diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f96426c444..661f94a1d4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -747,11 +747,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "data_types"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "arrow_deps",
  "chrono",
- "crc32fast",
- "criterion",
- "flatbuffers 0.6.1",
  "generated_types",
  "influxdb_line_protocol",
  "percent-encoding",
@@ -1429,6 +1425,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "influxdb_line_protocol",
  "influxdb_tsm",
  "ingest",
+ "internal_types",
  "logfmt",
  "mem_qe",
  "mutable_buffer",
@@ -1516,10 +1513,10 @@ name = "ingest"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow_deps",
- "data_types",
  "flate2",
  "influxdb_line_protocol",
  "influxdb_tsm",
+ "internal_types",
  "packers",
  "parking_lot",
  "snafu",
@@ -1542,6 +1539,22 @@ version = "1.1.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "48dc51180a9b377fd75814d0cc02199c20f8e99433d6762f650d39cdbbd3b56f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "internal_types"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrow_deps",
+ "chrono",
+ "crc32fast",
+ "criterion",
+ "data_types",
+ "flatbuffers 0.6.1",
+ "generated_types",
+ "influxdb_line_protocol",
+ "snafu",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ipnet"
 version = "2.3.0"
@@ -1833,6 +1846,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "flatbuffers 0.6.1",
  "generated_types",
  "influxdb_line_protocol",
+ "internal_types",
  "snafu",
  "string-interner",
  "test_helpers",
@@ -2151,9 +2165,9 @@ name = "packers"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow_deps",
- "data_types",
  "human_format",
  "influxdb_tsm",
+ "internal_types",
  "rand 0.8.3",
  "snafu",
  "test_helpers",
@@ -2507,6 +2521,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "data_types",
  "futures",
  "influxdb_line_protocol",
+ "internal_types",
  "parking_lot",
  "snafu",
  "sqlparser",
@@ -2654,9 +2669,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "arrow_deps",
  "criterion",
  "croaring",
- "data_types",
  "either",
  "hashbrown",
+ "internal_types",
  "itertools 0.9.0",
  "packers",
  "permutation",
@@ -3125,6 +3140,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "generated_types",
  "hashbrown",
  "influxdb_line_protocol",
+ "internal_types",
  "mutable_buffer",
  "object_store",
  "parking_lot",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5b70053332..89dc2b5d29 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Paul Dix <paul@pauldix.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 default-run = "influxdb_iox"
+readme = "README.md"
 
 [workspace] # In alphabetical order
 members = [
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ members = [
     "influxdb_tsm",
     "influxdb2_client",
     "ingest",
+    "internal_types",
     "logfmt",
     "mem_qe",
     "mutable_buffer",
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ generated_types = { path = "generated_types" }
 influxdb_iox_client = { path = "influxdb_iox_client", features = ["format"] }
 influxdb_line_protocol = { path = "influxdb_line_protocol" }
 influxdb_tsm = { path = "influxdb_tsm" }
+internal_types = { path = "internal_types" }
 ingest = { path = "ingest" }
 logfmt = { path = "logfmt" }
 mem_qe = { path = "mem_qe" }
diff --git a/benches/line_protocol_to_parquet.rs b/benches/line_protocol_to_parquet.rs
index bc416d6980..93160bf438 100644
--- a/benches/line_protocol_to_parquet.rs
+++ b/benches/line_protocol_to_parquet.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion, Throughput};
-use data_types::schema::Schema;
 use influxdb_line_protocol::parse_lines;
 use ingest::{
     parquet::{
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ use ingest::{
     },
     ConversionSettings, LineProtocolConverter,
 };
+use internal_types::schema::Schema;
 use packers::{Error as TableError, IOxTableWriter, IOxTableWriterSource};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
diff --git a/data_types/Cargo.toml b/data_types/Cargo.toml
index f30aba1fc5..8c99f52135 100644
--- a/data_types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/data_types/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 name = "data_types"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["pauldix <paul@pauldix.net>"]
+description = "InfluxDB IOx data_types, shared between IOx instances and IOx clients"
 edition = "2018"
+readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies] # In alphabetical order
-arrow_deps = { path = "../arrow_deps" }
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
-crc32fast = "1.2.0"
-flatbuffers = "0.6" # TODO: Update to 0.8
 generated_types = { path = "../generated_types" }
 influxdb_line_protocol = { path = "../influxdb_line_protocol" }
 percent-encoding = "2.1.0"
@@ -21,9 +20,4 @@ tonic = { version = "0.4.0" }
 tracing = "0.1"
 
