Potentiometric Surface Map of the Unconsolidated 
Aquifers of Hancock County, Indiana
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Summary 
Display and/or analyses requiring spatial distribution of potentiometric surface elevations in 
Hancock County.
Description 
This file is a digital geospatial polyline coverage of the unconsolidated potentiometric surface 
elevations mapped for Hancock County Indiana.
Credits 
There are no credits for this item.
Use limitations 
See access and use constraints information.
Extent
West -85.955912
East -85.575540
North 39.949715
South 39.694446
Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 
1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed 
out) 
1:150,000,000
ArcGIS Metadata  
Topics and Keywords   
CONTENT TYPE  Downloadable Data 
EXPORT TO FGDC CSDGM XML FORMAT AS RESOURCE DESCRIPTION No

Citation   
TITLE Potentiometric Surface Map of the Unconsolidated Aquifers of Hancock County, 
Indiana
EDITION 1
PRESENTATION FORMATS  digital map
SERIES  
NAME Unconsolidated Potentiometric Surface Map 
ISSUE PSM 18-A

OTHER CITATION DETAILS This map was compiled from multiple unpublished work maps based on 
USGS quadrangles at 1:24,000 scale: Acton, Cleveland, Cumberland, Fountaintown, 
Greenfield, Ingalls, Knightstown, McCordsville, Morristown, Pendleton, and Shirely.

Citation Contacts   
RESPONSIBLE PARTY  
ORGANIZATION'S NAME Robert K. Schmidt, IDNR Division of Water, Resource Assessment 
Section 
CONTACT'S ROLE  originator
RESPONSIBLE PARTY  
ORGANIZATION'S NAME Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water 
CONTACT'S ROLE  publisher 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION    
ADDRESS  
TYPE  
DELIVERY POINT Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Resource Details   
DATASET LANGUAGES  Undetermined () 
DATASET CHARACTER SET  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
STATUS  completed 
SPATIAL REPRESENTATION TYPE  vector
  PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; Esri 
ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143
ARCGIS ITEM PROPERTIES  
  NAME UNC_PSM_Hancock_Co_IN 
  SIZE 0.397 
  LOCATION 
file://\\iotfilp19pw\dnr\dow\common\RA_FILES_ONLINE\18_Hancock\18_Hancock_County_
PSM_shapefiles\18_Hancock_County_PSM_shapefiles\UNC_PSM_Hancock_Co_IN.shp 
  ACCESS PROTOCOL Local Area Network

Extents   
EXTENT  
GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT  
BOUNDING RECTANGLE  
EXTENT TYPE  Extent used for searching 
WEST LONGITUDE -85.955912
EAST LONGITUDE -85.575540
NORTH LATITUDE 39.949715
SOUTH LATITUDE 39.694446 
EXTENT CONTAINS THE RESOURCE Yes

EXTENT IN THE ITEM'S COORDINATE SYSTEM  
  WEST LONGITUDE 589523.363565
  EAST LONGITUDE 621689.961201
  SOUTH LATITUDE 4394807.372110 
  NORTH LATITUDE 4422701.900701 
  EXTENT CONTAINS THE RESOURCE Yes

Resource Points of Contact   
POINT OF CONTACT  
INDIVIDUAL'S NAME Robert K. Schmidt 
ORGANIZATION'S NAME Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water 
CONTACT'S POSITION Resource Assessment Section 
CONTACT'S ROLE  point of contact 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION    
PHONE  
VOICE 317-232-4160 
FAX 317-233-4579

ADDRESS  
TYPE  
DELIVERY POINT 402 W. Washington Street W264 
CITY Indianapolis 
ADMINISTRATIVE AREA Indiana 
POSTAL CODE 46204 
COUNTRY US 
E-MAIL ADDRESS rschmidt@dnr.IN.gov

HOURS OF SERVICE 8:15am - 4:15pm M-F except Government Holidays
Hide Contact information  
 
Resource Maintenance   
RESOURCE MAINTENANCE  
UPDATE FREQUENCY  not planned
  
Resource Constraints   
LEGAL CONSTRAINTS  
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS  other restrictions
OTHER CONSTRAINTS 
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water has compiled this 
data set using data believed to be reasonably accurate. However, the Division 
makes no representation as to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the 
data or data set. A degree of error is inherent in all maps. This map is intended for 
use only at the published scale. Reference to any specific commercial product, 
process, or service does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or 
favoring by the Division. Copyright 2012, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 
Division of Water All Rights Reserved Any copying, adaptation, or distribution of 
these data without the express written consent of the Indiana Department of 
Natural Resources, Division of Water is discouraged.
CONSTRAINTS  
LIMITATIONS OF USE 
See access and use constraints information.

