Data descriptions for Spring sites in Carter, Coal, Johnston, Murray, and Pontotoc Counties retrieved from the USGS/WRD Oklahoma City, OK, Ground Water Site Information Database, 10/9/02, by C. Becker

Latitude in decimal degrees

Longitude in decimal degrees

Lat/Long Datum

Source agency code

Site ID (station number)

USGS site identifier

Name of spring

Local well number

Legal location

Type of spring

A, artesian

B, perched and contact

C, contact

D, depression

E, perched and depression

F, fracture

G, geyser

H, perched and tubular

J, artesian and depression

K, artesian and seepage or filtration

L, fracture and depression

P, perched

O, perched and fracture

R, perched and seepage or filtration

S, seepage or filtration

T, tubular—cave

Z, other

Topographic setting

A, alluvial fan

B, playa

C, stream channel

D, local depression

E, dunes

F, flat surface

G, flood plain

H, hilltop

K, sinkhole

L, lake, swamp, or marsh

P, pediment

S, Hillside

U, Undulating

V, valley flat

W, upland draw

Improvements

B, boxed or small covered basin

C, concrete basin

G, gallery

H, springhouse

L, lined

N, none

P, pond

R, pipe

T, trough

Z, other

Number of spring openings

Discharge

Gallons per minute

Discharge type

P, pumped discharge

F, flow discharge

Date discharge measured

Method discharge measured

A, acoustic meter

B, bailer

C, current meter

D, Doppler meter

E, estimated

R, reported, method not known

V, bucket or barrel and stopwatch

Source of discharge data

A, reported by another government agency

B, from drillers log or report

G, private consultant

M, memory

O, reported by owner

R, reported by other than owner

S, measured by reporting agency, USGS

Z, other

Altitude of land surface

Feet above mean sea level

Altitude Datum

NGVD29

NAVD88

Method altitude determined

A, altimeter

G, gps

L, level or other surveying method

M, interpolated from topo map

R, reported

U, unknown