 [dev-dependencies] # In alphabetical order
-criterion = "0.3"
 test_helpers = { path = "../test_helpers" }
-
-[[bench]]
-name = "benchmark"
-harness = false
diff --git a/data_types/README.md b/data_types/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2911ec8088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data_types/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Data Types
+
+This crate contains types that are designed for external consumption (in `influxdb_iox_client` and other "client" facing uses).
+
+*Client facing* in this case means exposed via management API or CLI and where changing the structs may require additional coordination / organization with clients.
diff --git a/data_types/src/lib.rs b/data_types/src/lib.rs
index 574feb3c27..1d0333bf34 100644
--- a/data_types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/data_types/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,26 +11,14 @@
 )]
 
 pub use database_name::*;
-pub use schema::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
-
-/// The name of the column containing table names returned by a call to
-/// `table_names`.
-pub const TABLE_NAMES_COLUMN_NAME: &str = "table";
-
-/// The name of the column containing column names returned by a call to
-/// `column_names`.
-pub const COLUMN_NAMES_COLUMN_NAME: &str = "column";
 
 pub mod chunk;
-pub mod data;
 pub mod database_rules;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod http;
 pub mod job;
 pub mod names;
 pub mod partition_metadata;
-pub mod schema;
-pub mod selection;
 pub mod timestamp;
 pub mod wal;
 
diff --git a/ingest/Cargo.toml b/ingest/Cargo.toml
index b43ce27c94..743a283a24 100644
--- a/ingest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ingest/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies] # In alphabetical order
 arrow_deps = { path = "../arrow_deps" }
-data_types = { path = "../data_types" }
 influxdb_line_protocol = { path = "../influxdb_line_protocol" }
 influxdb_tsm = { path = "../influxdb_tsm" }
+internal_types = { path = "../internal_types" }
 packers = { path = "../packers" }
 snafu = "0.6.2"
 tracing = "0.1"
diff --git a/ingest/src/lib.rs b/ingest/src/lib.rs
index 637bdf7c58..a07b7187d5 100644
--- a/ingest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ingest/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@
     clippy::clone_on_ref_ptr
 )]
 
-use data_types::{
-    schema::{builder::InfluxSchemaBuilder, InfluxFieldType, Schema},
-    TIME_COLUMN_NAME,
-};
 use influxdb_line_protocol::{FieldValue, ParsedLine};
 use influxdb_tsm::{
     mapper::{ColumnData, MeasurementTable, TSMMeasurementMapper},
     reader::{BlockDecoder, TSMBlockReader, TSMIndexReader},
     BlockType, TSMError,
 };
+use internal_types::schema::{
+    builder::InfluxSchemaBuilder, InfluxFieldType, Schema, TIME_COLUMN_NAME,
+};
 use packers::{
     ByteArray, Error as TableError, IOxTableWriter, IOxTableWriterSource, Packer, Packers,
 };
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[snafu(display(r#"Error building schema: {}"#, source))]
     BuildingSchema {
-        source: data_types::schema::builder::Error,
+        source: internal_types::schema::builder::Error,
     },
 
     #[snafu(display(r#"Error writing to TableWriter: {}"#, source))]
@@ -96,8 +95,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     CouldNotFindColumn,
 }
 
-impl From<data_types::schema::builder::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(source: data_types::schema::builder::Error) -> Self {
+impl From<internal_types::schema::builder::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(source: internal_types::schema::builder::Error) -> Self {
         Self::BuildingSchema { source }
     }
 }
@@ -820,7 +819,8 @@ impl TSMFileConverter {
         mut block_reader: impl BlockDecoder,
         m: &mut MeasurementTable,
     ) -> Result<(Schema, Vec<Packers>), Error> {
-        let mut builder = data_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder::new().measurement(&m.name);
+        let mut builder =
+            internal_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder::new().measurement(&m.name);
         let mut packed_columns: Vec<Packers> = Vec::new();
 
         let mut tks = Vec::new();
@@ -1099,11 +1099,11 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for TSMFileConverter {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use data_types::{assert_column_eq, schema::InfluxColumnType};
     use influxdb_tsm::{
         reader::{BlockData, MockBlockDecoder},
         Block,
     };
+    use internal_types::{assert_column_eq, schema::InfluxColumnType};
     use packers::{Error as TableError, IOxTableWriter, IOxTableWriterSource, Packers};
     use test_helpers::approximately_equal;
 
diff --git a/ingest/src/parquet/writer.rs b/ingest/src/parquet/writer.rs
index cfbfaa3f65..ab5046fd7c 100644
--- a/ingest/src/parquet/writer.rs
+++ b/ingest/src/parquet/writer.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use arrow_deps::parquet::{
     },
     schema::types::{ColumnPath, Type},
 };
-use data_types::schema::{InfluxColumnType, InfluxFieldType, Schema};
+use internal_types::schema::{InfluxColumnType, InfluxFieldType, Schema};
 use parquet::file::writer::ParquetWriter;
 use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 use std::{
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ where
     ///
     /// ```
     /// # use std::fs;
-    /// # use data_types::schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, InfluxFieldType};
+    /// # use internal_types::schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, InfluxFieldType};
     /// # use packers::IOxTableWriter;
     /// # use packers::{Packer, Packers};
     /// # use ingest::parquet::writer::{IOxParquetTableWriter, CompressionLevel};
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ fn create_writer_props(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use data_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder;
+    use internal_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/ingest/tests/read_write.rs b/ingest/tests/read_write.rs
index 9c4f0aa78e..5ecf815291 100644
--- a/ingest/tests/read_write.rs
+++ b/ingest/tests/read_write.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use data_types::schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, InfluxFieldType};
 use ingest::parquet::writer::{CompressionLevel, IOxParquetTableWriter};
+use internal_types::schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, InfluxFieldType};
 use packers::{IOxTableWriter, Packer, Packers};
 
