Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5230

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5230

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Conversion Factors, Datum, and Acronyms

Conversion Factors

Multiply By To obtain
cubic foot per second (ft3/s) 0.02832 cubic meter per second
foot (ft) 0.3048 meter
inch (in.) 2.54 centimeter
inch per year per foot [(in/yr)/ft] 83.33 millimeter per year per meter
mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer
square foot (ft2) 0.09290 square meter
square mile (mi2) 2.590 square kilometer

   

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

°F = (1.8×°C)+32

Datum

Sea level: In this report, “sea level” refers to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929—a geodetic datum derived from a general adjustment of the first-order level nets of the United States and Canada, formerly called Sea Level Datum of 1929.

Acronyms

AVDEPTH/AVPERM Hydraulic parameter option in PHABSIM for Windows
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BiOp Biological Opinion
CI Composite index
EPT Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera
ESA Endangered Species Act
FCRPS Federal Columbia River Power System
HABTAE Habitat program option in PHABSIM for Windows
HSC Habitat suitability criteria
IDEQ Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
IDFG Idaho Department of Fish and Game
IFIM Instream Flow Incremental Methodology
ITWG Interagency Technical Workgroup
MAD Mean annual discharge
MANSQ Manning’s equation
MDAT Maximum daily-average temperature
MDMT Maximum daily-maximum temperature
MWMT Maximum weekly-maximum temperature
MWAT Maximum weekly-average temperature
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PHABSIM Physical Habitat Simulation System model
Q.20 Daily mean discharge exceeded 20 percent of the time during a specified month
Q.50 Daily mean discharge exceeded 50 percent of the time during a specified month (same as median discharge)
Q.80 Daily mean discharge exceeded 80 percent of the time during a specified month
SI Suitability index
SNRA Sawtooth National Recreation Area
SRA Snake River Adjudication
SSTEMP Stream Segment Temperature Model
STGQ Stage-discharge relation
USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USFS U.S. Forest Service
USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
WSP Water-surface profile
WUA Weighted usable area
WY05 Water year 2005

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