Column Name | Column Description |
TranSampleID | Sample ID - an arbitrary, unique integer used as primary key for Sample table |
SUID | Four-letter abbreviation for NAWQA study unit |
STAID | USGS station id number |
Reach | Reach name |
TranNum | Transect Number, text |
CollectionDate | Date and time when sample collection began |
SampleType | Sample category or type |
Collector | Person or persons responsible for collecting the sample |
CHFEAT | Channel feature type |
CFWIDTH | Channel width, meters |
CFWIDRM | Channel Feature Width Remark - method used to measure width of channel feature |
DOMSUB | Dominant substrate, code |
SUBSUB | Subdominant substrate, code |
WVAREA | Woody-vegetation area, percent |
HVAREA | Herbaceous-vegetation area, percent |
Column Name | Column Description |
ReachID | Reach identifer |
SUID | Four-letter abbreviation for NAWQA study unit |
STAID | USGS station id number or temporary alternative |
Reach | Reach name |
CollectionDate | Date and time when sample collection began |
SampleType | Sample category or type |
Collector | Person or persons responsible for collecting the sample |
GCUTYPE | Type of geomorphic channel unit |
GCULEN | Length of geomorphic channel unit, meters |
Column Name | Column Description |
ReachSampleID | Reach Sample ID - an arbitrary, unique integer that identifies the reach characterization 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 |
ReachCollectionDate | Date and time when sample collection began |
SampleType | Sample category or type |
ReviewStatus | Study unit data review status for the sample |
REFLOC | Description of reference location, text |
Collector | Person or persons responsible for collecting the sample |
HABQUAL | Habitat Sample Quality - overall quality of habitat data |
REACHCOM | Stream-Reach Comments, text |
STAGE | Stage, stream, feet |
STAGEMD | Stage stream method, text |
DISCH | Discharge - instantaneous discharge in cubic feet per second |
DISCHMD | Discharge Method - method used to determine instantaneous discharge |
CHMOD | Channel modification observed at sampling reach |
REACHLEN | Curvilinear length of stream reach, meters |
TRANDIS | Distance between transects, meters |
USRCHEND | Curvilinear distance from reference location to upstream end of reach, meters |
DSRCHEND | Downstream Reach End - curvilinear distance from reference location to the downstream end of reach, meters |
USBMBK | Upstream Boundary Marker Bank, text - bank where reach boundary marker is located (Left, Right, Both) |
DSBMBK | Downstream Boundary Marker Bank, text - bank where reach boundary marker is located (Left, Right, Both) |
USBMDESC | Upstream Boundary Marker Description, text - description of upstream boundary marker |
DSBMDESC | Downstream Boundary Marker Description, text - description of downstream boundary marker |
RCHGRAD | Water-surface gradient, dimensionless |
THGRAD | Thalweg gradient, dimensionless |
RCHGRAMD | Gradient method, text |
STRMTYP | Stream type, code |
Comments | Comments about the reach and/or habitat sampling effort |
InsertDate | Date and time when reach sample record was inserted in Sample table |
UpdateDate | Date and time when reach sample record in Sample table was last updated |
Column Name | Column Description |
TranSampleID | Sample ID - an arbitrary, unique integer used as primary key for Sample table |
ReachSampleID | Reach Sample ID - an arbitrary, unique integer that identifies the reach characterization 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 |
ReachCollectionDate | Date and time when sample collection began |
TCTNO | Transect Number |
TransectCollectionDate | Date and time when sample collection began |
SampleType | Sample category or type |
ReviewStatus | Study unit data review status for the sample |
HABTYPE | Habitat Type - habitat type of geomorphic channel unit |
PhotoUs | Photodoc Upstream, text |
PhotoDs | Photodoc Downstream, text |
PhotoOther | Photodoc Other, text |
CHWIDTH | Channel width, meters |
BFWIDTH | Bankfull channel width, meters |
CHWIDRM | Channel Width Remark - method used to measure channel width |
CHANHEAD | Channel heading (aspect), degrees |
LCANANG | Left Bank Canopy Angle, degrees |
RCANANG | Right Bank Canopy Angle, degrees |