Spatial Reference
ARCGIS COORDINATE SYSTEM
TYPE Projected
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE REFERENCE GCS_North_American_1983
PROJECTION NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_16N
COORDINATE REFERENCE DETAILS
PROJECTED COORDINATE SYSTEM
WELL-KNOWN IDENTIFIER 26916
X ORIGIN -5120900
Y ORIGIN -9998100
XY SCALE 450445547.3910538
Z ORIGIN -100000
Z SCALE 10000
M ORIGIN -100000
M SCALE 10000
XY TOLERANCE 0.001
Z TOLERANCE 0.001
M TOLERANCE 0.001
HIGH PRECISION true
LATEST WELL-KNOWN IDENTIFIER 26916   

REFERENCE SYSTEM IDENTIFIER  
VALUE 26916

Spatial Data Properties   

VECTOR    
  LEVEL OF TOPOLOGY FOR THIS DATASET  geometry only
GEOMETRIC OBJECTS  
FEATURE CLASS NAME UNC_PSM_Hancock_Co_IN 
  OBJECT TYPE  composite 
  OBJECT COUNT 35

ARCGIS FEATURE CLASS PROPERTIES    
FEATURE CLASS NAME UNC_PSM_Hancock_Co_IN 
  FEATURE TYPE Simple 
  GEOMETRY TYPE Polyline 
  HAS TOPOLOGY FALSE 
  FEATURE COUNT 35 
  SPATIAL INDEX TRUE 
  LINEAR REFERENCING FALSE

Data Quality   

SCOPE OF QUALITY INFORMATION    
RESOURCE LEVEL  dataset

DATA QUALITY REPORT - COMPLETENESS OMISSION    
MEASURE DESCRIPTION In conducting the mapping, the author(s) evaluated hundreds of water 
well records, especially those having relatively complete information on well location, static 
water level, well depth, ground elevation, and lithology. There were areas in the county 
with sparse information because of lack of well records or incomplete records.
Hide Data quality report - Completeness omission  
 
DATA QUALITY REPORT - QUANTITATIVE ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY    
MEASURE DESCRIPTION The mapping was conducted after a thorough documentation of well 
locations and water well record details.
Hide Data quality report - Quantitative attribute accuracy  
 
DATA QUALITY REPORT - ABSOLUTE EXTERNAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY    
MEASURE DESCRIPTION The locations of many wells were field checked and the locations posted 
on 7.5 minute topographic maps. Visual confirmation of wells was not always possible. 
Many locations were based only on the street address, driving directions, or other location 
information provided on the well record.

Lineage   

PROCESS STEP    
DESCRIPTION After selection of water well records was complete, specific well data and 
other maps and reports were considered in the mapping process. For example, ground 
elevation, static water level, well depth, aquifer top and bottom elevation and lithology 
were obtained from well records. Other maps and reports included regional potentiometric 
surface elevations, hydrogeologic settings, groundwater availability, bedrock topography, 
and surface topography.

PROCESS STEP    
WHEN THE PROCESS OCCURRED 2012-03-01 00:00:00 
DESCRIPTION Data were selected by careful evaluation of water well records to determine if 
the wells were field located and if they contained complete and reasonable information.

SOURCE DATA    
DESCRIPTION Water well records from the IDNR-DOW well record database; USGS 
topography maps; various consultant geotechnical reports 
 
SOURCE CITATION    
TITLE PSM, Hancock County, Indiana 
PUBLICATION DATE 2012-10-04 01:00:00
EDITION 1
SERIES  
NAME Unconsolidated Potentiometric Surface Map 
ISSUE PSM 18-A

RESPONSIBLE PARTY  
ORGANIZATION'S NAME IDNR Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section 
INDIVIDUAL'S NAME Robert K. Schmidt 
CONTACT'S ROLE  originator
RESPONSIBLE PARTY  
ORGANIZATION'S NAME Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water 
CONTACT'S ROLE  publisher 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION    
ADDRESS  
DELIVERY POINT Indianapolis, IN

