Metadata for WELLS (construction, water levels, and discharge), Montana portion of the Powder River Coal Region

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Citation:
  Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
  Publication date: 1995
  Title:
    WELLS (construction, water levels, and discharge), Montana portion of the Powder River Coal Region
  Publication place: Helena, MT
  Publisher: Montana State Library
  Other citation details:
    The former name of the data set on the NRIS web site was "pr_wells"
  Online linkage: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Shapefiles/PowderRiverCoal1990.zip
  Larger Work Citation:
    Title:
      Coal and Water Resources of the Powder River Coal Region, Southeastern Montana, 1990
    Series name: Open-File Report
    Issue identification: 90-568
    Online linkage: http://apps.msl.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={7cd46118ff5146acb51edf7ae2f9d34e}
    Online linkage: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr90568
  Browse graphic file name: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Thumbnails/20031117_176_thumb.jpg
  Browse graphic file description: Thumbnail image of Powder River Coal Region Wells map
  Browse graphic file name: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Individual/20031117_176_pr_wells.gif
  Browse graphic file description: Powder River Coal Region Wells map
Abstract:
  FEATURE TYPE: Point
  SOURCE OF DATA: U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Helena, Mont. Data from WATSTORE (U.S. Geological Survey's Water Data Storage and Retrieval System) data base. Coverage generated from digital tabular data.
  DATA VINTAGE: Compiled from data through 1988.
  Point 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 WLS1999# 4 5 B -
  13 WLS1999-ID 4 5 B -
  17 LOCID 14 14 C - Township, range, and section
  31 USGSID 15 15 C - Site identifier from WATSTORE
  46 TYPE 1 1 C - Type of site: W, well; S, spring; X, test hole
  47 WATER-USE 1 1 C - Water use; WATER-USE.LUT; WATER
  48 AQUIFER 7 7 C - Aquifer; AQUIFER.LUT; AQUIF
  55 ELEV 2 6 B - Altitude of land surface (feet)
  57 DEPTH 2 5 B - Well depth (feet below land surface)
  59 H2OLEVEL 4 8 F 2 Water level (feet below land surface) - indicates above land surface
  63 WLDATE 8 10 D - Date of water-level measurement
  71 WL-METHOD 1 1 C - Method of water-level measurement; WL-METHOD.LUT; WL
  72 DISCHARGE 4 8 F 2 Well discharge (gallons per minute)
  76 DISCHARGE-METHOD 1 1 C - Method of discharge measurement; DISCH-METH.LUT; DISCH
  77 SOURCE 4 4 C - Agency that collected well data; (USGS=U.S. Geological Survey; MBMG= Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology)
  INFO look-up tables for layer WELLS
  FILENAME: WATER-USE.LUT
  $RECNO WATER-USE USE
  1 C Commercial
  2 H Domestic
  3 I Irrigation
  4 N Industrial
  5 P Public supply
  6 R Recreation
  7 S Stock
  8 U Unused
  9 Z Other
  FILENAME: AQUIFER.LUT
  $RECNO AQUIFER NAME
  1 110ALVM Quaternary alluvium
  2 110TRRC Quaternary terrace deposits
  3 111ALVM Holocene alluvium
  4 111SPBK Spoil banks
  5 111TRRC Holocene terrace deposits
  6 112ALVM Pleistocene alluvium
  7 112TRRC Pleistocene terrace deposits
  8 124WSTC Eocene Wasatch Formation
  9 125FRUN Paleocene Fort Union Formation
  10 125LEBO Paleocene Lebo Shale Member of Fort Union Formation
  11 125TGRV Paleocene Tongue River Member of Fort Union Formation
  12 125TLCK Paleocene Tullock Member of Fort Union Formation
  13 211FHHC Fox Hills-Hell Creek aquifer
  14 211HLCK Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation
  15 211FXHL Upper Cretaceous Fox Hills Sandstone
  FILENAME: WL-METHOD.LUT
  $RECNO WL-METHOD METH
  1 A Airline
  2 E Estimated
  3 G Pressure gage
  4 N Not measured
  5 R Reported
  6 S Steel tape
  7 T Electric tape
  8 Z Other
  9 U Unknown
  FILENAME: DISCH-METH.LUT
  $RECNO DISCHARGE-METHOD METH
  1 B Bailer
  2 C Current meter
  3 E Estimated
  4 N Not measured
  5 O Orifice
  6 R Reported
  7 U Unknown
  8 V Volumetric
  9 W Weir
  10 Z Other
Time period of content:
  Calendar date: 1988
  Currentness reference: Publication date
Status:
  Progress: Complete
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
  The Montana State Library 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
  P.O. Box 201800
  Helena, Montana 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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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
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Distribution liability:
  The Montana State Library 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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    Format name: ESRI Shapefile
    Online option:
    ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Shapefiles/PowderRiverCoal1990.zip

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 01/22/2014
Metadata review date: 04/17/2013
Metadata review date: 09/29/2004
Metadata review date: 1995
Metadata 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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