 use arrow_deps::parquet::data_type::ByteArray;
diff --git a/internal_types/Cargo.toml b/internal_types/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..799f27a2d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal_types/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[package]
+name = "internal_types"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Andrew Lamb <andrew@nerdnetworks.org>"]
+edition = "2018"
+description = "InfluxDB IOx internal types, shared between IOx instances"
+readme = "README.md"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+arrow_deps = { path = "../arrow_deps" }
+crc32fast = "1.2.0"
+chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
+data_types = { path = "../data_types" }
+flatbuffers = "0.6" # TODO: Update to 0.8
+generated_types = { path = "../generated_types" }
+influxdb_line_protocol = { path = "../influxdb_line_protocol" }
+snafu = "0.6"
+tracing = "0.1"
+
+[dev-dependencies] # In alphabetical order
+criterion = "0.3"
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "benchmark"
+harness = false
diff --git a/internal_types/README.md b/internal_types/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ee9876ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal_types/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Internal Types
+
+This crate contains InfluxDB IOx "internal" types which are shared
+across crates and internally between IOx instances, but not exposed
+externally to clients
+
+*Internal* in this case means that changing the structs is designed not to require additional coordination / organization with clients.
diff --git a/data_types/benches/benchmark.rs b/internal_types/benches/benchmark.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from data_types/benches/benchmark.rs
rename to internal_types/benches/benchmark.rs
index 9914d41e57..7ec4db8a32 100644
--- a/data_types/benches/benchmark.rs
+++ b/internal_types/benches/benchmark.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use criterion::measurement::WallTime;
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Bencher, BenchmarkId, Criterion, Throughput};
-use data_types::data::{lines_to_replicated_write as lines_to_rw, ReplicatedWrite};
 use data_types::database_rules::{DatabaseRules, PartitionTemplate, TemplatePart};
 use generated_types::wal as wb;
 use influxdb_line_protocol::{parse_lines, ParsedLine};
+use internal_types::data::{lines_to_replicated_write as lines_to_rw, ReplicatedWrite};
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::time::Duration;
diff --git a/data_types/src/data.rs b/internal_types/src/data.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from data_types/src/data.rs
rename to internal_types/src/data.rs
index 20bd1c66b1..d7457d0f2e 100644
--- a/data_types/src/data.rs
+++ b/internal_types/src/data.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! This module contains helper methods for constructing replicated writes
 //! based on `DatabaseRules`.
 
-use crate::database_rules::Partitioner;
-use crate::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
+use crate::schema::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
+use data_types::database_rules::Partitioner;
 use generated_types::wal as wb;
 use influxdb_line_protocol::{FieldValue, ParsedLine};
 
diff --git a/internal_types/src/lib.rs b/internal_types/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecaf7f6243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal_types/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#![deny(rust_2018_idioms)]
+#![warn(
+    missing_debug_implementations,
+    clippy::explicit_iter_loop,
+    clippy::use_self,
+    clippy::clone_on_ref_ptr
+)]
+
+pub mod data;
+pub mod schema;
+pub mod selection;
diff --git a/data_types/src/schema.rs b/internal_types/src/schema.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_types/src/schema.rs
rename to internal_types/src/schema.rs
diff --git a/data_types/src/schema/builder.rs b/internal_types/src/schema/builder.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from data_types/src/schema/builder.rs
rename to internal_types/src/schema/builder.rs
index 8a04f044c5..8746d3ec93 100644
--- a/data_types/src/schema/builder.rs
+++ b/internal_types/src/schema/builder.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl SchemaBuilder {
     /// schema validation happens at this time.
 
     /// ```
-    /// use data_types::schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, InfluxColumnType, InfluxFieldType};
+    /// use internal_types::schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, InfluxColumnType, InfluxFieldType};
     ///
     /// let schema = SchemaBuilder::new()
     ///   .tag("region")
diff --git a/data_types/src/selection.rs b/internal_types/src/selection.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_types/src/selection.rs
rename to internal_types/src/selection.rs
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/Cargo.toml b/mutable_buffer/Cargo.toml
index 638a62c2f9..efd29c249a 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mutable_buffer/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ chrono = "0.4"
 data_types = { path = "../data_types" }
 flatbuffers = "0.6" # TODO: Update to 0.8
 generated_types = { path = "../generated_types" }
+internal_types = { path = "../internal_types" }
 influxdb_line_protocol = { path = "../influxdb_line_protocol" }
 snafu = "0.6.2"
 string-interner = "0.12.2"
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/chunk.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/chunk.rs
index 20713c8c01..6f4ebc1a27 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/chunk.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/chunk.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use generated_types::wal as wb;
 use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
 
