Ohio Valley Abandoned Mine Lands

Spatial data for use in the study and reclamation of abandoned mine lands (AMLs) in the Ohio River Basin are generally available; however, Geographic Information System (GIS) data bases are often disjointed due to political boundaries and (or) are incomplete for the intended use. A central repository for regional GIS spatial data is needed to facilitate efficient study and effectively allocate personnel and resources during remediation of AML sites.

The objective of this study is to provide a central location to access and obtain GIS spatial-data products needed for various aspects of AML study and (or) reclamation. This data potentially includes the following datasets:

Description

Team

Data

Links

BASIC DATA

Physiography and Ecoregions

Political Boundaries

Interstates, US Highways, State Highways, Railroads, and so forth

Kentucky Area Development Districts (and other State Equivalents)

USGS Digital Raster Graphic (DRG) Maps

Digital Elevation Models (DEM)

National Land Cover Data (NLCD)

Natural Features (prairie, basin, cliff, and so forth)

USDA National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) Data

HYDROLOGY

USGS Streamflow-Gaging Station Information (NWIS)

USGS Ground-Water Monitoring Information (GWSI)

Selected USGS Water-Quality Monitoring Data (QWDATA)

Climatic-Data Station information (NOAA and USGS)

National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Streams

USDA Soils (STATSGO and SSURGO)

Floodplains

Aquifers

Springs

Selected Streamflow Statistics

Watershed Boundaries (12-digit HUC)

Groundwater Sensitivity Regions

Karst Dye-Trace Data

Wells

Wetland Classification (LANDSAT)

Water-Use Data

Percent Slope

BIOLOGY

Bivalve Distributions and Data Collection Information

Crayfish Distributions and Data Collection Information

Fish Distributions and Data Collection Information

Human Population by County (US Census Data)

GEOLOGY

DOE National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) and other Geochemical Data

USGS National Geochronological Data Base (NGDB)

Bedrock Geology

Seismic and Gravity Data

Karst and Sinkhole Distribution

Coal Seams / Coal Fields

Geologic Structures

Active Industrial Minerals

Value of Mineral Production and other Economic Data

USGS National Coal Resource Data System (NCRDS)

USGS Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

MINING AND AML-SPECIFIC DATA

Active Mineral Operations

Coal Exploration Holes and Well Borings

Coal Availability

Coal Availability Depth

Coal Availability Thickness

Coal Elevation

Coal Mine Entries

Coal Mine Seams

Coal Mine Extent (Surface and Underground)

Sand and Gravel Resources

Abandoned Sand and Gravel Pits

Quarries (Active and Abandoned)

Probable Abandoned Underground Mines

Abandoned Underground Mines and Mined Out Areas

Petroleum Fields and Wells

Industrial Mineral Points

Location of Current AML Sites