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Equal-area polygons used in design and installation of a well network for long-term monitoring of agricultural chemicals in the High Plains Aquifer, Colorado

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: June 09, 2026 at 11:44 PM | Dataset Last Updated: November 17, 2020 at 12:00 AM
These data are in support of report DS 456 (Arnold and others, 2009). 30 equal-area polygons generated using techniques described in Scott (1990). Polygons include areas overlying the High Plains Aquifer in Colorado having a depth to water less than 180 feet, a saturated thickness greater than 50 feet, and underlying irrigated agricultural lands. Described in Arnold and others (2009). Input saturated thickness and depth to water data from V.L. McGuire, written communication, 2008. Irrigated agricultural lands from Bauder and others (2004).

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