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Miocene basaltic-rock aquifers

Dates

Release Date
2000-01-01
Time Period
1996
Publication Date

Citation

Washington Water Science Center, 2000, Miocene basaltic-rock aquifers: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90D4RH4.

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 represents the extent of the Miocene basaltic-rock aquifers in the states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, and Nevada.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center
Originator :
U.S. Geological Survey
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Washington Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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USAaquiferMAP11_17.pdf 1.61 MB application/pdf
Miocene_basaltic-rock_shp.zip 167.66 KB application/zip
miocene_basaltic-rock_aq_gdb.zip 118.26 KB application/zip
miobasaq.zip 247.7 KB application/zip
H042.jpg thumbnail 310.13 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

These data delineate the areal extent of the Miocene basaltic-rock aquifer system as defined in the 'Ground Water Atlas of the United States' (U.S. Geological Survey HA 730). The scale of source material is 1:2,500,000 and these data are not intended for use at a larger scale.
Image of the Ada-Vamoosa aquifer
Image of the Ada-Vamoosa aquifer

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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/P90D4RH4

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