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        <origin>Sporleder, Bradley A.</origin>
        <origin>DeMott, Laura M.</origin>
        <origin>Fisher, Benjamin N.</origin>
        <origin>Keto, Douglas S.</origin>
        <origin>Fisher, Shannon</origin>
        <pubdate>20211014</pubdate>
        <title>Geospatial data to assess karst aquifer systems between Albany and Buffalo, New York (ver. 4.0, January 2024)</title>
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          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
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        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AYMP94</onlink>
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            <origin>Sporleder, Brad A.</origin>
            <origin>Fisher, Benjamin N.</origin>
            <origin>Keto, Douglas S.</origin>
            <origin>Kappel, William M.</origin>
            <origin>Reddy, James E.</origin>
            <origin>DeMott, Laura M.</origin>
            <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
            <title>Methods of Data Collection and Analysis for an Assessment of Karst Aquifer Systems Between Albany and Buffalo, New York (ver. 2.0, July 2022)</title>
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              <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
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            <onlink>https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20215094</onlink>
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      <abstract>Publicly available geospatial data were identified, collated, and analyzed for a region of karst terrain extending from Albany to Buffalo, New York. A series of geospatial datasets were assembled to determine the location and extent of karstic rock; bedrock geology and depth to bedrock; average water-table configuration; surficial geology; soil type, thickness, and hydraulic conductivity; land cover; and closed depressions in the land surface.</abstract>
      <purpose>To provide resource managers data to more efficiently manage and protect groundwater resources in karst prone areas of New York.</purpose>
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        <placekey>Buffalo</placekey>
        <placekey>Albany County</placekey>
        <placekey>Schenectady County</placekey>
        <placekey>Monroe County</placekey>
        <placekey>Livingston County</placekey>
        <placekey>Schoharie County</placekey>
        <placekey>Montgomery County</placekey>
        <placekey>Herkimer County</placekey>
        <placekey>Otsego County</placekey>
        <placekey>Madison County</placekey>
        <placekey>Oneida County</placekey>
        <placekey>Seneca County</placekey>
        <placekey>Wayne County</placekey>
        <placekey>Ontario County</placekey>
        <placekey>Onondaga County</placekey>
        <placekey>Cayuga County</placekey>
        <placekey>Genesee County</placekey>
        <placekey>Orleans County</placekey>
        <placekey>Niagara County</placekey>
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          <cntper>Laura M DeMott</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center</cntorg>
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        <cntpos>Geologist</cntpos>
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    <complete>Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the metadata record carefully for additional details.</complete>
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    <distliab>Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.</distliab>
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          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center</cntorg>
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