c_Spatial dataset of the potentiometric-surface contours, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2020, in feet
Dates
Publication Date
2021-09-01
Start Date
2020-01-01
End Date
2020-06-17
Citation
McGuire, V.L., Seanor, R.C., Asquith, W.H., Strauch, K.R., Nottmeier, A.M., Thomas, J.C., Tollett, R.W., and Kress, W.H., 2021, Datasets used to map the potentiometric surface, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CXDIPL.
Summary
This dataset contains the contours, in feet, of the potentiometric-surface, spring 2020, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer (MRVA). The contours are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). The contours were derived from most of the available groundwater-altitude (GWA) data from wells and surface-water-altitude (SWA) data from streamgages, measured in for spring 2020. The potentiometric contours ranged from 10 to 340 feet (3 to 104 meters) above NAVD 88. The regional direction of groundwater flow was generally towards the south-southwest, except in areas of groundwater-altitude depressions, where groundwater flows into the depressions, and near rivers, where groundwater flow generally parallels the [...]
Summary
This dataset contains the contours, in feet, of the potentiometric-surface, spring 2020, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer (MRVA). The contours are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). The contours were derived from most of the available groundwater-altitude (GWA) data from wells and surface-water-altitude (SWA) data from streamgages, measured in for spring 2020. The potentiometric contours ranged from 10 to 340 feet (3 to 104 meters) above NAVD 88. The regional direction of groundwater flow was generally towards the south-southwest, except in areas of groundwater-altitude depressions, where groundwater flows into the depressions, and near rivers, where groundwater flow generally parallels the flow in the rivers.
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MRVA_Pot2020_contours_ft.xml “Metadata for data file: Shapefile of contours” Original FGDC Metadata
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MRVA_Pot2020_contours_ft_map_wAltText.pdf “Map of potentiometric surface contours, see report/data release for details”
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MRVA_Pot2020_contours_ft_graphic.jpg “Map of potentiometric surface contours, see report/data release for details”
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c_MRVA_Pot2020contour_ft.zip “Data: Shapefile of contours, see report/data release for details”
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McGuire, V.L., Seanor, R.C., Asquith, W.H., Strauch, K.R., Nottmeier, A.M., Thomas, J.C., Tollett, R.W., and Kress, W.H., 2021, Altitude of the potentiometric surface in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3478, 5 Sheets, includes 14-p. pamphlet, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3478.