Runkle, Donna
Rea, Alan
Source data sets and supplemental information
provided by Mark F. Becker
1997
Digital data sets that describe aquifer characteristics of the Rush Springs aquifer in western Oklahoma
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Open-File Report
96-453
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?ofr96-453_aqbound
This data set consists of digitized aquifer boundaries for the
Rush Springs aquifer in western Oklahoma. This area encompasses
all or part of Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Dewey,
Grady, Stephens, and Washita Counties. Mark F. Becker
(U.S. Geological Survey, written commun., 1997) created an
aquifer boundary data set that represented hydrologic boundaries
needed to simulate the ground-water flow in the Rush Springs
aquifer with a computer model. In the ground-water flow model,
Mark F. Becker defined the Rush Springs aquifer to include the
Rush Springs Formation, alluvial and terrace deposits along
major streams, and parts of the Marlow Formations, particularly
in the eastern part of the aquifer boundary area.
The Permian-age Rush Springs Formation consists of highly
cross-bedded sandstone with some interbedded dolomite and
gypsum. The Rush Springs Formation is overlain by Quaternary-age
alluvial and terrace deposits that consist of unconsolidated
clay, silt, sand, and gravel. The Rush Springs Formation is
underlain by the Permian-age Marlow Formation that consists of
interbedded sandstones, siltstones, mudstones, gypsum-anhydrite,
and dolomite beds. The parts of the Marlow Formation that have
high permeability and porosity are where the Marlow Formation is
included as part of the Rush Springs aquifer (Mark F. Becker,
written commun., 1997).
This data set was created for a project to develop data sets to
support ground-water vulnerability analysis. The objective was
to create and document a digital geospatial data set from a
published paper report or map, or existing digital geospatial
data set that could be used in ground-water vulnerability
analysis.
Introduction --
This data set consists of digitized aquifer boundaries for the
Rush Springs aquifer in western Oklahoma. This area encompasses
all or part of Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Dewey,
Grady, Stephens, and Washita Counties. Mark F. Becker
(U.S. Geological Survey, written commun., 1997) created an
aquifer boundary data set that represented hydrologic boundaries
needed to simulate the ground-water flow in the Rush Springs
aquifer with a computer model. In the ground-water flow model,
Mark F. Becker defined the Rush Springs aquifer to include the
Rush Springs Formation, alluvial and terrace deposits along
major streams, and parts of the Marlow Formations, particularly
in the eastern part of the aquifer boundary area.
The Permian-age Rush Springs Formation consists of highly
cross-bedded sandstone with some interbedded dolomite and
gypsum. The Rush Springs Formation is overlain by Quaternary-age
alluvial and terrace deposits that consist of unconsolidated
clay, silt, sand, and gravel. The Rush Springs Formation is
underlain by the Permian-age Marlow Formation that consists of
interbedded sandstones, siltstones, mudstones, gypsum-anhydrite,
and dolomite beds. The parts of the Marlow Formation that have
high permeability and porosity are where the Marlow Formation is
included as part of the Rush Springs aquifer (Mark F. Becker,
written commun., 1997).
Most of the eastern, northeastern, and southern aquifer boundary
represents the contact between the Rush Springs Formation and
the underlying Marlow Formation. The northern aquifer boundary
is represented by the Canadian River. The western aquifer
boundary is where the Rush Springs aquifer is less permeable,
water becomes more saline, and the aquifer is more deeply buried
by overlying geologic units. The western boundary is represented
by the Washita River and the area just west of Barnitz Creek and
Dry Creek (Mark F. Becker, written commun., 1997).
The Rush Springs aquifer is overlain by the Permian-age Cloud
Chief Formation in some parts of the western and northern
sections of the aquifer boundary data set. Where greater than 50
feet thick the Cloud Chief Formation is a confining unit. The
Cloud Chief Formation consists of massive gypsum units
interbedded with reddish-brown shales and siltstones. Outcrops
of the Cloud Chief Formation have been included in the aquifer
boundary data set to show where the Rush Springs aquifer may be
confined (Mark F. Becker, written commun., 1997).
The Rush Springs aquifer underlies about 2,400 square miles of
western Oklahoma and is an important source of water for
irrigation, livestock, industrial, municipal, and domestic
use. Irrigation wells are reported to have well yields greater
than 1,000 gallons per minute (Mark F. Becker, written commun.,
1997).
