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Principal Aquifers, New York State, 1998

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
James A. Miller (comp.)
Publication Date
19980701
Title
Principal Aquifers, New York State, 1998
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007317
Abstract
This data set contains the shallowest principal aquifers of New York State, portrayed as lines. The data set was developed as part of the effort to produce the maps published at 1:2,500,000 in the printed series "Ground Water Atlas of the United States". The published maps contain base and cultural features not included in these data. This data set was previously called Principal Aquifers of the 48 Contiguous United States.
Purpose
These data are intended for use in publications, at a scale of 1:2,500,000 or smaller. Due to the small scale, the primary intended use is for regional and national data display and analysis, rather than specific local data analysis.
Supplemental Information
The Ground Water Atlas of the United States (GWA) chapters include additional information that may be relevant to the use of this data set, such as maps of alluvial and glacial aquifers that overlie the aquifers in this data set, as well as other information described below. The areal extent of the aquifers, as shown in this data set, represents the area in which a named aquifer is the shallowest of the principal aquifers. These aquifer areas are not necessarily the only areas in which ground water can be withdrawn, for two reasons: 1) The aquifers shown may have a larger areal extent than is represented here. The boundaries in this data set generally represent an interpretation of the surface location (outcrop), or near-surface location (shallow subcrop) of the uppermost principal aquifer for the area. An aquifer may extend beyond the area shown, but be overlain by one or more other aquifers, and (or) low-permeability material. 2) There may be areas of water-bearing surficial material not shown in this data set. Major alluvial aquifers that occur along main watercourses are not shown. Significant unconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers, that are not indicated in this data set but are important sources of water, may occur locally in glaciated regions. The user of this data set is advised that to get complete information regarding areas that serve as sources of water, more information about surficial aquifers needs to be obtained, particularly in glaciated areas. This data set was constructed by combining data created for or from the regional GWA chapters. Minor aquifers that are important local sources of water were mapped in some regions, so the regional maps in the GWA may show more detail than this data set. The juxtaposition of regionally mapped aquifers has led to some instances where an aquifer outcrop or shallow subcrop is bounded by a State line. This is a result of the regional mapping and national categorization methods used and is not meant to imply a hydrogeologic change coincident with a State boundary. The aquifer outcrop and shallow subcrop boundaries represent broad, regional categories and should not be interpreted as site-specific. Comments regarding the names of aquifers or the hydrogeologic interpretation of the aquifers can be directed to the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Office of Ground Water, Roy Sonenshein, sunshine@usgs.gov, (305) 717-5824. This data set was used as part of the effort to publish a 1:5,000,000- scale 'Principal Aquifers' map in the National Atlas of the United States of America series of printed maps. The printed map can be considered a representation of this data set with the exceptions of: the smaller scale, slight differences in the coastline due to generalization, base and cultural information, and delineation of the glacial-deposit area. These data were developed in conjunction with the publication of the GWA. For documentation purposes, areas are referred to by their corresponding GWA chapter letter, or by State. This list shows the relationship between State names and GWA chapters: HA 730-L Segment 11-Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia HA 730-M Segment 12-Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Refer to http://capp.water.usgs.gov/gwa/gwa.html for a graphic depiction of the GWA chapter regions, as well as more information about the GWA. Although these spatial data can stand alone, it may be helpful to refer to the printed GWA chapters when using the data. There are three subject areas in which there are significant differences between this data set and the printed chapters: category changes, which are described below; coastline location, and the representation of aquifers in Western Montana, both of which are discussed in the Process Description under Lineage. Category Changes Because the GWA regional chapters were written by different authors, there were areas of different interpretations and category delineations, aquifer names, etc., that became apparent when combining the regions. In most cases, the name and delineation of the aquifer is identical between this data set and the GWA printed maps, but there are several areas of differences. In some cases, a single aquifer from a GWA chapter is represented among multiple aquifers in this data set. The following listings show the differences between aquifer names in the GWA chapters and the aq_name and aq_code used in this data set. See the Entity and Attribute Information section for definitions of the data attributes. GWA chapter HA 730-G Name from fig 3, page 3 aq_code-aq_name -- Sand and gravel aquifer 201-Coastal lowlands aquifer system Piedmont and Blue Ridge 999-Not a principal aquifer aquifers Appalachian Plateaus 310-Pennsylvanian aquifers aquifers Confining unit 999-Not a principal aquifer PIEDMONT AND BLUE RIDGE AQUIFERS Aquifers in early Mesozoic 308-Early Mesozoic basin basins aquifers Carbonate-rock aquifers 417-Piedmont and Blue Ridge carbonate-rock aquifers Crystalline-rock aquifers 999-Not a principal aquifer Valley and Ridge 505-Valley and Ridge carbonate-rock aquifers carbonate-rock aquifers 416-New York and New England carbonate-rock aquifers APPALACHIAN PLATEAUS Permian and Pennsylvanian 310-Pennsylvanian aquifers aquifers GWA chapter HA 730-M Name from fig 10, page M5 aq_code-aq_name -- CARBONATE-ROCK AQUIFERS New York and New England 416-New York and New England carbonate-rock aquifers Valley and Ridge 416-New York and New England carbonate-rock aquifers SANDSTONE AQUIFERS Mesozoic sandstone and 308-Early Mesozoic basin basalt of the Newark aquifers Supergroup Lower Paleozoic 309-New York sandstone aquifers CRYSTALLINE-ROCK AQUIFERS Adirondack 999-Not a principal aquifer New England 999-Not a principal aquifer Related Spatial and Tabular Data Sets A data set showing the extent of glacial deposits is included in the online, interactive National Atlas of the United States, but is not available to download. This data set shows the southern limit of glaciation in the United States; areas north of the limit line may contain significant sand and gravel glacial deposits that are important sources of water for local areas. The final data are being served to the public in the following formats: Arc/INFO Export, or ArcView Shapefile. Other Online Sources of Information About Aquifers include Aquifer Basics https://water.usgs.gov/ogw/aquiferbasics/index.html provides information about the various aquifer types; The USGS Office of Ground Water provides information about the ground-water resources of the Nation and ground-water activities of the USGS http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/; The Ground Water Atlas of the United States http://capp.water.usgs.gov/gwa/index.htmldescribes the location, the extent, and the geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the important aquifers of the Nation.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Publication date
