# Southern Red River Valley, Minnesota Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Part B

## WTELLN metadata

Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Version 1.0.4 - July 1, 1997

A State Version of the FGDC Content Standards for Geospatial Metadata

Data Set Name: WTELLN

Metadata Entered By: Randy McGregor

Date: 1/21/99

Section 1 | Identification Information
Originator | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters, Gound Water Mapping Unit
Title | WTELLN
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Abstract | Contours depicting elevation of the water-table in feet..
Purpose | Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program: Atlas RHA 3 Part B, Plate 3, Surficial Regimes
Time Period of Content Date | 1995
Currentness Reference |
Progress | Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency | None planned
Spatial Extent of Data | Southern Red River Valley, Minnesota, including: all of Norman, Clay, and Wilkin counties, western portions of Mahnomen, Becker, and Otter Tail counties; part of northern Traverse County, and part of northwestern Grant County. This is the area of Minnesota within USGS 1:100,000 scale tile-sheets 1910 (Ada), 2310 (Fargo), and 2710 (Wahpeton).
West Bounding Coordinate | 207,977 |
East Bounding Coordinate | 274,044 |
North Bounding Coordinate | 5,267,921 |
South Bounding Coordinate | 5,098,424 |
Place Keywords | Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Traverse, Wilkin counties, Red River of the North, Red River Valley
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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.
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Associated Data Sets | Southern Red River Valley Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Part A - Produced by the Minnesota Geological Survey

Section 2 | Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy |
Logical Consistency | Data are topologically correct using ARC/INFO 7.0.3
Completeness |
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Vertical Positional Accuracy |
Lineage | A 1:200,000 scale template showing locations where water table elevations were taken and their respective water table elevation values in feet was plotted in ARCPLOT, and printed on mylar. Three criteria were used to determine water table elevation: a) Static water level elevation of water-table wells, b) Elevation at various surface water bodies from 1:24,000 USGS topographic quadrangles, and c) Elevation at the interface of the oxidation / reduction zone. Mike Trojan drew contours depicting elevation of the water-table on this template. The contours were digitized in ARCEDIT.
Source Scale Denominator | 200,000

Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information
Native Data Set Environment | ARC/INFO
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | Meters
Spatial Object Type | Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types | Polygons
Tiling Scheme | The area of Minnesota within USGS 1:100,000 scale tile-sheets 1910 (Ada), 2310 (Fargo), and 2710 (Wahpeton).

Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | 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.

Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information
Entity and Attribute Overview |
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation |
Table Name | Field Name | Begin Column | Definition | Valid Values | Description
WTELLN.AAT |  |  |  |  | Arc Attribute Table
| elevation | 22 | 4,4,i | Too many to list | Elevation in feet
| depress | 37 | 1,1,c | 'y,' or 'n.' | 'y' indicates contour surrounds a depression. All other contours are designated 'n.'
| elevtext | 38 | 1,1,c | 'y,' or 'n.' | 'y' indicates segment to be annotated. All other segments are designated, 'n.'

Section 6 | Distribution Information
Publisher | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters
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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 | ARC/INFO, ArcExport, INFO
Transfer Format Version Number | 7.1.1
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Ordering Instructions | Download export files or shapefiles from: Southern Red River Valley Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Part B: Metadata for GIS and Digital

Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date | 2000
Metadata Contact Person |
Metadata Contact Organization | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters
Metadata Contact Position |
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 - 296 - 4800
Metadata Contact Fax Phone | 651 - 296 - 0445
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Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version | 1.0.4
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