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Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5026

Simulation of Streamflow Using a Multidimensional Flow Model for White Sturgeon Habitat, Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho—Supplement to Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5230

Conversion Factors, Datums, and Abbreviations and Acronyms

Conversion Factors

Multiply By To obtain
cubic meter per second (m3/s) 70.07 acre-foot per day
cubic meter per second (m3/s) 35.31 cubic foot per second
kilometer (km) 0.6214 mile
meter (m) 3.281 foot
meter per second (m/s) 3.281 foot per second


Pressure: 1 Pascal (Pa) = 1N/m2 = 6.895 kPa

Temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) as follows:

°F=(1.8×°C)+32.

Datums

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).

Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1929 (NAD 29) and Idaho Transverse Mercator – North American Datum 1983/1998 Idaho West, in meters.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

ADCP acoustic Doppler current profiler
GPS Global Positioning System
GUI Graphical User Interface
IDFG Idaho Department of Fish and Game
KTOI Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
LEV lateral eddy viscosity
LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging
RKM river kilometer
USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS U.S. Geological Survey

For additional information contact:
Director, Idaho Water Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
230 Collins Road
Boise, Idaho 83702
http://id.water.usgs.gov

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