NAWQA GIS resources

Maps for NIT and other planning activities

Prepared by Kerie Hitt

• Study unit maps showing Cycle I studies plus hydrologic landscape regions and land use
• Map showing recommended NAWQA Cycle II study units
• Maps showing NAWQA Cycle II study units and selected surface water and ground water studies
• Map of hydrologic landscape units only
• Maps of major aquifers, ground water study areas, and flowpath study sites
• Maps of major aquifers and LIP wells
• Map of SW LIP sites and Cycle II study units

Printing PostScript files

Study unit maps showing Cycle I studies plus hydrologic landscape regions and land use

These maps were prepared originally for the Detailed Design Work Group (June 2000) and were available for study units to use in completing the questionnaire for planning Cycle II (January 2001). We added maps of NLCD in November 2001.

There are four sets of pagesize maps. For each set of maps, there is one Postscript file for each study unit plus a file for the generalized explanation that applies to all study units. The name of the study unit file is suplotnxxxx.ps [regular study units], suplotncombxxxx.ps [combined study units] , or suplotnxxxxhpgw.ps [study units that overlap HPGW] (n = 1,2,3,4; xxxx = 4-letter SU abbreviation), and the name of the explanation file is suplotn_exp.ps (n = 1,2,3,4). The files were designed to be printed, not examined on the screen.

Updates
11/20/01 - We added maps 1-4 for study units that overlap HPGW (cnbr,splt, kans, caci) (suplot1xxxxhpgw.ps, suplot2xxxhpgw.ps, suplot3xxxxhpgw.ps, suplot4xxxxhpgw.ps)
11/14/01 - We added a new set of maps showing NLCD landcover (suplot4xxxx.ps).
06/21/01 - We added maps (basic map, land use map, and HLR map) for the combined study units (CCYK, PODL, TENN, WHMI) called suplotncombxxx.ps.

Four Sets of Maps

1--Basic Map of Cycle I studies
The first set of maps shows each study unit, BFS/IFS sites and basins, SUS/LUS sampling sites (91s/94s) or SUS/LUS study areas (97s), and FPS sites. The intention is to depict the nesting structure for surface water and ground water.

The files are available in anonymous ftp/pub/kjh/nit/suplot1 on hqwiftp.er.usgs.gov. The study unit file name is suplot1xxxx.ps, and the explanation file is suplot1_exp.ps. (6/21/01)-Files for combined study units (CCYK, PODL, TENN, WHMI) are now available. The file name is suplot1combxxxx.ps. (11/20/01)-Files for study units that overlap HPGW are available. The file name is suplotnxxxxhpgw.ps.

All files are in suplot1.tar.gz.

2--Hydrologic Landscape Regions
The second set of maps shows the Cycle I data collection efforts listed above plus the underlying theme of hydrologic landscapes.

The files are available in anonymous ftp/pub/kjh/nit/suplot2 on hqwiftp.er.usgs.gov. The study unit file name is suplot2xxxx.ps, and the explanation file is suplot2_exp.ps. (6/21/01)-Files for combined study units (CCYK, PODL, TENN, WHMI) are now available. The file name is suplot2combxxxx.ps. (11/20/01)-Files for study units that overlap HPGW are available. The file name is suplotnxxxxhpgw.ps.

All files are in suplot2.tar.gz.

3--Anderson Land Use
The third set of maps shows the Cycle I efforts plus the underlying theme of Anderson (GIRAS) land use (1970's time frame).

The files are available in anonymous ftp/pub/kjh/nit/suplot3 on hqwiftp.er.usgs.gov. The study unit file name is suplot3xxxx.ps, and the explanation file is suplot3_exp.ps. (6/21/01)-Files for combined study units (CCYK, PODL, TENN, WHMI) are now available. The file name is suplot3combxxxx.ps.(11/20/01)-Files for study units that overlap HPGW are available. The file name is suplotnxxxxhpgw.ps.

All files are in suplot3.tar.gz.

4--NLCD Land Use
The fourth set of maps shows the Cycle I efforts plus the underlying theme of NLCD land use (1990's time frame).

The files (including combined study units) are available in anonymous ftp/pub/kjh/nit/suplot4 on hqwiftp.er.usgs.gov. The study unit file name is suplot4xxxx.ps or suplot4combxxxx.ps, and the explanation file is suplot4_exp.ps. (11/20/01)-Files for study units that overlap HPGW are available. The file name is suplotnxxxxhpgw.ps.

All files are in suplot4.tar.gz.

Maps for NIT Meeting, March 28-31, 2000

Map showing recommended NAWQA Cycle II study units

Plot size: 8.5 x 11 inches.

• Portrait (69kb PDF)
• Landscape (84kb PDF)
• More Cycle II maps

Maps showing NAWQA Cycle II study units and selected surface water and ground water studies

These maps are for downloading and printing at your local site. If you prefer to FTP the files, they are in anonymous ftp/pub/kjh/nit/marnit on hqwiftp.er.usgs.gov.

Plot size: 35x52 inches.

Updates
2/22/2000 - The PS and RTL files have been updated to show the FY97 surface water sites.
6/1/2000 - Most files have been updated to show several additional FY97 LUS networks.

• Plain map (no underlying themes), updated 6/01/00: Postscript (4mb) | RTL (5mb)
• Map with hydrologic landscape regions, updated 6/01/00: Postscript (6mb) | RTL (14mb)
• Map with surficial aquifers, updated 6/01/00: Postscript (4mb) | RTL (7mb)
• Map with ecoregions, updated 6/01/00: Postscript (5mb) | RTL (15mb)
• Map with updated land use, updated 3/22/00: Postscript (16mb) | RTL (15mb)
• Map with row-crop classifications based on 1987 Census of Agriculture, updated 6/01/00: Postscript (4mb) | RTL (8mb)
• Map with row-crop classifications based on 1992 Census of Agriculture, updated 6/01/00: Postscript (9mb) | RTL (8mb)
• Map with row-crop classifications based on 1997 Census of Agriculture, updated 6/01/00: Postscript (9mb) | RTL (8mb)

Map of hydrologic landscape units only

Plot size: 32x20 inches. (1:7,500,000). Revised May 16, 2000
Postscript (1mb) | RTL (4mb)

Maps of major aquifers, ground water study areas, and flowpath study sites

These maps are for downloading and printing at your local site. If you prefer to FTP the files, they are in anonymous ftp/pub/kjh/nit/jannit/maj_aq on hqwiftp.

Plot size: 33 x 20 inches.
Map 1- Postscript | RTL
Map 2- Postscript | RTL
Map 3- Postscript | RTL
Map 4- Postscript | RTL
Map 5- Postscript | RTL

Maps of major aquifers and LIP wells

Plot size: 33 x 20 inches.
Map 1- Postscript | RTL
Map 2- Postscript | RTL

Map of SW LIP sites and Cycle II study units

Plot size: 8.5 x 11 inches.
Postscript | PDF