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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Rheannon M. Hart</origin>
        <origin>Brian R. Clark</origin>
        <origin>Susan E. Bolyard</origin>
        <pubdate>2008</pubdate>
        <title>Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee; 2006-2008</title>
        <geoform>Vector Digital Data Set (Polygon)</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir2008-5098_ALVM_extent</onlink>
        <lworkcit>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2008</pubdate>
            <title>Digital Surfaces and Thicknesses of Selected Hydrogeologic Units within the Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study (MERAS)</title>
            <serinfo>
              <sername>Scientific Investigation Report</sername>
              <issue>2008-5098</issue>
            </serinfo>
       <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, Virginia</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
            <onlink>https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5098/</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </lworkcit>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>Outcrop and subcrop extent of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer  in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, 
Kentucky,  Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.</abstract>
      <purpose>The purpose of these data is to provide a digital map of the surface of select hydrogeologic units within the 
Mississippi Embayment aquifer system.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
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          <begdate>2006</begdate>
          <enddate>2008</enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None planned</update>
    </status>
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    <keywords>
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        <themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study</themekey>
        <themekey>MERAS</themekey>
        <themekey>groundwater</themekey>
        <themekey>water use</themekey>
        <themekey>water availability</themekey>
        <themekey>GIS</themekey>
        <themekey>inlandWaters</themekey>
      </theme>
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        <themekt>USGS Metadata Identifier</themekt>
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       <place>
        <placekt>Geographic Names Information System</placekt>
        <placekey>Mississippi embayment</placekey>
        <placekey>West Gulf Coastal Plain</placekey>
        <placekey>East Gulf Coastal Plain</placekey>
        <placekey>Mississippi Alluvial Plain</placekey>
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    <accconst>None. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details.</accconst>
    <useconst>None. Users are advised to read the data set's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Southeast Area</cntorg>
          <cntper>Rheannon M Hart</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>Hydrologist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>401 HARDIN RD</address>
          <city>Little Rock</city>
          <state>AR</state>
          <postal>72211</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>501-228-3664</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>501-228-3601</cntfax>
        <cntemail>rmhart@usgs.gov</cntemail>
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      <browsed>Illustration of the dataset.</browsed>
      <browset>GIF</browset>
    </browse>
    <datacred>Jeff Brantly and Ron Seanor, USGS Louisiana Water Science Center, Mike Bradley and Jack Carmichael, USGS Tennessee Water Science Center, Heather Welch, Jeannie Barlow, and Claire Rose, USGS Mississippi Water Science Center, Lafayette and Rolla Publishing Service Centers</datacred>
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    <logic>No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.</logic>
    <complete>The interpolated digital hydrogeologic surface covers the extent to which the presumed extent of the hydrogeologic unit in subcrop exists, and therefore, covers the extent at which the geophysical log control points exist. Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.</complete>
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      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the data set has either not been conducted, or is not applicable.</vertaccr>
      </vertacc>
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        <procdesc>Please contact Originators for processes.</procdesc>
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        <enttypd>Table containing attribute information associated with the data set.</enttypd>
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      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
          <cntper>Michael Ierardi</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>IT Specialist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>445 National Center</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>Virginia</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747 (1-888-ASK-USGS)</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>mierardi@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>Although these data have 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.  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 these data, software, or related materials.
		
The use of firm, trade, or brand names in this report is for identification purposes only and does not constitute 
endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey.  The names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or 
registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.</distliab>
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      <fees>None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the data set.</fees>
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		<cntpos>IT Specialist</cntpos>
		<cntaddr>
		<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>445 National Center</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>VA</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747 (1-888-ASK-USGS)</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>mierardi@usgs.gov</cntemail>
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    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
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