This dataset includes "smoothing points" used in the creation of the Fishkill and Wappinger Falls hydrogeologic framework. Smoothing points were manually added and were used to enhance interpolated layers using geologic assumptions and include: valley edge points, report points, and upland bedrock SSURGO points.

This dataset includes georeferenced TIFF files from two separate reports for the Fishkill and Wappinger Falls study area that have been digitized into feature classes within ArcGIS. Not all digitized and georeferenced data was necessarily used in the final interpolations, however they may have contributed to understanding the local hydrogeology.

This data release shows the digital hydrogeologic datasets were developed for the eight study areas in upstate New York in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. These datasets define the hydrogeologic framework of the valley-fill aquifer and surrounding till-covered uplands within the four study areas. Also included within are the input data that was necessary to create and interpolate the hydrogeologic framework. The input data is provided as point feature classes, and previously published report georeferenced files along with the digitized data as line or polygon feature classes. The data release is broken into eight child item pages; one for each model area. Each child item contains the data pertaining to that study area. In addition to shapefiles, feature classes were provided for convenience to some users. These feature class datasets were not explicitly outlined in the data release and may have subtle differences to shapefiles due to inherent differences in file types (i.e. character limitations in shapefiles vs feature class files).