Mark F. Becker produced some of the boundary lines by digitizing
the surficial geology maps published at a scale of 1:250,000
from parts of: "Reconnaissance of the water resources of the
Clinton quadrangle, west-central Oklahoma," by Carr and Bergman
(1976); "Reconnaissance of the water resources of the Ardmore
and Sherman quadrangles, southern Oklahoma, by Hart (1974);
"Reconnaissance of the water resources of the Lawton quadrangle,
southwestern Oklahoma," by Havens (1977); and "Reconnaissance of
the water resources of the Woodward quadrangle, northwestern
Oklahoma," by Morton (1980).
Reviews Applied to Data --
This electronic report was subjected to the same review standard
that applies to all U.S. Geological Survey reports. Reviewers
were asked to check the topological consistency, tolerances,
attribute frequencies and statistics, projection, and geographic
extent. Reviewers were given digital data sets and paper plots
for checking against the source maps to verify the linework and
attributes. The reviewers checked the metadata and a_readme.1st
files for completeness and accuracy.
Related Spatial and Tabular Data Sets --
This data set is one of four digital map data sets being published
together for this aquifer. The four data sets are:
> aqbound - aquifer boundaries
> cond - hydraulic conductivity
> recharg - aquifer recharge
> wlelev - water-level elevation contours
Digital map data sets of the Oklahoma surficial geology digitized from
1:250,000-scale maps (or 1:125,000-scale maps for the three Oklahoma
panhandle counties) are published separately.
Other References Cited --
Carr, J.E., and Bergman, D.L., 1976, Reconnaissance of the water
resources of the Clinton quadrangle, west-central Oklahoma:
Oklahoma Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas 5, scale 1:250,000,
4 sheets.
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), 1995,
ARC/INFO Command Reference, ARC/INFO On-line manuals: Redlands,
CA.
Hart, D.L., Jr., 1974, Reconnaissance of the water resources of
the Ardmore and Sherman quadrangles, southern Oklahoma:
Oklahoma Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas 3, scale 1:250,000,
4 sheets.
Havens, J.S., 1977, Reconnaissance of the water resources of the
Lawton quadrangle, southwestern Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological
Survey Hydrologic Atlas 6, scale 1:250,000, 4 sheets.
Morton, R.B., 1980, Reconnaissance of the water resources of the
Woodward quadrangle, northwestern Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological
Survey Hydrologic Atlas 8, scale 1:250,000, 4 sheets.
Notes --
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive
purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.
Government.
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological
Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or
implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy
of the data and related materials.
The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty,
and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in
the use of this data, software, or related materials.
1997
publication date
None planned
-99.1005
-97.8060
36.0747
34.6004
none
ground-water vulnerability
groundwater vulnerability
aquifers
ground water
groundwater
Rush Springs aquifer
Rush Springs Formation
Marlow Formation
Cloud Chief Formation
aquifer boundary
inlandWaters
none
western Oklahoma
None.
This data set represents the aquifer boundaries that were in
part digitized from surficial geology maps published at a scale
of 1:250,000 in Carr and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974); Havens
(1977); and Morton (1980). Boundaries represented at this scale
are indicative of broad, regional trends and should not be
interpreted as site specific.
Donna L. Runkle
U.S. Geological Survey
Hydrologist
mailing address
202 NW 66th St., Bldg. 7
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
73116
United States of America
1-888-275-8747
(405) 843-7712
dlrunkle@usgs.gov
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http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/get?OFR96-453/browse.gif
A browse image of the four aquifer data sets.
GIF
Compilation of this data set and the associated metadata was
funded under a cooperative Joint Funding Agreement between the
U.S. Geological Survey and the State of Oklahoma, Office of
the Secretary of Environment.
Public
UNCLASSIFIED
None
Operating System-- UNIX, ARC/INFO Version 7.0.3,(Mon Mar 13 22:21:55 PST 1995)
Polygon and chain-node topology present.
This data set includes all the aquifer boundaries from Mark
F. Becker (written commun., 1977). Boundaries with a value of 1
for the LSOURCE line attribute represent hydrologic boundaries
created by Mark F. Becker for use in a ground-water flow
model. Boundaries digitized from surficial geology maps in Carr
and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974); Havens (1977); or Morton (1980)
were given a value of 5 for the LSOURCE line attribute.
None
64 meters
Resolution as reported
None.
