COVERAGE LFHBASE provides structure contours depicting the altitude of the base of the Laramie-Fox Hills and Arapahoe aquifers. The U.S. Geological Survey developed this digital geospatial data set as part of a project documented in 1998. It covers the Front Range of Colorado and was last updated in December 1998.
Use Cases
- Model 3D aquifer geometry and thickness using structure contour lines of the Laramie-Fox Hills and Arapahoe aquifer bases.
- Analyze groundwater flow potential by correlating base altitude contours with other hydrogeological features.
- Support geological cross-section construction for the Denver Basin's western margin using the digitized structure data.
- Validate or update regional stratigraphic models with the USGS-defined aquifer base elevations.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Geological Survey.
- Specifically covers the Front Range of Colorado, providing regional focus.
Limitations
- Data is over 25 years old, last updated in 1998.
- Specific row count, column details, and sample size are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Collection Method
- Digitized from plates in the report 'Structure, Outcrop, and Subcrop of the Bedrock Aquifers Along the Western Margin of the Denver Basin, Colorado' (Robson and others, 1998).
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- 1998-12-31
- Geography
- Front Range of Colorado, Denver Basin