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

## SWATELPT 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: SWATELPT

Metadata Entered By: Randy McGregor

Date: 05/08/98

Section 1 | Identification Information
Originator | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters, Ground Water Mapping Program
Title | SWATELPT
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Abstract | Surface water elevation points
Purpose | Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program: Atlas RHA 3 Part B, Plate 3, Surficial Regimes
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Currentness Reference |
Progress | Completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency | None Planned
Spatial Extent of Dat | Southern Red River Vally, 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
Theme Keywords | Surface water, elevation
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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. ne
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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 | This coverage was created from an EXCEL file of surface water level measurements provided by Mike Trojan. Three criteria were used to determine water table elevation: Static water level elevation of water-table wells, Elevation at various surface water bodies from 1:24,000 USGS topographic quadrangles, and Elevation at the interface of the oxidation / reduction zone from County Well Index data. The Excel file was converted to an ARC/INFO point coverage using the following method: Two comma separated value files were created, one with only the following three fields: the unique number and x and y coordinates, the other with all fields In ARC, the 'generate' command converted the first comma separated value file into a simple point coverage.?In INFO, a data file was created from the second comma separated value file, the one containing all fields.. The ARC command, 'joinitem' connected the point coverage with the INFO data file, using the unique number as the relate id.
Source Scale Denominator | 200,000

Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information
Native Data Set Environment | ARC/INFO
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | Meters in the ALBERS projection
Spatial Object Type | vector
Vendor Specific Object Types | point
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 | ALBERS
Ellipsoid | CLARK 1866
Horizontal Datum | NAD27
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
swelev.pat |  |  |  |  | Point Attribute Table
| seq# | 17 | 6,6,i |  |
| utmx | 23 | 6,6,i |  | UTM Easting
| utmy | 29 | 7,7,i |  | UTM Northing
| swel | 52 | 4,4,i |  | Surface water elevation.

Section 6 | Distribution Information
Publisher | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters
Publication Date | 2000
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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 |
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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