Map projection information was not stored with the original data
sets, therefore, the map projection information, Universal
Transverse Mercator (UTM) project, zone 14, North American Datum
of 1927 (NAD27), as documented in the surficial geology maps in
Carr and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974); Havens (1977); and Morton
(1980), was added using the ARC/INFO PROJECTDEFINE command
(ESRI, 1995). The projection was later converted to the Albers
Conical Equal Area, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) using
the ARC/INFO PROJECT command (ESRI, 1995).
19970520
The data set was edited and dangling nodes were removed. The
lines were attributed for LSOURCE and polygons were attributed
for the AQTYPE.
19970521
The paper plot of the data set was compared to plots of maps
from Mark F. Becker (written commun., 1997) and the published
surficial geologic maps in Carr and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974);
Havens (1977); and Morton (1980), to verify the location and
labels of lines and polygons in the data set.
19970521
Vector
Point
155
String
209
GT-polygon composed of chains
156
Albers Conical Equal Area
29.5
45.5
-96
23
0.0
0.0
coordinate pair
64 meters
64 meters
METERS
North American Datum of 1983
Geodetic Reference System 80
6378137
298.257
AQBOUND.PAT
Attribute table of AQBOUND.
ARC/INFO
-
Attribute table of AQBOUND.
ARC/INFO
-
n/a
n/a
AREA
Area of polygon/region in square coverage units
Computed
Positive real numbers
n/a
n/a
PERIMETER
Perimeter of polygon/region in coverage units
Computed
Positive real numbers
n/a
n/a
AQBOUND#
Internal feature number
Computed
Sequential unique positive integer
n/a
n/a
AQBOUND-ID
User-assigned feature number
User-defined
Integer
n/a
n/a
AQTYPE
Aquifer type
Mark F. Becker (written commun., 1997); Carr and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974); Havens (1977); Morton (1980)
1, 6
n/a
n/a
MAJOR1
Aquifer type
Mark F. Becker (written commun., 1997); Carr and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974); Havens (1977); Morton (1980)
1, 6
n/a
n/a
MINOR1
Blank item for DLG
Calculated
0
n/a
n/a
AQBOUND.AAT
Attribute table of AQBOUND.
ARC/INFO
-
Attribute table of AQBOUND.
ARC/INFO
-
n/a
n/a
FNODE#
Internal number of from-node
Computed
Sequential unique positive integer
n/a
n/a
TNODE#
Internal number of to-node
Computed
Sequential unique positive integer
n/a
n/a
LPOLY#
Internal number of poly to left of arc
Computed
Sequential unique positive integer
n/a
n/a
RPOLY#
Internal number of poly to right of arc
Computed
Sequential unique positive integer
n/a
n/a
LENGTH
Length of arc in coverage units
Computed
Positive real numbers
n/a
n/a
AQBOUND#
Internal feature number
Computed
Sequential unique positive integer
n/a
n/a
AQBOUND-ID
User-assigned feature number
User-defined
Integer
n/a
n/a
LSOURCE
Source of line
Mark F. Becker (written commun.,1997);
Carr and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974);
Havens (1977); Morton (1980)
1, 5
n/a
n/a
MAJOR1
Source of line
Mark F. Becker (written commun.,1997);
Carr and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974);
Havens (1977); Morton (1980)
1, 5
n/a
n/a
MINOR1
Blank item for DLG
Calculated
0
n/a
n/a
Each polygon in this data set has an associated attribute,
AQTYPE, with values of 1 that represents areas where the aquifer
is present and 6 that represents areas where the aquifer is
overlain by geologic units other than alluvial or terrace
deposits. AQTYPE is stored in the first major code (MAJOR1) for
polygons, and 0 is stored in the first minor code (MINOR1) in
the Digital Line Graph (DLG) version of this data set
Each line in this digital data set has an associated attribute,
LSOURCE, that contains a code to indicate the source of the line.
An LSOURCE code of 1 indicates the line is from Mark F. Becker
(written commun., 1997) and a 5 indicates the line is from Carr
and Bergman (1976); Hart (1974); Havens (1977); or Morton
(1980). LSOURCE is stored in the first major code (MAJOR1) for
lines, and 0 is stored in the first minor code (MINOR1) in the
Digital Line Graph (DLG) version of this data set.
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of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not
constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by
the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or
related materials.
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive
purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.
Government.
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