
Hydrogeologic Cross Sections
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aqotelpy |
Modeled elevation of the top of the OT aquifer |
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aqcwelpy |
Modeled elevation of the top of the CW aquifer |
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aqbwelpy |
Modeled elevation of the top of the BROW aquifer |
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Coverages used in Plate 9,
Sensitivity to Pollution of the Buried Aquifers
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aqsssnpy |
Sensitivity to pollution of the surficial sand and gravel aquifers |
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aqotsnpy |
Sensitivity to pollution of the OT aquifer |
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aqcwsnpy |
Sensitivity to pollution of the CW aquifer |
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aqbwsnpy |
Sensitivity to pollution of the BROW aquifer |
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Section 6 |
Distribution Information |
| Publisher |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Waters Division |
| Publication Date |
2006 |
| 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 |
2007 |
| 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 |
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| Metadata Standard Name |
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines |
| Metadata Standard Version |
1.0.4 |
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage |
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