Digital Dataset for the Geomorphology of the Lower Mississippi River Valley in Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi

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Resource Abstract:
A digital dataset of the geomorphology of the Lower Mississippi River Valley in Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi was developed from Roger T. Saucier s Geomorphology and Quaternary Geologic History of the Lower Mississippi Valley, Volumes I and II (1994) as part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) Regional Water Availability Study. The maps included in the 1994 reports provide a comprehensive overview of the previously misunderstood alluvial valley geology and characterize twenty-nine Pleistocene and Holocene alluvial deposits, such as point bars, abandoned channels, backswamps, and natural levees. Each map was georeferenced to North American Datum 1983 and projected to USA Contiguous Albers Equal Conic (U.S. Geological Survey version) projection (standard parallels 29.5 and 45.5 degrees, central meridian -96 degrees, and latitude of origin 23 degrees). Once georeferenced (using ArcMap v 10.4.1), individual geomorphological features were digitized manually. Each polygon was validated using a geodatabase topology and the Topology Editor tools in ArcMap; this step was completed to create individual polygons without gaps or overlap. Efforts were made to match colors in the original map legend to the digital product, with the exception of a few features listed in the original key (for example, feature Pve does not match the exact color in the plates). Updated colors were selected to ease the distinction between similarly colored features. Saucier envisioned his work to be utilized by engineering geologists conducting studies that were focused at both the local and regional scale in the Lower Mississippi River Valley (Saucier, 1994). Creating a digital dataset of Saucier s seminal geomorphological work increases the usability of the map layers for current and future scientific investigations focused on regional groundwater availability in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.<br> References<br> Saucier, R.T., 1994, Geomorphology and Quaternary Geologic History of the Lower Mississippi Valley: U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Vols. I and II, 398 p. and 28 plates
Citation
Title Digital Dataset for the Geomorphology of the Lower Mississippi River Valley in Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Publication Date  Date   2018-03-27
Time Period  Date   2017-09-22
Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation
Keywords:
Theme Keywords
geomorphology
Quaternary
geologic history
Holocene
Pleistocene
thesaurus name >
Title USGS Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-11-29
Theme Keywords
undifferentiated alluvium
point bar
meander scroll
abandoned channel
abandoned courses
backswamp deposit
floodbasin deposit
natural levee
abandoned deltaic distributaries
interdistributary deposits
inland swamp deposit
lacustrine deltaic deposit
chenier
relict beach ridges
undifferentiated paludal deposit
valley train
Late Wisconsin Stage
Early Wisconsin Stage
relict channel
delineation
sand dune field
Deweyville Complex
undifferentiated fluvial deposit
Prairie Complex
Intermediate Complex
alluvial system
thesaurus name >
Title None
revision  Date   2018-11-29
Theme Keywords
Alluvial Fan
Apron
Lacustrine
thesaurus name >
Title Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard
revision  Date   2018-11-29
Place Keywords
Mississippi
Mississippi River Delta
Arkansas
Illinois
Missouri
Tennessee
Louisiana
Kentucky
thesaurus name >
Title Common geographic areas
revision  Date   2018-11-29
Place Keywords
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Arkansas River
thesaurus name >
Title None
revision  Date   2018-11-29
Keywords
Saucier
geomorphology
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Illinois
Harvest Set Keywords
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC)
Theme keywords (theme):
Geomorphology
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Earth Science
publication  Date   2018-12-05
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Theme keywords (theme):
USGS
thesaurus name >
Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Plate
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Geologic Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-05
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Theme keywords (theme):
Water
Groundwater
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Environmental Material
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
River Valley
Valley
Plain
Deposit
Alluvial Plain
Beach Ridge
Alluvial Fan
Dune
Apron
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-05
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Theme keywords (theme):
Dataset
thesaurus name >
Title Resource Type > Dataset
publication  Date   2018-12-05
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Theme keywords (theme):
Survey
thesaurus name >
Title Activity > Observation
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
River
Channel
Levee
Distributary
Alluvial Fan
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Hydrologic Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Experiment
thesaurus name >
Title Activity > experimental process
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Quaternary
Holocene
Pleistocene
thesaurus name >
Title Geologic Time > Phanerozoic Eon
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Availability
Overview
Current
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Sand
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Rock Material
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Catalog
thesaurus name >
Title Resource Type > Repository
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Volume
North
Parallel To
Scale
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Marsh
Meander
Swamp
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Environmental Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-05
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Dec 05 04:15:41 UTC 2018
purpose:
These data were digitized as part of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mississippi Alluvial Plain Regional Water Availability Study.
Resource language:  eng
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -93.036207408
eastBoundLongitude  -88.108030243
northBoundLatitude  37.404432918
southBoundLatitude  28.932095937
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Metadata data stamp:  2018-07-19T21:45:10Z
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Metadata contact - originator
organisation Name  Wacaster, S.R.
Contact information
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Metadata contact - originator
organisation Name  Clark, J.M.
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Metadata contact - originator
organisation Name  Westerman, D.A.
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Metadata contact - originator
organisation Name  Kress, W.H.
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Metadata contact - metadataContact
individual Name Samantha R Wacaster
position Name Student Trainee (Hyd)
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Fax 5012283601
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401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR, 72211 Country US
electronic Mail Address srwacaster@usgs.gov
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Metadata contact - metadataContact
organisation Name  United States Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
position Name Student Trainee (Hydrology)
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electronic Mail Address srwacaster@usgs.gov
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organisation Name  Water Resources
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organisation Name  Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
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