U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5129 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_top_raton_con Watts, K.R. 2006 document Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5129 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5129/ This digital geospatial data set consists of structure contours of the top of the Raton Formation, the contact between the Raton and Poison Canyon Formations, in Las Animas County, Colorado. The U.S. Geological Survey developed this data set as part of a cooperative project with the Colorado Water Conservation Board. This data set was created to display the generalized configuration and altitude of the top of the Raton Formation in Las Animas County, Colorado. 2006 publication date Complete None planned -105.104902 -104.235600 37.425036 36.988797 ISO 19115 Topic Category inlandWaters geoscientificInformation Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Las Animas County Colorado Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX) Raton Formation Poison Canyon Formation None This data set was prepared at a map scale of 1:400,000. U.S. Geological Survey Ask USGS -- Water Webserver Team mailing address

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Public Unclassified None Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_bottom_trinidad_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_top_trinidad_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_top_vermejo_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_water_table_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_cogcc_production_point U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_cogcc_wells_point U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_bottom_trinidad_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_top_raton_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_top_trinidad_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_top_vermejo_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_water_table_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_seo_wells_point U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_thickness_raton_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_thickness_trinidad_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 tabular digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_thickness_vermejo_con Johnson, R.B. 1969 document U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-558, scale 1:250,000, reprinted in 1983 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i558 Green, G.N. 1992 vector digital data U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-507 Part A. Documentation Part B. Common files Part C. Explanation sheet database Part D-O. Geospatial data in ARC/INFO format http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1992/ofr-92-0507/ Contour lines were visually inspected for topological errors (crossing or touching contours). No errors were detected. Includes only contours within the Raton Basin, Las Animas County, Colorado, where supported by data. U.S. Geological Survey 1969 document Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-558 Washington D.C. U.S. Geological Survey 250000 paper 1969 publication date Johnson (1969) Location and altitude of contact of the Raton and Poison Canyon Formations Green, G.N. 1992 vector digital data U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-0507 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_23430.htm 500000 online 1992 publication date Green (1992) Surface geology Depths to the top of the Raton Formation were compiled from "scout cards" for wells in the on-line database of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC). The altitude of the outcrop of the contact of the Raton Formation with the Poison Canyon Formation was interpolated from a geologic map (Johnson, 1969) at selected locations and the dTKr attribute was assigned a value of zero (0) feet. The data were used to generate the dTKr attribute in sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point. 20060313 The input data set (sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point) was screened to select locations where depth to the Raton Formation (dTKr attribute) was greater than zero (0) and the reported land-surface altitude was within 25 feet of the land-surface altitude that was interpolated from the NED (1/3 Arc-second resolution). The land-surface altitude at the reported geographic locations of the wells were interpolated from the National Elevation Dataset (1/3 Arc-second resolution). The altitude of the top of the Raton Formation was computed by subtracting the reported depth to the top from the interpolated land-surface altitude. The values were stored in the aTKr attribute of sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point. 20060313 A geostatistical model of the altitude of the top of the Raton Formation was generated using the Geostatistcal Analyst extension. A Geostatistical Analyst model (raster data) of the top of the Raton Formation was created using Ordinary Kriging. The input points, the Z values, were selected values of the aTKr attribute in sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point that were greater than zero(0) feet. Selected values of the aTKr attribute are indicated by a "Yes' value in the aTKr_flag attribute in sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point. The geostatistical model of the altitude of the top of the Raton Formation was run with the following parameters: Selected Method: Ordinary Kriging Output: Prediction Map Number of datasets in use: 1 Number of Points: 689 Order of Trend Removal: First (Estimated by Global Polynomial Interpolation) Ratio global to local drift: 1:0 Semivariogram/Covariance: Model: 249800*Spherical(42672)+8450.5*Nugget Error modeling: Microstructure: 8450.5 (100%) Measurement error: 0 (0%) Searching Neighborhood: Neighbors to Include: 5 or at least 2 for each angular sector Searching Ellipse: Angle: 0 Major Semiaxis: 42672 Minor Semiaxis: 42672 Angular Sectors: 4 Lag Size: 3600 Number of Lags: 12 The model fit (prediction error statistics) of the geostatistical model of the altitude of the top of the Raton Formation were: Mean: 1.04 Root-Mean-Square: 148 Average Standard Error: 134 Mean Standardized: 0.002 Root-Mean-Square Standardized: 1.00 20060313 The raster of the altitude of the top of the Raton Formation was clipped to the area in which the Raton Formation is overlain by the Poison Canyon Formation in Las Animas County, Colorado, as defined by the digital geologic map of Colorado (Green, 1992). 20060313 A raster was created, using the ESRI ArcGIS ArcMap Data Management Tools command, Mosaic to New Raster, to merge the clipped raster of the altitude of the top of the Raton Formation with a raster of the generalized land-surface altitude for the portion of the study area in which the Raton Formation outcrops. 20060313 Contours were generated from the raster data, using the ESRI ArcGIS ArcMap, Spatial Analyst Tools, Surface function, Contour. 20060313 Contours were clipped to the study area to coincide with the data points used to create the output raster. 20060313 The contour lines were exported to a coverage, using the ESRI ArcGIS ArcMap Conversion Tools Feature Class To Coverage command. 20060313 The coverage was edited using the ArcEdit module of ArcGIS ArcInfo WorkStation. Editing consisted of deleting small closed contours and contours not supported by nearby data points, and manually reshaping contours. 20060313 The edited coverage was exported to a shapefile and the contours were smoothed, using the ESRI ArcGIS Data Management Tools, Smooth function. 20060313 A line-style (solid or dashed) attribute was added to the arcs based on distance from control points. The line-style was defined as solid when the arc was within 2,400 meters of a control point and dashed when more than 2,400 meters from a control point. 20060313 Vector String 118 Albers Conical Equal Area 37.500000 40.500000 -105.500000 37.000000 0.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 0.000128 0.000128 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 sir-06-5129_alt_top_raton_con Altitude of the top of the Raton Formation U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5129 FID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. CONTOUR Line of equal altitude, evenly divisible by 200 USGS 6400 9400 feet, North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88) line Contour style (solid or dashed) USGS soli Solid line, indicating contours are well supported by data USGS dash Dashed line, indicating that contours are approximately located and poorly supported by data USGS index Contour type (index or intermediate) USGS 0 Intermediate contour USGS 1 Index contour, every fifth contour (value is evenly divisible by 1,000 feet) USGS U.S. Geological Survey Ask USGS -- Water Webserver Team mailing address

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Reston VA 20192 USA 1-888-275-8747 (1-888-ASK-USGS) http://water.usgs.gov/user_feedback_form.html FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time None Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as Environmental Systems Research, Inc. (ESRI) ArcGIS format, this metadata file may include some ArcGIS-specific terminology. These data are not intended to be used as a survey product and are for reference purposes only. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Colorado Water Conservation Board would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Public Unclassified None http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile