Groundwater-Quality Sample Data for Abandoned Underground Coal Mine Aquifers in West Virginia, 1973 through 2016
type: Dataset
description: This data file represents a compilation of existing water-quality data associated with abandoned underground coal mine aquifers in West Virginia. The first two lines of this file should be used for header information. Its intended use is as a reconnaissance tool for the purpose of directing future studies focusing on underground mine-pools. Data incorporated into this spreadsheet were obtained from multiple sources including government and academic institutions. Water-quality samples were collected from 7/13/1973 through 9/7/2016 by independent studies using multiple methods. This project identified spatially extensive data that could be attributed to abandoned underground-coal-mine aquifers throughout West Virginia and includes 770 samples from 294 sites originating from multiple coal seams.
issued: 2025-11-21T14:33:52.323513
modified: 20200827
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: Mitchell McAdoo
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: appalachian-plateaus
keyword: ckan
keyword: coal-mine
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: mine-drainage
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs-59c9463ee4b017cf313f0f82
keyword: water-quality
keyword: west-virginia
theme: {geospatial}

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
format: XML
issued: 2022-08-07T03:57:55.660980
modified: 2025-11-21T14:33:52.314849
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.59c9463ee4b017cf313f0f82.xml
media type: text/xml

Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
format: XML
issued: 2022-08-07T03:57:55.660986
modified: 2025-11-21T14:33:52.315271
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TM78C5
media type: application/http

US Migrating
type: Agent