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Digital Database of Selected Aggregate and Related Resources in Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties, Southwestern Idaho

Entry ID: USGS_OFR_2004_1067

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Summary

Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compiled a database of aggregate sites and geotechnical sample data for six counties - Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee - in southwest Idaho as part of a series of studies in support of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) planning process. Emphasis is placed on sand and gravel sites in deposits of the Boise River, Snake River, and other fluvial systems ... and in Neogene lacustrine deposits. Data were collected primarily from unpublished Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) records and BLM site descriptions, published Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) records, and USGS sampling data. The results of this study provides important information needed by land-use planners and resource managers, particularly in the BLM, to anticipate and plan for demand and development of sand and gravel and other mineral material resources on public lands in response to the urban growth in southwestern Idaho.

The aggregate database combines two data sets - site information and geotechnical sample data - into an integrated spatial database with 82 unique fields. The material source site data set includes information on 680 sites, and the geotechnical data set consists of selected information from 2,723 laboratory analyses of samples collected from many, but not all, of the sites. The 680 aggregate sites are divided into six classes: sand & gravel (614); rock quarry (43); cinder quarry (9); placer tailings (8); talus (4); and mine waste rock (2). Most importantly, the aggregate database includes detailed location information allowing individual sites to be located at least within a section and most often within a small parcel of a section. Additional information includes, but is not limited to: lithology-mineralogy or geologic formation (if known); surface ownership; size; production; permitting; agency; and number of samples. Geotechnical data include: lab number and test date; field parameters including sample location, type of material, and size; and the results of geotechnical analyses - gradation (grain size distribution), Los Angeles (LA) Degradation, sand equivalent, absorption, density, and several other tests. Ninety-five percent of the 2,723 geotechnical sample records include gradation data, and 72 percent of the samples have sand equivalent data. However, LA Degradation, absorption, and bulk density data are reported only in about 30 percent of the sample records.

Large volumes of geotechnical data reside in a variety of accessible but little-used archives maintained by local and county highway districts, state transportation bureaus, and federal engineering, construction and transportation agencies. Integration of good quality geotechnical lithogeochemical information, particularly in digital form suitable for geospatial analysis, can produce profoundly superior databases that may allow more accurate and reliable "expert" decision making and improved land use planning. The database that accompanies this report, structured for direct import into geographic information system (GIS) software, is the first step toward producing such an integrated geologic-geotechnical spatial database.

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Description: Digital database of selected aggregate and related resources in Ada, Boise,
Canyon, Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee counties, southwestern Idaho FGDC metadata.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 44.18

S: 42.3

E: -115.1

W: -117.01

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Moyle, P.R., Wallis, J.C., Bliss, J.D., and Bolm, K.S.

Dataset Title: Digital database of selected aggregate and related resources in Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee counties, southwestern Idaho

Dataset Series Name: Open File Report 2004-1067

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data

Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1067/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1934-01-01

Stop Date: 2003-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > IDAHO

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES > ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > CULTURAL FEATURES

ISO Topic Category

BOUNDARIES

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

SOCIETY

TRANSPORTATION

Platform

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints Anyone utilizing this data set shall clearly indicate its source. If the user
has modified these data in any way, he is obligated to describe the types of
modifications performed. User especially agrees not to misrepresent this data
set nor to imply that the changes made were approved by the U.S. Geological
Survey.

Ancillary Keywords

OFR

Open File Report

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

Publications-Western Region,Geological Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: CAROLYN A. DONLIN Phone: 650-329-5015 Fax: 650-329-5119 Email: cdonlin at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey Geology Division 345 Middlefield Road City: Menlo Park Province or State: California Postal Code: 94025 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online

Distribution Format: Excel, dbf

Fees: No fees

Personnel

PHILLIP R. MOYLE

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 1-509-368-3109

Fax: 1-509-368-3199

Email: pmoyle at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

904 W. Riverside Ave.

City: Spokane

Province or State: WA

Postal Code: 99201

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-12-21

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-09-04

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