Column Explanations for Habitat Segment Data
File type: Segment
| Column Name | Column Description |
| SegmentSampleID | Segment Sample ID - a unique integer that identifies the segment data sample |
| SUID | Four-letter abbreviation for NAWQA study unit |
| OrigSUID | Original four-letter abbreviation for NAWQA study unit |
| STAID | USGS station id number |
| Reach | Reach name |
| CollectionDate | Date and time when sample collection began |
| SampleType | Sample type |
| Collector | Person or persons responsible for collecting the sample |
| ReviewStatus | Study unit review status |
| RF3SegCode | Segment Code |
| USLAT | Upstream boundary latitude coordinate, dms with no spaces |
| USLONG | Upstream boundary longitude coordinate, dms with no spaces |
| DSLAT | Downstream Latitude - latitude of downstream boundary of the stream segment in degrees, minutes, seconds with no spaces between |
| DSLONG | Downstream Longitude - longitude of downstream boundary of stream segment in degrees, minutes, seconds with no spaces between them. |
| LOCMD | Segment Boundary Location Method, text |
| SEGLENG | Segment (valley) length, km |
| SEGLENMD | Segment (valley) length, method, text |
| USDIST97 | Curvilinear distance from reference location to upstream boundary of the stream segment, km |
| DSDIST97 | Curvilinear distance from the reference location to the downstream boundary of the stream segment, km |
| SEGCUR | Segment channel length, km |
| SEGCURMD | Curvilinear Channel Length Method, text |
| USELEV | Elevation at upstream end, meters ab. NGVD |
| DSELEV | Elevation at downstream end of stream segment, meters ab. NGVD |
| SELEVMD | Elevation measurement method, text |
| SINUOS | Sinuosity, dimensionless |
| SEGGRAD | Segment gradient, dimensionless |
| ORDER | Strahler stream order, text |
| ORDERMD | Strahler stream order, method, text |
| LINK | Shreve stream order |
| LINKMD | Link Method - method used to determine Shreve stream order |
| DSTRLINK | Downstream Link number - downstream link number for stream segment |
| DSLINKMD | Downstream Link Number Method - method used to determine downstream link of segment |
| SIDEGRAD | Segment sideslope gradient, dimensionless |
| SEGCOM | Segment Comment - remarks about Segment habitat data |
| GRADMD | Gradient Method - method used to measure stream gradient |
| InsertDate | Date and time when record for Segment sample was inserted in Sample table |
| UpdateDate | Date and time when record in Sample table for Segment sample was last updated |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |