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Upper Cretaceous aquifers

Dates

Release Date
2000-01-01
Publication Date

Citation

Dakota Water Science Center, 2000, Upper Cretaceous aquifers: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LX1NR3.

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 Upper Cretaceous aquifers in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.

Contacts

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

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upper_cretaceous_aquifers.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		21.88 KB application/fgdc+xml
Upper_Cretaceous_aquifers_shp.zip 63.31 KB application/zip
upper_cretaceous_aquifers_gdb.zip 68.74 KB application/zip
upcret.zip 105.17 KB application/zip
I034.gif thumbnail 40.92 KB image/gif
USAaquiferMAP11_17.pdf 1.61 MB application/pdf

Purpose

These data delineate the areal extent of the Upper Cretaceous aquifers 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 upper cretaceous aquifer aquifers
Image of the upper cretaceous aquifer aquifers

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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/P9LX1NR3

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