-use data_types::{partition_metadata::TableSummary, schema::Schema, selection::Selection};
+use data_types::partition_metadata::TableSummary;
+use internal_types::{schema::Schema, selection::Selection};
 
 use crate::{
     column::Column,
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/column.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/column.rs
index d10c6e2c78..20ceafc5d3 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/column.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/column.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ use generated_types::wal as wb;
 use snafu::Snafu;
 
 use crate::dictionary::Dictionary;
-use data_types::{data::type_description, partition_metadata::StatValues};
-
 use arrow_deps::arrow::datatypes::DataType as ArrowDataType;
+use data_types::partition_metadata::StatValues;
+use internal_types::data::type_description;
 
 use std::mem;
 
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/database.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/database.rs
index 1e095f52ff..51fe91e796 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/database.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/database.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-use data_types::{
-    data::ReplicatedWrite,
-    database_rules::{PartitionSort, PartitionSortRules},
-};
+use data_types::database_rules::{PartitionSort, PartitionSortRules};
 use generated_types::wal;
+use internal_types::data::ReplicatedWrite;
 
 use crate::{chunk::Chunk, partition::Partition};
 
@@ -249,12 +247,10 @@ impl MutableBufferDb {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-    use data_types::{
-        data::lines_to_replicated_write, database_rules::Partitioner, selection::Selection,
-    };
+    use data_types::database_rules::{Order, Partitioner};
+    use internal_types::{data::lines_to_replicated_write, selection::Selection};
 
     use arrow_deps::arrow::array::{Array, StringArray};
-    use data_types::database_rules::Order;
     use influxdb_line_protocol::{parse_lines, ParsedLine};
 
     type TestError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>;
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/partition.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/partition.rs
index f050199cae..92797c92ba 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/partition.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/partition.rs
@@ -302,10 +302,8 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for ChunkIter<'a> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use chrono::Utc;
-    use data_types::{
-        data::split_lines_into_write_entry_partitions, partition_metadata::PartitionSummary,
-        selection::Selection,
-    };
+    use data_types::partition_metadata::PartitionSummary;
+    use internal_types::{data::split_lines_into_write_entry_partitions, selection::Selection};
 
     use arrow_deps::{
         arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch, assert_table_eq, test_util::sort_record_batch,
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/pred.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/pred.rs
index 869840e302..24a7db3074 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/pred.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/pred.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use arrow_deps::{
     },
     util::{make_range_expr, AndExprBuilder},
 };
-use data_types::{timestamp::TimestampRange, TIME_COLUMN_NAME};
+use data_types::timestamp::TimestampRange;
+use internal_types::schema::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
 
 //use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 use snafu::{ensure, ResultExt, Snafu};
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/table.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/table.rs
index 43d275ab6f..e10d76d09f 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/table.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/table.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ use crate::{
     dictionary::{Dictionary, Error as DictionaryError},
     pred::{ChunkIdSet, ChunkPredicate},
 };
-use data_types::{
-    partition_metadata::{ColumnSummary, Statistics},
-    schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, Schema},
+use data_types::partition_metadata::{ColumnSummary, Statistics};
+use internal_types::{
+    schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, Schema, TIME_COLUMN_NAME},
     selection::Selection,
-    TIME_COLUMN_NAME,
 };
+
 use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 
 use arrow_deps::{
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[snafu(display("Internal error converting schema: {}", source))]
     InternalSchema {
-        source: data_types::schema::builder::Error,
+        source: internal_types::schema::builder::Error,
     },
 
     #[snafu(display(
@@ -597,8 +597,8 @@ impl<'a> TableColSelection<'a> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
-    use data_types::data::split_lines_into_write_entry_partitions;
     use influxdb_line_protocol::{parse_lines, ParsedLine};
+    use internal_types::data::split_lines_into_write_entry_partitions;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/packers/Cargo.toml b/packers/Cargo.toml
index fa9b92124c..627ac781b6 100644
--- a/packers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packers/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies] # In alphabetical order
 arrow_deps = { path = "../arrow_deps" }
-data_types = { path = "../data_types" }
 human_format = "1.0.3"
 influxdb_tsm = { path = "../influxdb_tsm" }
+internal_types = { path = "../internal_types" }
 snafu = "0.6.2"
 tracing = "0.1"
 
diff --git a/packers/src/lib.rs b/packers/src/lib.rs
index e3197acf80..5a82ec9bdb 100644
--- a/packers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packers/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use snafu::Snafu;
 
 pub use crate::packers::{Packer, Packers};
 pub use arrow_deps::parquet::data_type::ByteArray;
-use data_types::schema::Schema;
+use internal_types::schema::Schema;
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
diff --git a/packers/src/packers.rs b/packers/src/packers.rs
index 59616cdf18..64d9767943 100644
--- a/packers/src/packers.rs
+++ b/packers/src/packers.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::iter;
 use std::slice::Chunks;
 
 use arrow_deps::parquet::data_type::ByteArray;
-use data_types::schema::{InfluxColumnType, InfluxFieldType};
+use internal_types::schema::{InfluxColumnType, InfluxFieldType};
 use std::default::Default;
 
