This data set was created as part of the Black Hills Hydrology Study (BHHS). The BHHS is a long-term investigation that was
initiated in 1990 as a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the South Dakota Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR), and the West Dakota Water Development District. West Dakota represents various local and county
cooperators. The purpose of the study is to assess the quantity, quality, and distribution of surface and ground water in
the Black Hills area of western South Dakota (Driscoll, 1992). The study area includes parts of Butte, Custer, Fall River,
Lawrence, Meade, and Pennington counties in South Dakota.
Resource language:
eng; USA
Resource progress code:
completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:
notPlanned
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed
or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution
shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this
data, software, or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not
imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Use Constraints: These data should not be used at scales larger than 1:100,000 scale.
Reviews_Applied_to_Data: This electronic report was subjected to the same review standard that applies to all U.S. Geological
Survey reports. Reviewers were asked to check the topological consistency, tolerances, attribute frequencies and statistics,
projection, and geographic extent. The reviewers checked the metadata and a_readme.1st files for completeness and accuracy.
Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets: Potentiometric contours for the Deadwood, Madison, Minnelusa, and Inyan Kara aquifers
(ddwdpcon, mdsnpcon, mnlspcon, inkrpcon) and data set of wells with water-level information (mnktpwpt) for the Minnekahta
aquifer. Digital data set of spring locations in the Black Hills area (spngppt). Also, surficial hydrogeology in the Black
Hills study area (hydrogeo). Other_References_Cited: >Driscoll, D.G., 1992, Plan of study for the Black Hills Hydrology >
Study, South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-84, > 10 p. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant
metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in ARC/INFO format, this metadata file
may include some ARC/INFO-specific terminology.
Credits:
Compilation of this data set and the associated metadata was funded in cooperation with the South Dakota Department of Environment
and Natural Resources and the West Dakota Water Development District.
point of contact
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pointOfContact
individual Name Joel Galloway
organisation Name
U.S. Geological Survey
position Name Hydrologist
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-888-275-8747
Fax (605) 355-4523
Address
1608 Mt. View Rd., Rapid City, South Dakota, 57702
Country USA
source description
Source Contribution: The potentiometric contours were digitized from the hand-drawn contours on this mylar base map. Source
Type mylar map
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 100000
source citation
Title Potentiometric surface contours for the Minnelusa aquifer, Black Hills, South Dakota
publication Date
presentationForm
mapDigital
Series
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Issue none
cited responsible party
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publisher
organisation Name
U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Address
, Rapid City, South Dakota
cited responsible party
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originator
organisation Name
Joel Galloway, U.S. Geological Survey
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
1998-01-01
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description
Paper plots at 1:100,000 scale were overlaid on the original mylar sheet and contour lines were compared.
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description
This data set consists of potentiometric surface contours for the Minnekahta aquifer in the vicinity of the Black Hills, South
Dakota.
Completeness Omission
evaluation Method Description
This data set consists of potentiometric surface contours for the Minnekahta aquifer in the vicinity of the Black Hills, South
Dakota.
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version
FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.