Distribution   

DISTRIBUTOR    
CONTACT INFORMATION  
INDIVIDUAL'S NAME Robert K. Schmidt 
ORGANIZATION'S NAME Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water 
CONTACT'S POSITION Resource Assessment Section 
CONTACT'S ROLE  distributor 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION    
PHONE  
VOICE 317-232-4160 
FAX 317-233-4579

ADDRESS  
DELIVERY POINT 402 W. Washington Street W264 
CITY Indianapolis 
ADMINISTRATIVE AREA Indiana 
POSTAL CODE 46204 
COUNTRY US 
E-MAIL ADDRESS rschmidt@dnr.IN.gov

HOURS OF SERVICE 8:15am - 4:15pm M-F except Government Holidays

DISTRIBUTION FORMAT  
  NAME Shapefile
TRANSFER OPTIONS  
  TRANSFER SIZE 0.397
ONLINE SOURCE  
LOCATION http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/7256.htm

Fields   

DETAILS FOR OBJECT UNC_PSM_Hancock_Co_IN    
  TYPE Feature Class 
  ROW COUNT 35 
 
FIELD FID    
  ALIAS FID 
  DATA TYPE OID 
  WIDTH 4 
  PRECISION 0 
  SCALE 0 
  FIELD DESCRIPTION 
Internal feature number.
  DESCRIPTION SOURCE 
ESRI
  DESCRIPTION OF VALUES Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

FIELD Shape    
  ALIAS Shape 
  DATA TYPE Geometry 
  WIDTH 0 
  PRECISION 0 
  SCALE 0 
  FIELD DESCRIPTION 
Feature geometry.
  DESCRIPTION SOURCE 
ESRI
  DESCRIPTION OF VALUES Coordinates defining the features.

FIELD STATIC_E    
  ALIAS STATIC_E 
  DATA TYPE SmallInteger 
  WIDTH 4 
  PRECISION 4 
  SCALE 0

FIELD TYPE    
  ALIAS TYPE 
  DATA TYPE String 
  WIDTH 50 
  PRECISION 0 
  SCALE 0

Metadata Details   
METADATA LANGUAGE English (UNITED STATES) 
METADATA CHARACTER SET  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
SCOPE OF THE DATA DESCRIBED BY THE METADATA  dataset 
SCOPE NAME    dataset
 LAST UPDATE 2013-01-17
ARCGIS METADATA PROPERTIES 
METADATA FORMAT ArcGIS 1.0 
METADATA STYLE FGDC CSDGM Metadata 
STANDARD OR PROFILE USED TO EDIT METADATA FGDC
CREATED IN ARCGIS FOR THE ITEM 2013-01-16 13:50:14 
LAST MODIFIED IN ARCGIS FOR THE ITEM 2013-01-17 75:55:00
AUTOMATIC UPDATES 
HAVE BEEN PERFORMED Yes 
LAST UPDATE 2013-01-17 07:53:25

ITEM LOCATION HISTORY  
ITEM COPIED OR MOVED 2013-01-17 06:42:51 
FROM 
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unty_PSM_shapefiles\TEMP\UNC_PSM_Hancock_Co_IN 
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M_shapefiles\18_Hancock_County_PSM_shapefiles\UNC_PSM_Hancock_Co_IN

Metadata Contacts   
METADATA CONTACT  
INDIVIDUAL'S NAME Robert K. Schmidt 
ORGANIZATION'S NAME Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water 
CONTACT'S ROLE  point of contact 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION    
PHONE  
VOICE 317-232-4160 
FAX 317-233-4579

ADDRESS  
TYPE  
DELIVERY POINT 402 W. Washington Street W264 
CITY Indianapolis 
ADMINISTRATIVE AREA Indiana 
POSTAL CODE 46204 
COUNTRY US 
E-MAIL ADDRESS rschmidt@dnr.IN.gov

HOURS OF SERVICE 8:15am - 4:15pm M-F except Government Holidays
 
Metadata Constraints   
LEGAL CONSTRAINTS  
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS  other restrictions
OTHER CONSTRAINTS 
Access constraints: This metadata file is intended to accompany the subject 
geospatial set. This file may be updated, and the most recent version is available by 
contacting the IDNR Division of Water.