EYEHIGH | Canopy Angle Eye Height, meters |
LBSHAD | Left Bank Rip Canopy Closure |
RBSHAD | Right Bank Rip Canopy Closure |
USSHAD | Upstream Rip Canopy Closure |
DSSHAD | Downstream Rip Canopy Closure |
LBLULC | Left Bank Land Cover, text |
RBLULC | Right Bank Land Cover, text |
LBANGLE | Left-bank angle, degrees |
RBANGLE | Right-bank angle, degrees |
LBHIGH | Left-bank height, meters |
RBHIGH | Right-bank height, meters |
LBSUB | Left Bank Substrate, code |
RBSUB | Right Bank Substrate, code |
LBVEG | Left Bank Vegetative Cover, percent |
RBVEG | Right Bank Vegetative Cover, percent |
LBEFLAG | Left Bank Erosion Flag, text |
RBEFLAG | Right Bank Erosion Flag, text |
CANANGLE | Open canopy angle, degrees |
LBWIDTH | Left Bank Width, meters |
LBWIDRM | Left Bank Width Remark - method used to measure left bank width |
RBWIDTH | Right-bank width, meters |
RBWIDRM | Right-bank Width, Remark - method used to measure right bank width |
LBSHAPE | Left-bank shape, code |
RBSHAPE | Right-bank shape, code |
LBSUBSUB | Left-bank subdominant substrate, code |
RBSUBSUB | Right-bank subdominant substrate, code |
WSAREA | Woody-snags area, square meters |
OVAREA | Over-hanging vegetation area, square meters |
UBAREA | Undercut-banks area, square meters |
BDAREA | Boulders area, square meters |
SHAREA | Sloughs area, square meters |
MEAREA | Emergent-macrophyte area, square meters |
MSAREA | Submerged macrophyte area, square meters |
MFAREA | Floating-macrophyte area, square meters |
RBAREA | Rubbish area, square meters |
OTAREA | Other habitat features, area, square meters |
LFPWIDTH | Left Flood-Plain Width, meters |
RFPWIDTH | Right flood-plain width, meters |
LFPWRM | Left Flood Plain Width Remark - method used to measure left flood plain width |
RFPWRM | Right Flood-Plain Width Remark - method used to measure right flood plain width |
Collector | Person or persons responsible for collecting the sample |
InsertDate | Date and time when record for transect sample was inserted in Sample table |
UpdateDate | Date and time when record in Sample table for transect sample was last updated |
Column Name | Column Description |
TranPtSampleID | Sample ID - an arbitrary, unique integer used as primary key for Sample table |
TranSampleID | Sample ID - an arbitrary, unique integer used as primary key for Sample table |
ReachSampleID | Reach Sample ID - an arbitrary, unique integer that identifies the reach characterization 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 |
ReachCollectionDate | Date and time when sample collection began |
TCTNO | Transect number |
Transect CollectionDate | Date and time when sample collection began |
TPNum | Transcect Point number |
SampleType | Type of sample collected |
TransPointType | Type of transect point collected |
ThalwegFlag | Thalweg Flag, boolean |
LEWDist | Left Edge of Water Distance - distance from left edge of water, in meters |
DepthM | Depth of water, meters |
Velocity | Velocity, stream, feet per second |
BEDSUB | Dominant bed substrate, code |
EmbedPct | Substrate Embeddedness, percent |
SILT | Silt covering, text |
MphyMalgCvr | Macrophyte or Macroalgae covering, percent |
HabWDFlag | Habitat Woody Debris Flag - flag indicating presence of woody debris habitat feature |
HabOVFlag | Habitat Overhanging Vegetation Flag - flag indicating presence of overhanging vegetation habitat cover feature |
HabUBFlag | Habitat Undercut Bank Flag - flag indicating presence of undercut bank |
HabBOFlag | Habitat Boulder Flag - flag that indicates presence of boulder habitat cover feature |
HabAMFlag | Habitat Aquatic Macrophyte Flag - flag that indicates presence of aquatic macrophyte habitat cover feature |
HabMSFlag | Habitat Manmade Structure Flag - flag that indicates presence of manmade structure habitat cover feature |
HabTBFlag | Habitat To Turbid Flag - flag indicating that stream was too turbid to evaluate habitat cover features |
HabNOFlag | Habitat No Cover Flag - flag that indicates that no habitat cover features were present. |
HabNCFlag | Habitat No Characterization Flag - flag that indicates habitat features were not evaluated. |
SUBSUB | Subdominant substrate, code |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |