Cape May Study Area - water-level map (wri014246wlmap)

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Title: Cape May Study Area - water-level map (wri014246wlmap)
Abstract:
The four geographic data layers cited here are from the original digital project files of the published hard copy reports (Spitz, 1998, Lacombe and Carleton, 2002) and contain the measured and interpreted water-level data for the unconfined-aquifer system of the Cape May study area. The geographic data layers were developed at a scale of 1:24,000, and consist of; (1) the study area boundary (wri014246wlmap_bndry, polygon), (2) water-levels from wells (wri014246wlmap_gwpts, points), (3) water-levels from streams (wri014246wlmap_stmpts, points), and (4) an interpretive water-table contour map (wri014246wlmap_wlcont, lines). The study area encompasses all of Cape May County, New Jersey and small parts of Atlantic and Cumberland Counties. It also includes part of the Tuckahoe River Basin, and includes but is not limited to the entire basins of Tarkiln Brook, Mill Creek, Fishing Creek, Dias Creek, Bidwell Creek, Goshen Creek, Dennis Creek, Sluice Creek, East Creek, and West Creek. The vertical datum of the geographic data layers is NGVD 29, and the horizontal datum is NAD 83. The water-level information for the unconfined aquifer system in the Cape May study area presented here is drawn from two reports (Spitz, 1998, Lacombe and Carleton, 2002) of a much larger scope, that includes an assessment of the hydrogeologic framework, groundwater flow, availability of water supplies and saltwater intrusion. The information from the rest of these original reports are not available in geographic data layer form, but can be downloaded as PDF's of the complete original reports cited herein. The digital data sets that support unconfined-aquifer water-levels and interpretations for the Cape May study area are derived from one of nine hard copy published reports which contain similar data and information across other areas of southern New Jersey. Digital data sets for the unconfined-aquifer water-level and interpretive portions from all nine reports are being simultaneously released, motivated by development of an interactive web-viewer tool that enables convenient online viewing of the information (http://nj.usgs.gov/special/web_mapper/). Eight of the nine published reports are from a comprehensive unconfined-aquifer study series; Great Egg Harbor River (Watt and Johnson,1992), Toms River (Watt and others, 1994), Upper Maurice River (Lacombe and Rosman, 1995), Mullica River (Johnson and Watt, 1996), Salem River (Johnson and Charles, 1997), Maurice River (Charles and others, 2001), Rancocas Creek (Watt and others, 2002), and Atlantic Coastal (Gordon, 2004). The ninth is this report which contains unconfined-aquifer water-level data and an interpretation from a comprehensive water-resource study in Cape May County (Spitz, 1998, Lacombe and Carleton, 2002).
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Spitz, F.J., Lacombe, P.J., and Carleton, G.B., Authors, 20021231, Cape May Study Area - water-level map (wri014246wlmap).

    Other_Citation_Details:
    PROJECTED COORDINATE SYSTEM UTM NAD 83; original projection was UTM NAD 27.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.972124
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.539221
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.324472
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.928239

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 08-Apr-1991
    Ending_Date: 22-May-1991
    Currentness_Reference:
    Areal span and time span represented by the measured water levels.

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set.

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  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    Spitz, F.J., 1998, Analysis of groundwater flow and saltwater encroachment in the shallow aquifer system of Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2490, 51 p. (page 11, figure 11a) http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wsp2490 Lacombe, P.J., and Carleton, G.B., 2002, Hydrogeologic framework, availability of water supplies, and saltwater intrusion, Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4246, 152 p. (page 10 figure 5, page 63 figure 35, page 141 Appendix 1) http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/wri014246

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
    3450 Princeton Pike
    Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
    US

    (609) 771-3900 (voice)
    (609) 771-3915 (FAX)
    dc_nj@usgs.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM-4:30PM, Monday-Friday
    Contact_Instructions:
    Go to the website: http://nj.usgs.gov/ Or email: dc_nj@usgs.gov Or phone: (609) 771-3900

Why was the data set created?

The water level information and interpretation presented here provides insight into the depth to water, altitude of the water table, gradient, and direction of groundwater flow within the unconfined aquifer system in the Cape May study area. This study was done in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for their purpose of developing information to serve as part of a scientific basis to address environmental, water-resource management and planning, water availability, water use, and water quality questions.

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Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions or intended use. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

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Dates:
Last modified: 11-Dec-2013
Metadata author:
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Attn: Emmanuel Charles, Jessica Centinaro, Leila Johnson
3450 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
US

(609) 771-3900 (voice)
(609) 771-3915 (FAX)
dc_nj@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM-4:30PM, Monday-Friday
Contact_Instructions:
Go to the website: http://nj.usgs.gov/ Or email: dc_nj@usgs.gov Or phone: (609) 771-3900
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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