Crow Wing County Geologic Atlas Part B

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County Geologic Atlas Series C-16


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  1. Identification Information
  2. Data Quality Information
  3. Spatial Data Organization Information
  4. Spatial Reference Information
  5. Entity and Attribute Information
  6. Distribution Information
  7. Metadata reference Information
 

Section 1

Identification Information
Originator Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters
Title Crow Wing County Geologic Atlas, Part B
Minnesota Clearinghouse ID --
Abstract ArcGIS shapefiles depicting a variety of characteristics of the ground water system of Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Purpose

Geographic information systems (GIS) layers were created to cartographically depict and spatially analyze data used in the production of the Crow Wing 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 2005-2007
Currentness Reference Publication date
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency None planned
Spatial Extent of Data Crow Wing County, Minnesota
West Bounding Coordinate -94.4 --
East Bounding Coordinate -93.8 --
North Bounding Coordinate 46.8 --
South Bounding Coordinate 46.2 --
Place Keywords Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Theme Keywords buried aquifer, ground water, water chemistry, residence time, wells, water table, pollution sensitivity, surficial sand and gravel aquifer thickness
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 Minnesota 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
Associated Data Sets Crow Wing County Geologic Atlas, Part A, County Geologic Atlas Series C-16, published by the Minnesota Geological Survey, 2004. 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 9.2
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 in wells 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, capacity, 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 --
Spatial Object Type Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types Point, Line, Polygon
Tiling Scheme Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County Geologic Atlas, Part B consists of 11 separate GIS data layers divided into four plates:

Plate 7 - Hydrogeology of the Buried and Surficial Aquifers
Plate 8 - Hydrogeologic Cross Sections
Plate 9 - Pollution Sensitivity of the Buried and Surficial Aquifers
Plate 10 - Interaction of Lakes and Ground Water

ArcGIS shapefiles are available.


Download zip file of all SHAPEFILES
(c16b_shape.zip 8.8 MB)
 
Coverages used in more than one plate
  chempt Wells sampled by DNR staff for chemistry    
  indexpt Well data used by DNR staff to construct aquifer and related maps    
 
Coverages used in Plate 7,
Hydrogeology of the Buried and Surficial Aquifers
  sdthpy Modeled surficial sand and gravel thickness    
  gwelln Modeled water table elevation contours    
  gwdppy Modeled water table depth    
  potsfcln Potentiometric contour elevations    
 
Coverages used in Plate 8,
Hydrogeologic Cross Sections
  aqelpy Modeled elevations of the top of the buried aquifers    
 
Coverages used in Plate 9,
Pollution Sensitivity of the Buried and Surficial Aquifers
  aqbdsnpy Sensitivity to pollution of the buried aquifers    
  aqsfsnpy Sensitivity to pollution of the surficial sand and gravel aquifers    
 
Coverages used in Plate 10,
Interaction of Lakes and Ground Water
  stisopt Stable isotope chemistry samples    
  geolkpy Geologic settings of lakes    

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Section 6

Distribution Information
Publisher Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Waters Division
Publication Date 2007
Online Linkage --
Distributor Contact Person See GIS contact on our on the Groundwater Atlas Contacts page.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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  
Transfer Size --
Ordering Instructions See ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION (above)

Section 7

Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date 2009
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
 
Metadata Standard Name Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version 1.0.4
Metadata Standard Online Linkage --

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