 // NOTE: See https://blog.twitter.com/engineering/en_us/a/2013/dremel-made-simple-with-parquet.html
diff --git a/query/Cargo.toml b/query/Cargo.toml
index 2273117036..2276bf995d 100644
--- a/query/Cargo.toml
+++ b/query/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ croaring = "0.4.5"
 data_types = { path = "../data_types" }
 futures = "0.3.7"
 influxdb_line_protocol = { path = "../influxdb_line_protocol" }
+internal_types = { path = "../internal_types" }
 parking_lot = "0.11.1"
 snafu = "0.6.2"
 sqlparser = "0.8.0"
diff --git a/query/src/exec/field.rs b/query/src/exec/field.rs
index a9ef1154eb..b21f42d757 100644
--- a/query/src/exec/field.rs
+++ b/query/src/exec/field.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use arrow_deps::arrow::{self, datatypes::SchemaRef};
-use data_types::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
+use internal_types::schema::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
 use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
diff --git a/query/src/exec/fieldlist.rs b/query/src/exec/fieldlist.rs
index e0b846aa0c..4c30928e77 100644
--- a/query/src/exec/fieldlist.rs
+++ b/query/src/exec/fieldlist.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use arrow_deps::arrow::{
     datatypes::{DataType, SchemaRef},
     record_batch::RecordBatch,
 };
-use data_types::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
+use internal_types::schema::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
 
 use snafu::{ensure, ResultExt, Snafu};
 
diff --git a/query/src/frontend/influxrpc.rs b/query/src/frontend/influxrpc.rs
index 86853b4a94..590233ae8b 100644
--- a/query/src/frontend/influxrpc.rs
+++ b/query/src/frontend/influxrpc.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ use arrow_deps::{
     },
     util::IntoExpr,
 };
-use data_types::{
-    schema::{InfluxColumnType, Schema},
+use internal_types::{
+    schema::{InfluxColumnType, Schema, TIME_COLUMN_NAME},
     selection::Selection,
-    TIME_COLUMN_NAME,
 };
 use snafu::{ensure, OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 use tracing::debug;
diff --git a/query/src/frontend/sql.rs b/query/src/frontend/sql.rs
index ce305c21a0..f30788236b 100644
--- a/query/src/frontend/sql.rs
+++ b/query/src/frontend/sql.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
 
 use crate::{exec::Executor, provider::ProviderBuilder, Database, PartitionChunk};
 use arrow_deps::datafusion::{error::DataFusionError, physical_plan::ExecutionPlan};
-use data_types::selection::Selection;
+use internal_types::selection::Selection;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
 pub enum Error {
diff --git a/query/src/lib.rs b/query/src/lib.rs
index b1a3a53b74..446f2297f8 100644
--- a/query/src/lib.rs
+++ b/query/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 
 use arrow_deps::datafusion::physical_plan::SendableRecordBatchStream;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use data_types::{
-    chunk::ChunkSummary, data::ReplicatedWrite, partition_metadata::TableSummary, schema::Schema,
-    selection::Selection,
-};
+use data_types::{chunk::ChunkSummary, partition_metadata::TableSummary};
 use exec::{stringset::StringSet, Executor};
+use internal_types::{data::ReplicatedWrite, schema::Schema, selection::Selection};
 
 use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
 
diff --git a/query/src/plan/stringset.rs b/query/src/plan/stringset.rs
index e2b9a60962..73cc850854 100644
--- a/query/src/plan/stringset.rs
+++ b/query/src/plan/stringset.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use arrow_deps::{datafusion::logical_plan::LogicalPlan, util::str_iter_to_batch};
-use data_types::TABLE_NAMES_COLUMN_NAME;
+
+/// The name of the column containing table names returned by a call to
+/// `table_names`.
+const TABLE_NAMES_COLUMN_NAME: &str = "table";
 
 use crate::{
     exec::stringset::{StringSet, StringSetRef},
diff --git a/query/src/predicate.rs b/query/src/predicate.rs
index e2b6759ab5..d02b8dec2a 100644
--- a/query/src/predicate.rs
+++ b/query/src/predicate.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use arrow_deps::{
     datafusion::logical_plan::Expr,
     util::{make_range_expr, AndExprBuilder},
 };
-use data_types::{timestamp::TimestampRange, TIME_COLUMN_NAME};
+use data_types::timestamp::TimestampRange;
+use internal_types::schema::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
 
