Metadata for Streamside Tailings, Clark Fork River, 1987 Metadata for Streamside Tailings, Clark Fork River, 1987
Identification Information:
Citation:
Originator: Montana State Library
Publication date: 01/27/1989
Title: Streamside Tailings, Clark Fork River, 1987
Publication place: Helena, Montana
Publisher: Montana State Library
Other citation details:
The former name of this data set on the NRIS web site was "ds1"
Online linkage: https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Collections/Clark_Fork_Superfund/ClarkForkTailings1987.zip
Larger Work Citation:
Title:
GIS Layers for Clark Fork Superfund Sites, Montana, 1988-2000
Online linkage: http://mslapps.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={33b14155-3366-42a0-b50c-1e21d5224fe0}

Abstract:
Digitized by EMSL from "Clark Fork River Site Assessment Tailings and Wells", by CH2M Hill, 1987 (10 sheets)

These data were formerly available from the Montana State Library web site but were removed because they are potentially out of date. Please contact the Federal Superfund Bureau of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality if you want these data so they may tell you if newer or better data are available. If the data are not available from the Department of Environmental Quality, you may request a copy from the Montana State Library data archive.

Time period of content:
Calendar date: 05/17/1987
Currentness reference: Publication Date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Point of contact:
Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


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Data Quality Information:
Lineage:
Source information:
Originator: CH2M Hill
Publication date: 05/17/1987
Title: Clark Fork River Site Assessment Tailings and Wells
Publication place: Helena, MT
Calendar date: 05/17/1987

Process step: Digitize tailings from the source document.
Process contact:
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory
Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Company
1050 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV


Telephone: 702-798-3154


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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
SPCS zone identifier: 2500
Lambert conformal conic:
Standard parallel: 45
Standard parallel: 49
Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
False easting: 600000.00000
False northing: 0.00000
Planar distance units: meters
Geodetic model:
Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major axis: 6378137
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257
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Entity and Attribute Information:
Entity type label: ClarkForkTailings1987.dbf
Entity type definition: Polygon Attribute Table

Attribute label: FID
Attribute definition: shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: Shape
Attribute definition: feature geometry

Attribute label: AREA
Attribute definition: Area of the polygon in square meters

Attribute label: PERIMETER
Attribute definition: Length of the polygon perimeter in meters

Attribute label: DS1_
Attribute definition: Sequence number from Arc/Info coverage version of the data

Attribute label: DS1_ID
Attribute definition: ID number from Arc/Info coverage version of the data

Attribute label: Type_Code
Attribute definition:
Code for type of tailings deposit. The thousands' place in the code appears to indicate the tailings type, while the rest of the code appears to represent a sequence number.


Attribute
Value
Definition of
Attribute Value
0 Not Specified
1000-1999 Aquolls,Aquents,Slickens complex. 20-30% tailings deposits, sparse vegetation
2000-2999 Typic Fluvaquents,Slickens complex.60-70% tailings, little/no vegetation
3000-3999 Suspected metal enriched soils

Attribute label: TYPE
Attribute definition:
Description of tailings deposit type, inferred from the Type_Code and the list of types supplied with the data.

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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


Resource description: Downloadable Data


Distribution liability:
The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata date: 09/26/2014
Metadata review date: 05/26/2010
Metadata review date: 09/29/2004
Metadata review date: 04/06/1992
Metadata contact:
Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


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