Abstract: Alberta Geological Survey partnered with Alberta Environment (AENV) Northern Region to compile and analyze groundwater data in the Cold Lake-Beaver River Drainage Basin. This compilation and analysis assisted AENV and its stakeholders to complete an update of the Beaver River-Cold Lake Water Management Plan. This digital file provides the contours of the hydraulic-head distributions for the Grand Centre, Sand River, Ethel Lake and the Muriel Lake formations, and the Empress Formation Units 1 and 3 based on reported static-water levels from water wells within the study area.
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Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
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Date stamp:
2016-03-29
Metadata standard name:
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata (NAP-Metadata)
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ISO 19115-1.1
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Geometric objects:
Geometric objects:
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Geometric object type code:
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Geometric object count:
408
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Reference system:
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Static-Water-Level Elevation Contours in the Grand Centre, Sand River, Ethel Lake and Muriel Lake
Formations, and Empress Formation Unit 1 and 3 in the Cold Lake-Beaver River Drainage Basin (GIS data,
line feature)
Date:
Date:
Date:
2010-02-26
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
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Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Role:
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originator
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Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Michael, K.
Role:
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originator
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Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Contact info:
Contact:
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Address:
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta, Canada
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Series:
Series:
Name:
Digital Data
Issue identification:
DIG 2010-0009
Abstract:
Alberta Geological Survey partnered with Alberta Environment (AENV) Northern Region to compile and analyze
groundwater data in the Cold Lake-Beaver River Drainage Basin. This compilation and analysis assisted AENV
and its stakeholders to complete an update of the Beaver River-Cold Lake Water Management Plan. This digital
file provides the contours of the hydraulic-head distributions for the Grand Centre, Sand River, Ethel Lake
and the Muriel Lake formations, and the Empress Formation Units 1 and 3 based on reported static-water
levels from water wells within the study area.
Purpose:
To show the hydraulic-head distribution for certain preglacial or glacial formations within the Cold
Lake-Beaver River Basin.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of service:
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Maintenance information:
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Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
geology
Keyword:
gis data
Keyword:
glacial
Keyword:
groundwater
Keyword:
hydraulic head
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preglacial
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none
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unknown
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Keywords:
Keyword:
73l
Keyword:
83i
Keyword:
alberta
Keyword:
beaver river
Keyword:
bonnyville
Keyword:
canada
Keyword:
cold lake
Keyword:
sand river
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place
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Title:
none
Date:
unknown
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Legal constraints:
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Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
Access Constraints: Public Use Constraints: Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta
Geological Survey as the originator/source of this information is required as described in the Open
Government License - Alberta. Distribution Liability: The Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological
Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. Any references
to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our
releases, do not constitute endorsement by the AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
Regional Groundwater Resource Appraisal, Cold Lake-Beaver River Drainage Basin, Alberta
Date:
Date:
Date:
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Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
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Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Role:
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Organisation name:
Parks, K.
Role:
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originator
Cited responsible party:
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Organisation name:
Andriashek, L.D.
Role:
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Cited responsible party:
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Organisation name:
Michael, K.
Role:
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Cited responsible party:
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Organisation name:
Lemay, T.G.
Role:
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Organisation name:
Stewart, S.A.
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Jean, G.M.
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Kempin, E.
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Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
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Edmonton
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Alberta, Canada
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http://ags.aer.ca/
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Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
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Citation:
Title:
Preglacial and Glacial Formation Extents in the Cold Lake-Beaver River Drainage Basin (GIS data,
polygon features)
Date:
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Date:
2010-02-26
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Energy Resources Conservation Board
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Andriashek, L.D.
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Edmonton
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Alberta, Canada
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http://ags.aer.ca/
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-109.976421
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53.956794
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Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time instant:
Description:
ground condition
Time position:
2010-01-01
Supplemental Information:
Language: In English;
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Feature catalogue description:
Included with dataset:
false
Feature catalogue citation:
Citation:
Title:
Entity and Attribute Information
Date:
Other citation details:
Detailed Entity and Attribute information is provided with the dataset, formatted as Federal Geographic
Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
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Distribution:
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of service:
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Digital transfer options:
Online:
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Linkage:
URL:
https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/DIG/DIG_2010_0009.zip
Name:
SHP
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Report:
Absolute external positional accuracy:
Name of measure:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Measure description:
Evaluation method description:
Because of the uncertainty of well locations on the landscape, contours were derived from data points that
are accurate to +/- 400 m of true position.
Result:
Quantitative result:
Value unit:
Base unit:
Identifier:
Units system: xlink: http://www.bipm.org/en/si/
Value:
Report:
Absolute external positional accuracy:
Name of measure:
Vertical Positional Accuracy
Measure description:
Evaluation method description:
Due to uncertainty of well elevations, contour values are accurate to within +/- 10 m.