 /// This `Predicate` represents the empty predicate (aka that
 /// evaluates to true for all rows).
diff --git a/query/src/provider.rs b/query/src/provider.rs
index df91b53081..5a6e8065e6 100644
--- a/query/src/provider.rs
+++ b/query/src/provider.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use arrow_deps::{
         physical_plan::ExecutionPlan,
     },
 };
-use data_types::schema::{builder::SchemaMerger, Schema};
+use internal_types::schema::{builder::SchemaMerger, Schema};
 
 use crate::{predicate::Predicate, util::project_schema, PartitionChunk};
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[snafu(display("Chunk schema not compatible for table '{}': {}", table_name, source))]
     ChunkSchemaNotCompatible {
         table_name: String,
-        source: data_types::schema::builder::Error,
+        source: internal_types::schema::builder::Error,
     },
 
     #[snafu(display(
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     ))]
     InternalNoChunks {
         table_name: String,
-        source: data_types::schema::builder::Error,
+        source: internal_types::schema::builder::Error,
     },
 
     #[snafu(display("Internal error: No rows found in table '{}'", table_name))]
diff --git a/query/src/provider/physical.rs b/query/src/provider/physical.rs
index c17e961450..3342711d7a 100644
--- a/query/src/provider/physical.rs
+++ b/query/src/provider/physical.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use arrow_deps::{
         physical_plan::{ExecutionPlan, Partitioning, SendableRecordBatchStream},
     },
 };
-use data_types::{schema::Schema, selection::Selection};
+use internal_types::{schema::Schema, selection::Selection};
 
 use crate::{predicate::Predicate, PartitionChunk};
 
diff --git a/query/src/test.rs b/query/src/test.rs
index 8117dae1df..f46740ac18 100644
--- a/query/src/test.rs
+++ b/query/src/test.rs
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ use crate::{
     Database, DatabaseStore, PartitionChunk, Predicate,
 };
 
-use data_types::{
+use data_types::database_rules::{DatabaseRules, PartitionTemplate, TemplatePart};
+use influxdb_line_protocol::{parse_lines, ParsedLine};
+use internal_types::{
     data::{lines_to_replicated_write, ReplicatedWrite},
-    database_rules::{DatabaseRules, PartitionTemplate, TemplatePart},
     schema::{
         builder::{SchemaBuilder, SchemaMerger},
         Schema,
     },
     selection::Selection,
 };
-use influxdb_line_protocol::{parse_lines, ParsedLine};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
diff --git a/query/src/util.rs b/query/src/util.rs
index 19244482d0..53bd71cc78 100644
--- a/query/src/util.rs
+++ b/query/src/util.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use arrow_deps::{
         optimizer::utils::expr_to_column_names,
     },
 };
-use data_types::schema::Schema;
+use internal_types::schema::Schema;
 
 /// Create a logical plan that produces the record batch
 pub fn make_scan_plan(batch: RecordBatch) -> std::result::Result<LogicalPlan, DataFusionError> {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn schema_has_all_expr_columns(schema: &Schema, expr: &Expr) -> bool {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use arrow_deps::datafusion::prelude::*;
-    use data_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder;
+    use internal_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/read_buffer/Cargo.toml b/read_buffer/Cargo.toml
index de9018c428..61d37b35b0 100644
--- a/read_buffer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/read_buffer/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies] # In alphabetical order
 arrow_deps = { path = "../arrow_deps" }
 croaring = "0.4.5"
-data_types = { path = "../data_types" }
 either = "1.6.1"
 hashbrown = "0.9.1"
+internal_types = { path = "../internal_types" }
 itertools = "0.9.0"
 packers = { path = "../packers" }
 permutation = "0.2.5"
diff --git a/read_buffer/benches/database.rs b/read_buffer/benches/database.rs
index 1bef6a222c..975e550b1f 100644
--- a/read_buffer/benches/database.rs
+++ b/read_buffer/benches/database.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use arrow_deps::arrow::{
     array::{ArrayRef, Int64Array, StringArray},
     record_batch::RecordBatch,
 };
-use data_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder;
+use internal_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder;
 use read_buffer::{BinaryExpr, Database, Predicate};
 
 const BASE_TIME: i64 = 1351700038292387000_i64;
diff --git a/read_buffer/src/chunk.rs b/read_buffer/src/chunk.rs
index 30bccdb8eb..506b0d3338 100644
--- a/read_buffer/src/chunk.rs
+++ b/read_buffer/src/chunk.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::RwLock,
 };
 
-use data_types::selection::Selection;
+use internal_types::selection::Selection;
 use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
 
 use crate::row_group::RowGroup;
diff --git a/read_buffer/src/lib.rs b/read_buffer/src/lib.rs
index b0df18b8e5..af21e2d92a 100644
--- a/read_buffer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/read_buffer/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use arrow_deps::arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch;
-use data_types::{
+use internal_types::{
     schema::{builder::SchemaMerger, Schema},
     selection::Selection,
 };
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     // TODO add more context / helpful error here
     #[snafu(display("Error building unioned read buffer schema for chunks: {}", source))]
     BuildingSchema {
-        source: data_types::schema::builder::Error,
+        source: internal_types::schema::builder::Error,
     },
 
