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Rio Grande aquifer system

Dates

Release Date
2000-01-01
Time Period
1998
Publication Date

Citation

New Mexico Water Science Center, 2000, Rio Grande aquifer system: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9848JRC.

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 Rio Grande aquifer system in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.

Contacts

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

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rio_grande_aquifer_system.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		20.22 KB application/fgdc+xml
Rio_Grande_aquifer_shp.zip 70.59 KB application/zip
Rio_Grande_Aq_System_gdb.zip 74.71 KB application/zip
riogrande.zip 109.39 KB application/zip
E017.gif thumbnail 20.97 KB image/gif

Purpose

These data delineate the areal extent of the Rio Grande 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 Puget-Willamette Lowland aquifer system
Image of the Puget-Willamette Lowland aquifer system

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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/P9848JRC

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