Publication information _______________________ Geological Survey of Canada Open File 5893 Title: Hydrogeological Regions of Canada: Data Release Authors: Sharpe, D.R., Russell, H.A.J., Grasby, S.E., Wozniak, P.R.J © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2008 Open files are products that have not gone through the GSC formal publication process. Recommended citation ____________________ Sharpe, D.R., Russell, H.A.J., Grasby, S.E., Wozniak, P.R.J 2008. Hydrogeological Regions of Canada: Data Release; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5893, 1 CD-ROM. Contribution to the Groundwater Mapping Program (2006-2009) Contents ________ At the root directory are the following folders and files: Data \ Doc \ HGRegions_OF_5893.PDF licence.txt readme.txt System requirements ___________________ PC able to run Microsoft Access. The database has been tested on MSAccess 2000 and 2004. The associated Open File document requires Adobe® Reader® v. 6.0 or later; video resolution of 1280 x 1024. You can download the Reader for here http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Adobe, Acrobat, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Metadata Agency: Geological Survey of Canada Metadata Title: Hydrogeological Regions of Canada: Data Release Open File No. 5893 Theme: hydrogeology Project: GSC project number: GW4600-01 Digital title: Hydrogeological Regions of Canada: Data Release Release date: 1 November 2008 Data Derived from: Polygon aggregation of various GIS coverages for geology, permafrost, physiography Lineage: Geographic area: Canada Abstract: The Hydrogeological Regions Map depicts first order regions of Canada that have distinct groundwater systems. The country is assigned to nine regions as determined by frozen ground, geology, and physiography. Frozen ground has a dominant affect in the continuous permafrost region and the southern limit of this region cuts across both physiographic and geological features. Geology controls surface expression of the landscape and subsurface water-bearing characteristics, and the bedrock contacts that delineate geological terrains and basins represent the major region boundaries. Physiographic features are influenced by geology and coincide closely with geological boundaries but also divide geological units where elevation dominates, primarily along the eastern limit of the Cordillera. Physiographic features provide hydraulic gradients for regional and local flow and combine with climatic and run-off characteristics to dictate the regional moisture surplus or deficit that affects recharge to and discharge from groundwater systems. Moisture index isolines based on the Thornthwaite classification overlay the regions to provide a sense of moisture deficiency or surplus. Purpose: national scale synthesis of hydrogeological regions Keywords: Hydrogeology, Ground Water, Groundwater Geology, File formats: .pdf, .txt, .mdb, .shp Location on CD: Data is in the directory data Location NTS sheet: Canada Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -173.533846 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -11.963264 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 83.800955 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.877513 Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 49.000000 Standard_Parallel: 77.000000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -95.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 49.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Data type: GIS files Directory name(s): data\ Data type: MSAccess database file File name(s): HGRCanada_OF5893.mdb File types: .mdb Data type: GIS files in ArcInfo Shape format Directory name(s): data \ HGRegionShapeFiles File name(s): HGRegion_polygons.shp File name(s): HGRegion_lines.shp File name(s): HGRegion_labels.shp File type(s): .shp Directory name(s): Doc\HGRegionAttributes Data type: GIS Map Attributes File name(s): HGRegion_OF5893.mdb File types: . xls, .csv, .mdb File name(s): HGAttributes.csv File name(s): HGAttributes.xls File name(s): HGPolygonLableFieldDescriptions.csv File name(s): HGPolygonLableFieldDescriptions.xls File name(s): HGLines.csv File name(s): HGLines.xls File name(s): HGRegions.csv File name(s): HGRegions.xls File name(s): HGSources.csv File name(s): HGSources.xls File name(s): HydrogeologicaRegions_attributes.mdb Directory name(s): Doc\HGRegionMetaData Data type: Metadata for GIS source data and Hydroregions Map File types: .txt File name(s): metadata_atlasofcanada_thornthwaite_moisture_MCR_4096.txt File name(s): metadata_gscopenfile5893_hgregions.txt Data type: GIS files in ArcInfo Shape format Directory name(s): data \ HGRegionShapeFiles Base data included: Disk Access: Read, copy Currentness Reference 1 Nov 2008 Metadata Contact: Wozniak, P Geospatial Data Specialist Geological Survey of Canada 3303-33 Street North West Calgary, AB T2L 2A7 Canada phone: (403) 292-8801 PWozniak@nrcan.gc.ca Metadata Date: 1 Nov 2008 Distribution Liability: These data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. 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