     #[snafu(display("partition key does not exist: {}", key))]
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ mod test {
         },
         datatypes::DataType::{Boolean, Float64, Int64, UInt64, Utf8},
     };
-    use data_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder;
+    use internal_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder;
 
     use crate::value::Values;
 
diff --git a/read_buffer/src/row_group.rs b/read_buffer/src/row_group.rs
index 07b94fddea..d057eed6c2 100644
--- a/read_buffer/src/row_group.rs
+++ b/read_buffer/src/row_group.rs
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ use arrow_deps::{
     arrow, datafusion::logical_plan::Expr as DfExpr,
     datafusion::scalar::ScalarValue as DFScalarValue,
 };
-use data_types::{
-    schema::{InfluxColumnType, Schema},
-    selection::Selection,
-};
+use internal_types::schema::{InfluxColumnType, Schema};
+use internal_types::selection::Selection;
 
 /// The name used for a timestamp column.
-pub const TIME_COLUMN_NAME: &str = data_types::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
+pub const TIME_COLUMN_NAME: &str = internal_types::schema::TIME_COLUMN_NAME;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[snafu(display("schema conversion error: {}", source))]
     SchemaError {
-        source: data_types::schema::builder::Error,
+        source: internal_types::schema::builder::Error,
     },
 
     #[snafu(display("unsupported operation: {}", msg))]
@@ -1638,7 +1636,7 @@ impl TryFrom<ReadFilterResult<'_>> for RecordBatch {
     type Error = Error;
 
     fn try_from(result: ReadFilterResult<'_>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        let schema = data_types::schema::Schema::try_from(result.schema())
+        let schema = internal_types::schema::Schema::try_from(result.schema())
             .map_err(|source| Error::SchemaError { source })?;
         let arrow_schema: arrow_deps::arrow::datatypes::SchemaRef = schema.into();
 
@@ -1871,7 +1869,7 @@ impl TryFrom<ReadAggregateResult<'_>> for RecordBatch {
     type Error = Error;
 
     fn try_from(result: ReadAggregateResult<'_>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        let schema = data_types::schema::Schema::try_from(result.schema())
+        let schema = internal_types::schema::Schema::try_from(result.schema())
             .map_err(|source| Error::SchemaError { source })?;
         let arrow_schema: arrow_deps::arrow::datatypes::SchemaRef = schema.into();
 
diff --git a/read_buffer/src/schema.rs b/read_buffer/src/schema.rs
index 895a1b6ee7..9d9828ff2a 100644
--- a/read_buffer/src/schema.rs
+++ b/read_buffer/src/schema.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{convert::TryFrom, fmt::Display};
 
 use arrow_deps::arrow;
-use data_types::schema::InfluxFieldType;
+use internal_types::schema::InfluxFieldType;
 
 /// A schema that is used to track the names and semantics of columns returned
 /// in results out of various operations on a row group.
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ impl Display for ResultSchema {
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<&ResultSchema> for data_types::schema::Schema {
-    type Error = data_types::schema::builder::Error;
+impl TryFrom<&ResultSchema> for internal_types::schema::Schema {
+    type Error = internal_types::schema::builder::Error;
 
     fn try_from(rs: &ResultSchema) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        let mut builder = data_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder::new();
+        let mut builder = internal_types::schema::builder::SchemaBuilder::new();
         for (col_type, data_type) in &rs.select_columns {
             match col_type {
                 ColumnType::Tag(name) => builder = builder.tag(name.as_str()),
diff --git a/read_buffer/src/table.rs b/read_buffer/src/table.rs
index e80fae23fe..f11c56e1b6 100644
--- a/read_buffer/src/table.rs
+++ b/read_buffer/src/table.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use arrow_deps::arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch;
-use data_types::selection::Selection;
+use internal_types::selection::Selection;
 use snafu::{ensure, Snafu};
 
 use crate::row_group::{self, ColumnName, GroupKey, Predicate, RowGroup};
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 8d26d6b735..257af8cd02 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ futures = "0.3.7"
 generated_types = { path = "../generated_types" }
 hashbrown = "0.9.1"
 influxdb_line_protocol = { path = "../influxdb_line_protocol" }
+internal_types = { path = "../internal_types" }
 mutable_buffer = { path = "../mutable_buffer" }
 object_store = { path = "../object_store" }
 parking_lot = "0.11.1"
diff --git a/server/src/buffer.rs b/server/src/buffer.rs
index 7046cc1642..8448130ec2 100644
--- a/server/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/server/src/buffer.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 //! This module contains code for managing the WAL buffer
 
 use data_types::{
-    data::ReplicatedWrite,
     database_rules::{WalBufferRollover, WriterId},
     DatabaseName,
 };
 use generated_types::wal;
+use internal_types::data::ReplicatedWrite;
 use object_store::{path::ObjectStorePath, ObjectStore, ObjectStoreApi};
 
