FLORIDA SPRINGS LOCATIONS 2009

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Ground Water Protection Section

Publication_Date: 20090831

Title: FLORIDA SPRINGS LOCATIONS 2009

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida

Online_Linkage: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm>

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains the best available locations of springs that have had some data collection activities by various government entities in the State of Florida. Currently, 756 unique spring vents recognized in Florida are represented in this dataset.

Purpose:

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) SPRING MAGNITUDE CATEGORIES for this report (see Entity Attributes) was developed to differentiate between those springs that may flow once again in the future, depending on aquifer levels and recharge (Magnitude = 0), and those springs that have ceased flowing entirely and are not expected to recover regardless of changes in hydrogeologic and climatic conditions (Magnitude = None). This layer is intended to be used for mapping purposes, and as a reference to the locations of sites where data collection has taken place in spring vents. Users of this information are encouraged to provide comments and recommendations for updates.

Supplemental_Information:

The primary sources for this dataset were Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Springs database, online springs station inventories maintained by the State of Florida's Water Management Districts, data downloads from GWIS, STORET, USGS, and the Florida Geological Survey's Bulletin 31 and 66 Springs of Florida Encyclopedia. The FDEP has revised the classification system for magnitude to add clarity for those springs that may stop flowing on an intermittent or permanent basis.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20090831

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: Springs

Theme_Keyword: Spring vents

Theme_Keyword: Water Resources (Inland)

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Monitoring/Modeling

Theme_Keyword: Florida

Theme_Keyword: Ground Water Protection

Theme_Keyword: Water

Theme_Keyword: WRM

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. These data are based on interpretation of available information and should not be construed as legally binding. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Ground Water Protection Section

Contact_Person: Debra Harrington

Contact_Position: Environmental Consultant

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3575

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32399

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (850)245-8232

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (850)245-8236

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Debra.Harrington@dep.state.fl.us

Data_Set_Credit:

Appreciation goes to Debra Harrington, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for compiling this dataset in 2009, and also to the Florida Water Management Districts. There were occasions where the Water Management District locations were chosen as the best available location, especially for the Silver Springs Group. .

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The integrity of the data is as supplied by multiple data providers. An official FDEP spring name was assigned to assist in providing a generic naming convention to all Florida springs. Where there was more than one spring in the state with a similar name the county was also included in the spring name. There may be times where the station name is inaccurate or does not adhere to the official FDEP naming convention.

Completeness_Report:

This dataset contains the best available location for springs that have had some data collection activities in the State of Florida. Currently, 756 unique spring vents are represented in this dataset.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The best available location for each spring was selected based on the following general hierarchy - FGS Bulletin 66, WMDs, USGS and then STORET. All of the springs were projected to the Florida Albers coordinate system from the "native" latitude/longitude.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FDEP

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Geometry and attribute data were compiled into shapefile format and submitted for insertion into the FDEP SDE Library.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: FDEP

Process_Date: 20090831

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Ground Water Protection Section

Contact_Person: Debra Harrington

Contact_Position: Environmental Consultant

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3575

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32399

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-245-8232

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Debra.Harrington@dep.state.fl.us

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

GeoPlan Downloaded the dataset from the FDEP's GeoData Directory Website at <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm>. When received the data was in shapefile format and was in the following projection: North American Datum of 1983 HARN. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC Process included the following aspects:
- Renamed the dataset from SPRING_FLORIDA to springs_fdep_2009 - Upcased all fields - Added a DESCRIPT field based on SPRING_NAME - Added a FGDLAQDATE based on the date FGDL acquired the data

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20100126

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 756

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24.000000

Standard_Parallel: 31.500000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000

False_Easting: 400000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: SPRINGS_FDEP_2009

Entity_Type_Definition: SPRINGS_FDEP_2009.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPRING_KEY

Attribute_Definition:

DEP generated primary key computer generated consecutive numbers from spring masterlist.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Computer Generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATA_SOURC

Attribute_Definition: Originator of basic record information used for this dataset.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPRING_NAM

Attribute_Definition: Name given by source information.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATION_NA

Attribute_Definition: Name of station.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATION_ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique code to identify station.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by data providers

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition:

The county assigned to the station. This may not agree with GIS attribution when a water feature is associated with more than one county. The assigned county for springs is based on bulletin 66.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPRING_TYP

Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAGNITUDE

Attribute_Definition:

FDEP magnitude classification based on discharge for individual spring vents.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 1st Magnitude - > 100 cubic feet per second (cfs)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 2nd Magnitude - >10 - 100 cfs

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 3rd Magnitude - >1 - 10 cfs

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

4th Magnitude - >100 gal/min (gallons per minute) - 448 gal/min (1 cfs

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 5th Magnitude - >10 to 100 gal/min

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 6th Magnitude - >1 to 10 gal/min

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 7th Magnitude - >1 pint to 1 gal/min

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 8th Magnitude - Equal to or less than 1 pint/min

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 0 Magnitude - No longer flowing but may recover

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: None

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: None - No longer flowing at any time

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown - No record of spring discharge available

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

(FDEP 2009 Magnitude Categories based on FGS Springs of Florida - Bulletin 66 (2004); and Rosenau et al. (1977), p. 4, as adapted from Meinzer (1927), p. 3)

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

This attribute reflects a more recent determination than the historic (previously recognized) values in the attribute HIST_MAG.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HISTORIC_M

Attribute_Definition: Assigned historic magnitudes for a spring or group of springs.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDEP

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

NUMBER MAY REPRESENT THE ARBITRARY HISTORIC MAGNITUDE (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ETC.) FOR THAT GROUP AND NOT INDIVIDUAL SPRING.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATION_AL

Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPRING_CLU

Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BASIN_GROU

Attribute_Definition: TMDL rotating basin number.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IWR_CLASSI

Attribute_Definition: Water classification value.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WBID

Attribute_Definition:

FDEP water body (ID) code, used for assessing water quality in the impaired waters rule (IWR).

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDEP, Bureau of Watershed Restoration

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IWR_WBID_C

Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IWR_BASIN_

Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TMDL_BASIN

Attribute_Definition:

FDEP TMDL basin consisting of one or more major river basins, I.E., one or more hydrologic unit codes.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WATER_MGMT

Attribute_Definition: The water management district the spring is located.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TMDL_PLANN

Attribute_Definition: The TDML planning unit the spring is located in.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEP_DISTRI

Attribute_Definition: The FDEP district the spring is located in.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: QA_COMMENT

Attribute_Definition: Notes from staff during the locational GA process.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: Based on SPRING_NAM.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition: The date FGDL aquired the data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: United States

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailing list for FGDL: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

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Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.026

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100302

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) OTIS/GIS Section

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2600 Blair Stone Rd, MS 6520

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32399-2400

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GIS.Librarian@dep.state.fl.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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