Metadata for HYDROGRAPHY (water features), Montana portion of the Powder River Coal Region

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Citation:
  Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
  Publication date: 1995
  Title:
    HYDROGRAPHY (water features), Montana portion of the Powder River Coal Region
  Publication place: Washington, DC
  Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
  Larger Work Citation:
    Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
    Publication date: 12/1990
    Title:
      A geographic information system data base for coal and water resources of the Powder River coal region, southeastern Montana
    Series name: Open-File Report
    Issue identification: 90-568
    Publication place: Washington, DC
    Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
    Online linkage: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr90568
Abstract:
  COVERAGE NAME(S): .hydro
  FEATURE TYPE: Polygon and line
  SOURCE OF DATA: U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Division. Data from 1:100,000 scale Digital Line Graphs.
  DATA VINTAGE: Various map dates, compiled 1988.
  Polygon Attribute Items:
  COL ITEM NAME WDTH OPUT TYP DEC DESCRIPTION; LOOK-UP TABLE; RELATION
  1 AREA 4 12 F 3
  5 PERIMETER 4 12 F 3
  9 HYDRO# 4 5 B -
  13 HYDRO-ID 4 5 B -
  17 MJ1 3 3 I - Major code (50=hydrologic feature)
  20 MN1 3 3 I - Minor code; HYDRODLG.LUT
  23 MJ2 3 3 I - Major code (50=hydrologic feature)
  26 MN2 3 3 I - Minor code; HYDRODLG.LUT
  ** REDEFINED ITEMS **
  17 CODE 12 12 C - Combined USGS codes; HYDROP.LUT; HYDP
  Arc Attribute Items:
  COL ITEM NAME WDTH OPUT TYP DEC DESCRIPTION; LOOK-UP TABLE; RELATION
  1 FNODE# 4 5 B -
  5 TNODE# 4 5 B -
  9 LPOLY# 4 5 B -
  13 RPOLY# 4 5 B -
  17 LENGTH 4 12 F 3
  21 HYDRO# 4 5 B -
  25 HYDRO-ID 4 5 B -
  29 MJ1 3 3 I - Major code (50=hydrologic feature)
  32 MN1 3 3 I - Minor code; HYDRODLG.LUT
  35 MJ2 3 3 I - Major code (50=hydrologic feature)
  38 MN2 3 3 I - Minor code; HYDRODLG.LUT
  ** REDEFINED ITEMS **
  29 CODE 12 12 C - Combined USGS codes; HYDROA.LUT; HYDA
  A complete description of U.S. Geological Survey Digital Line Graphs and an explanation of all major and minor codes are available in the report--U.S. Geological Survey, 1989, Digital Line Graphs from 1:100,000 scale maps: National Mapping Division Data Users Guide 2, 88 p.
  HYDROA.LUT and HYDROP.LUT only contain code combinations that occur in the Powder River coverages supplied by the USGS Helena Office. HYDRODLG.LUT contains all possible USGS minor codes.
  INFO look-up tables for
  layer HYDROGRAPHY
  FILENAME: HYDROA.LUT
  CODE TYPE
  0 0 0 0 Quadrangle boundary
  50200 0 0 Shoreline
  50200 50605 Left Bank
  50200 50606 Right Bank
  50200 50610 Intermittent Shore
  50201 0 0 Manmade Shoreline
  50202 0 0 Closure Line
  50203 0 0 Indefinite Shoreline
  50412 0 0 Stream
  50412 50202 Stream-Closure Line
  50412 50610 Intermittent Stream
  50412 59 9 Stream-Coincident w/ Boundary
  50414 0 0 Ditch or canal
  50414 50610 Intermittent Ditch
  50605 0 0 Right Bank
  50605 50200 Right Bank-Shoreline
  50606 0 0 Left Bank
  FILENAME: HYDROP.LUT
  CODE TYPE
  50101 0 0 Reservoir
  50101 50610 Intermittent Reservoir
  50105 0 0 Inundation Area
  50106 0 0 Fish Hatchery
  50109 0 0 Sewage Pond
  50412 0 0 Stream
  50421 0 0 Lake
  50421 50610 Intermittent Lake
  FILENAME: HYDRODLG.LUT
  MN1 MN2 DESCRIPTION
  1 1 Upper origin of stream
  2 2 Upper origin of stream at water body
  3 3 Sink, channel no longer evident
  4 4 Stream entering water body
  5 5 Stream exiting water body
  100 100 Alkali flat
  101 101 Reservoir
  102 102 Covered reservoir
  103 103 Glacier or permanent snowfield
  104 104 Salt evaporator
  105 105 Inundation area
  106 106 Fish hatchery or farm
  107 107 Industrial water impoundment
  108 108 Area to be submerged
  109 109 Sewage disposal pond or infiltration bed
  110 110 Tailings pond
  111 111 Marsh, wetland, swamp, bog
  112 112 Mangrove area
  113 113 Rice field
  114 114 Cranberry bog
  115 115 Flats (tidal, mud, sand, gravel)
  116 116 Bays, estuaries, gulfs, oceans, seas
  117 117 Shoal
  118 118 Soda evaporator
  200 200 Shoreline
  201 201 Manmade shoreline
  203 203 Indefinite shoreline
  204 204 Apparent limit
  205 205 Outline of a Carolina bay
  206 206 Danger curve
  300 300 Spring
  301 301 Non-flowing well
  302 302 Flowing well
  303 303 Riser
  304 304 Geyser
  305 305 Windmill
  400 400 Rapids
  401 401 Falls
  402 402 Gravel pit or quarry filled with water
  403 403 Gaging station
  404 404 Pumping station
  405 405 Water intake
  406 406 Dam or weir
  407 407 Canal lock or sluice gate
  408 408 Spillway
  409 409 Gate (flood, tidal, head, check)
  410 410 Rock
  411 411 Crevasse
  412 412 Stream
  413 413 Braided stream
  414 414 Ditch or canal
  415 415 Aqueduct
  416 416 Flume
  417 417 Penstock
  418 418 Siphon
  419 419 Channel in water area
  420 420 Wash or ephemeral stream
  421 421 Lake or pond
  422 422 Coral reef
  423 423 Sand in open water
  424 424 Spoil area
  601 601 Underground
  602 602 Overpassing
  603 603 Elevated
  604 604 Tunnel
  605 605 Right bank
  606 606 Left bank
  607 607 Under construction
  608 608 Salt
  609 609 Unsurveyed
  610 610 Intermittent
  611 611 Abandoned or discontinued
  612 612 Submerged or sunken
  614 614 Dry
  615 615 Mineral or hot (sulfur, alkali)
  616 616 Navigable, transportation
  617 617 Underpassing
  618 618 Earthen construction
Time period of content:
  Calendar date: 1990
  Currentness reference: publication date
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
  The Montana State Library Geographic Information Services provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Point of contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:
  Grid coordinate system name: Universal Transverse Mercator
  UTM zone number: 13
  Transverse mercator:
  Scale factor at central meridian: 0.9996
  Longitude of central meridian: -105.0
  Latitude of projection origin: 0.0
  False easting: 500000
  False northing: 0.0
  Geodetic model:
    Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1927
    Ellipsoid name: Clarke 1866
    Semi-major axis: 6378206.4
    Denominator of flattening ratio: 294.98

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov
Resource description: Offline Data
Distribution liability:
  The Montana State Library Geographic Information Services provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 10/04/2013
Metadata contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 49620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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