 use std::{
@@ -567,8 +567,9 @@ fn database_object_store_path(
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use data_types::{data::lines_to_replicated_write, database_rules::DatabaseRules};
+    use data_types::database_rules::DatabaseRules;
     use influxdb_line_protocol::parse_lines;
+    use internal_types::data::lines_to_replicated_write;
     use object_store::memory::InMemory;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/server/src/db.rs b/server/src/db.rs
index f557f97520..a3de6a84e3 100644
--- a/server/src/db.rs
+++ b/server/src/db.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use data_types::{
-    chunk::ChunkSummary, data::ReplicatedWrite, database_rules::DatabaseRules, selection::Selection,
-};
+use data_types::{chunk::ChunkSummary, database_rules::DatabaseRules};
+use internal_types::{data::ReplicatedWrite, selection::Selection};
 use mutable_buffer::MutableBufferDb;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use query::{Database, PartitionChunk};
diff --git a/server/src/db/chunk.rs b/server/src/db/chunk.rs
index 9713c8d83f..be1cf8747d 100644
--- a/server/src/db/chunk.rs
+++ b/server/src/db/chunk.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 use arrow_deps::datafusion::physical_plan::SendableRecordBatchStream;
-use data_types::{
-    chunk::{ChunkStorage, ChunkSummary},
-    schema::Schema,
-    selection::Selection,
-};
+use data_types::chunk::{ChunkStorage, ChunkSummary};
+use internal_types::{schema::Schema, selection::Selection};
 use mutable_buffer::chunk::Chunk as MBChunk;
 use query::{exec::stringset::StringSet, predicate::Predicate, PartitionChunk};
 use read_buffer::Database as ReadBufferDb;
@@ -33,7 +30,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     },
 
     #[snafu(display("Internal error restricting schema: {}", source))]
-    InternalSelectingSchema { source: data_types::schema::Error },
+    InternalSelectingSchema {
+        source: internal_types::schema::Error,
+    },
 
     #[snafu(display("Predicate conversion error: {}", source))]
     PredicateConversion { source: super::pred::Error },
diff --git a/server/src/db/streams.rs b/server/src/db/streams.rs
index c255bed513..5ea7d8cd17 100644
--- a/server/src/db/streams.rs
+++ b/server/src/db/streams.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use arrow_deps::{
     },
     datafusion::physical_plan::RecordBatchStream,
 };
-use data_types::selection::Selection;
+use internal_types::selection::Selection;
 use mutable_buffer::chunk::Chunk as MBChunk;
 use read_buffer::ReadFilterResults;
 
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 197bc72659..69e5dfa3b6 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
 use data_types::{
-    data::{lines_to_replicated_write, ReplicatedWrite},
     database_rules::{DatabaseRules, WriterId},
     job::Job,
     {DatabaseName, DatabaseNameError},
 };
+use internal_types::data::{lines_to_replicated_write, ReplicatedWrite};
+
 use influxdb_line_protocol::ParsedLine;
 use object_store::{path::ObjectStorePath, ObjectStore, ObjectStoreApi};
 use query::{exec::Executor, DatabaseStore};
diff --git a/server/src/query_tests/table_schema.rs b/server/src/query_tests/table_schema.rs
index 9aceb80aa5..c3b49df0ae 100644
--- a/server/src/query_tests/table_schema.rs
+++ b/server/src/query_tests/table_schema.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Tests for the table_names implementation
 
 use arrow_deps::arrow::datatypes::DataType;
-use data_types::{schema::builder::SchemaBuilder, selection::Selection};
+use internal_types::{schema::builder::SchemaBuilder, selection::Selection};
 use query::{Database, PartitionChunk};
 
 use super::scenarios::*;
diff --git a/server/src/snapshot.rs b/server/src/snapshot.rs
index 403435fdfa..de64050e16 100644
--- a/server/src/snapshot.rs
+++ b/server/src/snapshot.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ use arrow_deps::{
     datafusion::physical_plan::SendableRecordBatchStream,
     parquet::{self, arrow::ArrowWriter, file::writer::TryClone},
 };
-use data_types::{
-    partition_metadata::{PartitionSummary, TableSummary},
-    selection::Selection,
-};
+use data_types::partition_metadata::{PartitionSummary, TableSummary};
+use internal_types::selection::Selection;
 use object_store::{path::ObjectStorePath, ObjectStore, ObjectStoreApi};
 use query::{predicate::EMPTY_PREDICATE, PartitionChunk};
 
diff --git a/src/commands/convert.rs b/src/commands/convert.rs
index d04b5ff00f..0b64ae8f88 100644
--- a/src/commands/convert.rs
+++ b/src/commands/convert.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use data_types::schema::Schema;
 use influxdb_line_protocol::parse_lines;
 use ingest::{
     parquet::writer::{CompressionLevel, Error as ParquetWriterError, IOxParquetTableWriter},
     ConversionSettings, Error as IngestError, LineProtocolConverter, TSMFileConverter,
 };
+use internal_types::schema::Schema;
 use packers::{Error as TableError, IOxTableWriter, IOxTableWriterSource};
 use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 use std::{