Time Instant
19980701
Bounding Box
West
-79.763235
East
-71.870162
North
45.006138
South
40.506003
Theme Keyword
Aquifer
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Geohydrology
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
ISO Topic Category
environment
inlandWaters
Theme Keyword
environment
inland waters
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
New York (State)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None. Acknowledgment of the Ground Water Atlas of the United States and (or) the National Atlas of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
U.S. Geological Survey
Delivery Point
505 Science Drive
City
Madison
State
WI
Postal Code
53711-1061
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
608-238-9333
Credit
This data set was created and modified over a period of at least five years by several staff members of the U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division Cartographic and Publications Program in Madison, Wisconsin. Completion of this data set and associated metadata was funded, in part, under a cooperative joint funding agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Native Data Set Environment
Data General UNIX, Arc/INFO Version 7.04 coverage; and ESRI Shapefile format
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
Lines. Each line is closed and has one label point.
Completeness Report
This data set includes aquifer information for New York State
Lineage
Source
Originator
Trapp, H., Jr. (comp.)
Originator
Horn, M.A. (comp.)
Publication Date
1997
Title
Ground Water Atlas of the United States-Segment 11: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Edition
1.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
Map
Series Information
Series Name
Hydrologic Investigations Atlas
Issue Identification
HA 730-L
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston, VA
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator
2500000
Type of Source Media
Stable-base material
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1997
Source Currentness Reference
Publication date
Contribution
Aquifer data for Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Source
Originator
Olcott, P.G. (comp.)
Publication Date
1995
Title
Ground Water Atlas of the United States-Segment 12: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Edition
1.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
Map
Series Information
Series Name
Hydrologic Investigations Atlas
Issue Identification
HA 730-M
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston,VA
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator
2500000
Type of Source Media
Stable-base material
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1995
Source Currentness Reference
Publication date
Contribution
Aquifer data for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Source
Originator
United States Geological Survey
Publication Date
1998
Title
State Boundaries
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
Map
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston,VA
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Online Linkage
http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html
Source Scale Denominator
2000000
Type of Source Media
Online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1997
Source Currentness Reference
Publication date
Contribution
Coastline and international boundary
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division
Publication Date
Unpublished material
Title
National aquifers file
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
Map
Source Scale Denominator
2500000
Type of Source Media
Internal file
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date
1990
Ending Date
1993
Source Currentness Reference
Publication or compilation date
Contribution
Preliminary aquifer map of the 48 conterminous States.
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
90
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000278
Longitude Resolution
0.000278
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
GRS1980
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Aquifer
Entity Type Definition
A formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs.
Entity Type Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Attributes
Area
The size of the shape in coverage units (degrees) (0.00000 to 56.31950)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Perimeter
The perimeter of the shape in coverage units (degrees) (0.01024 to 606.75187)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Aquifrp025
Internal feature number. (2 to 4277)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Rock_name
The name of the permeable geologic material that composes the aquifer.
unconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers
Formations composed of loose sand and gravel.
semiconsolidated sand aquifers
Formations composed of partially solidified sand.
sandstone aquifers
Formations composed of sandstone.
Carbonate-rock aquifers
Formations composed of limestone and (or) dolomite.
Sandstone and carbonate-rock aquifers
Formations composed of sandstone, limestone, and (or) dolomite.
Basalt and other volcanic-rock aquifers
Formations composed of volcanic rocks.
(blank field)
Not a principal aquifer. Rocks that are generally poorly permeable but locally may contain productive aquifers.
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Rock_type
The code number relating to the rock_name.
0
Null value, assigned to null line.
100
Number for unconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers.
200
Number for semiconsolidated sand aquifers.
300
Number for sandstone aquifers.
400
Number for carbonate-rock aquifers.
500
Number for sandstone and carbonate-rock aquifers.
600
Number for basalt and other volcanic-rock aquifers.
999
Number for areas that are not a principal aquifer.
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Aq_name
The aquifer unit name. (There is no predefined set of official aquifer names.)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Aq_code
The code number relating to the aquifer unit name. There should be a direct correlation between the values of the rock_type and rock_name attributes, and between the aq_name and aq_code attributes. (0 to 999)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Format Name
metadata
Format Name
HTML metadata
Format Name
KML
Format Name
GeoJSON
Format Name
OGC:WMS
Distributor
Albert R. Mann Library
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Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190524
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Albert R. Mann Library
Contact Address
Address
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State or Province
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
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Contact Electronic Mail Address
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Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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