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DS-777 Spatial Locations of Wells with Water-Level Measurements for the First Occurrence of a Water-Level Measurement Recorded at a Well for the Northern High Plains Groundwater-Flow Model in Parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming

Dates

Release Date
2013-06-26
Start Date
1901-07-25
End Date
1993-04
Publication Date

Citation

Peterson, S.M., 2013, DS-777 Spatial Locations of Wells with Water-Level Measurements for the First Occurrence of a Water-Level Measurement Recorded at a Well for the Northern High Plains Groundwater-Flow Model in Parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JSX055.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This data set is one of many developed in support of The High Plains Groundwater Availability Project and the U.S. Geological Survey Data Series Report: Geodatabase Compilation of Hydrogeologic, Water-Budget Component, and Remote Sensing data for the High Plains aquifer, 2011 (DS 777). This dataset contains point vector data of 8,149 wells with 8,149 water-level measurement records located in areas overlying the northern High Plains aquifer in the United [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
Process Contact :
Steven M. Peterson, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Steven M. Peterson
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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ds777_northern_High_plains_groundwater_flow_model_calibration_targets-pts_WaterLevel_predevelopment.xml
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ds777_pts_BaseFlow_predevelopment.gif thumbnail 24.9 KB image/gif

Purpose

The purpose of these data is to establish baseline conditions for water levels in the northern High Plains aquifer. Predevelopment for this study is defined as the first occurrence of a static-water-level measurment for a well (1900's to 1990's) and represents the time period prior to substantial groundwater development in an area. Water-level data are used along with hydrogeologic and hydraulic properties data to build a conceptual model for an aquifer. Long term water-level data can provide information about declines in the water table in an aquifer, show trends in groundwater pumping, and provide information on groundwater-flow direction. These data will be used for calibration targets for the predevelopment simulation period of the northern High Plains groundwater flow mdel.
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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9JSX055

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