Result:
Quantitative result:
Value unit:
Base unit:
Identifier:
Units system: xlink: http://www.bipm.org/en/si/
Value:
Report:
Completeness commission:
Result:
unknown
Report:
Completeness omission:
Evaluation method description:
Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) first identified all water wells within the study area. It then examined
the completion details of the water wells. Alberta Geological Survey only used wells where: 1. the
casing material was listed as being plastic, wood or cribbing; 2. screen or perforated material was
plastic or stainless steel; 3. seal material was defined, but where the seal was described as sand pack,
gravel pack, sand, gravel, unknown or other the well was culled from the final dataset; 4. the seal
bottom interval was within 6.1 m (20 feet) of the top of the screened or perforated interval; and 5. a
static-water level was recorded for the well. Alberta Geological Survey assigned the completion interval
of the well to formations by comparing the top and bottom interval of the screened or perforated
interval to the top and bottom of the formations defined at that well location. If the screened or
perforated interval of the well straddled a formation top or bottom, AGS staff examined the well
completion details and the lithology recorded during drilling of the well to determine the appropriate
formation assignment for that well. If AGS staff could not determine an appropriate assignment, the well
was omitted from the final dataset used to determine the static-water level. Visual inspection confirms
all line work matched up correctly when overlain with the appended original shapefiles. There are no
missing or incorrect line attributes.
Result:
unknown
Report:
Conceptual consistency:
Measure description:
Contour lines from different formations cross each other without intersections. Contour lines are only
present where their respective lithological units exist. Because the lithological units are
discontinuous, the contours appear segmented over the study area.
Result:
unknown
Report:
Non quantitative attribute accuracy:
Measure description:
Contours are accurate to within +/- 400 m in horizontal position and +/- 10 m in the vertical extent.
Result:
inapplicable
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) first identified all water wells within the study area. It then examined
the completion details of the water wells.
Alberta Geological Survey only used wells where:
1. the casing material was listed as being plastic, wood or cribbing;
2. screen or perforated material was plastic or stainless steel;
3. seal material was defined, but where the seal was described as sand pack, gravel pack, sand, gravel,
unknown or other the well was culled from the final dataset;
4. the seal bottom interval was within 6.1 m (20 feet) of the top of the screened or perforated interval;
and
5. a static-water level was recorded for the well.
Alberta Geological Survey assigned the completion interval of the well to formations by comparing the top
and bottom interval of the screened or perforated interval to the top and bottom of the formations
defined at that well location. If the screened or perforated interval of the well straddled a formation
top or bottom, AGS staff examined the well completion details and the lithology recorded during drilling
of the well to determine the appropriate formation assignment for that well. If AGS staff could not
determine an appropriate assignment, the well was omitted from the final dataset used to determine the
static-water level.
Visual inspection confirms all line work matched up correctly when overlain with the appended original
shapefiles. There are no missing or incorrect line attributes.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Alberta Geological Survey compiled all water wells within the study area from Alberta Environment’s
water-well database into an MS Access database. Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) staff used various
culling criteria with MS Access to select a subset of water wells to use in the gridding and
contouring of static water levels. Once the subset was selected, AGS staff used Viewlog software to
assign the wells to the formations the screened or perforated interval fell within. Staff then
gridded and contoured the static water level data for each formation using Spatial Analyst in ArcGIS
3.
The shapefile was created by combining six individual line shapefiles. For each original shapefile,
1. all columns from the original shapefile were deleted except for ELEVATION in the attribute table;
2. a new column called UNIT was added to store the formation name; and
3. the column heading ELEVATION in the original shapefile was renamed to ELEV_MASL in Excel.
We used the Append tool to append all shapefiles into one.
Date and time:
2010-01-01T00:00:00
Source:
Source:
Description:
Source Contribution: static water levelsCD-ROM
Scale:
Representative fraction:
Denominator:
0
Source citation:
Citation:
Title:
Regional Groundwater Resource Appraisal, Cold Lake-Beaver River Drainage Basin, Alberta
Alternate title:
AGS Special Report 074
Date:
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Date:
2005-01-01
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Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Parks, K.
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Andriashek, L.D.
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Michael, K.
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Lemay, T.G.
Role:
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Stewart, S.A.
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Kempin, E.
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publication date
Time position:
2005-01-01
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Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
Metadata Access Constraints: none Metadata Use Constraints: none
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
unknown
Maintenance note:
This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
Metadatastandard version FGDC-STD-001-1998 using the January 2013 version of the FGDC CSDGM to ISO 19115-2
transform.
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of service:
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Role:
Role code:
custodian
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