USGS_lake_sites -- Lake Sites from the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Title:
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USGS_lake_sites -- Lake Sites from the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: <http://ok.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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This spatial layer contains information about lake sites in the upper Washita River basin in southwestern Oklahoma where information was collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1960 to 1992. The site information was retrieved from the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) database in September 2005. Each lake site has an attribute 'STAID' that relates to the environmental data collected at the site in the tabular file 'USGS_lake_wq'. The tabular file 'USGS_codes' contains parameter coding descriptions for the environmental data collected and descriptions of the analytical methods used.
- Purpose:
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To provide lake environmental data to users working in the upper Washita River basin.
- Supplemental_Information:
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This file can be related to the tabular file 'USGS_lake_wq' using the attribute 'STAID' .
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Multiple_Dates/Times:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1960-1992
- Currentness_Reference: 2005
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.224338
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.995945
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.567968
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.828030
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword: Lake water quality
- Access_Constraints: None.
- Use_Constraints: None.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Carol Becker
- Contact_Organization: USGS
- Contact_Position: Hydrologist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 202 NW 66th, bldg. 7
- City: Oklahoma City
- State_or_Province: OK
- Postal_Code: 73116
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-810-4400
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cjbecker@usgs.gov
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title: National Water Information System
- Online_Linkage: <http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ok/nwis>
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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The horizontal accuracy is related to the method used to determine site location. This information is provided as a site attribute.
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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The vertical accuracy is related to the method used to determine the altitude of the site.
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title: U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
- Online_Linkage: <http://ok.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis>
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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The site information was retrieved from the USGS NWIS database. A shape file was created using site latitude and longitude coordinates in ArcMap. The shapefile was projected to Albers Conical Equal Area projection. The shapefile was imported into the geodatabase and metadata written.
- Process_Date: September, 2005
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jason Masoner
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 202 NW 66th, bldg. 7
- City: Oklahoma City
- State_or_Province: OK
- Postal_Code: 73116
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405 810-4407
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 15
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Map_Projection:
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- Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
- Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
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- Standard_Parallel: 29.500000
- Standard_Parallel: 45.500000
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.000000
- False_Easting: 0.000000
- False_Northing: 0.000000
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.100000
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.100000
- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Altitude_System_Definition:
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- Altitude_Resolution: 0.000010
- Altitude_Encoding_Method:
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: USGS_lake_sites
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SCNTY
- Attribute_Definition: County code
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 015
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Caddo County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 031
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Comanche County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 039
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Custer County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 051
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grady County
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 149
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Washita County
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SLNDNT
- Attribute_Definition: Public land survey location
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ALTITUDE
- Attribute_Definition: Altitude of site in feet above sea level
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no data
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SALTMT
- Attribute_Definition: Method altitude determined
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: L
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Level or other surveying method
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interpolated for topographic map
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SALTAC
- Attribute_Definition: Altitude accuracy
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0.01
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Plus or minus 0.01 foot
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Plus or minus 5 feet
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no data
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SREMRK
- Attribute_Definition: Remarks
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SAREA
- Attribute_Definition: Drainage area
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no data
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STAID
- Attribute_Definition:
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Site identifier. Used to relate environmental data in "USGS_lake_wq".
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: AGENCY
- Attribute_Definition: Source agency
- Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SALTDM
- Attribute_Definition: Altitude datum
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS NWIS User's Manual, <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1251/>
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NAVD88
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North American Vertical Datum 1988
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NGVD29
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STYPE
- Attribute_Definition: Site type
- Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- Distribution_Information:
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- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20070208
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Carol Becker
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Hydrologist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 202 NW 66th, bldg. 7
- City: Oklahoma City
- State_or_Province: OK
- Postal_Code: 73116
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-810-4400
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cjbecker@usgs.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
- Metadata_Extensions:
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- Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
- Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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