Coast Range Fish Habitat - Physical Data

Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Doug Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Coast Range Fish Habitat - Physical Data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:: Physical characteristics of the study areas in Racks Creek, Camp Creek, and Elk Creek are contained in three Quattro Pro spreadsheets that describe features at the reach, segment, and channel unit levels. The study sites are in the Oregon Coast Range.
Purpose:: The objective of this pilot study is to develop a set of sampling protocols that will provide the means for statistical and biological comparison across numerous spatial and temporal scales.
Supplemental_Information:: Science Information System Project # 70-11J; Accession # 5003066

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Study sites are located in the Oregon Coast Range in the Alsea, Nestucca, and Umpqua river basins.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Hydrology
Theme_Keyword: Geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: Streams
Theme_Keyword: Habitat Survey
Theme_Keyword: Watersheds
Theme_Keyword: Stream segment
Theme_Keyword: Stream reach
Theme_Keyword: Habitat Unit
Theme_Keyword: Pools
Theme_Keyword: Riffles

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Oregon
Place_Keyword: Coast Range
Place_Keyword: Elk Creek - Nestucca Basin
Place_Keyword: Racks Creek - Alsea Basin
Place_Keyword: Camp Creek - Umpqua Basin

Taxonomy:

Taxonomic_Keywords: fish

Taxonomy:

Taxonomic_Coverage:

Specific_Taxonomic_Information:

Kingdom: Animal
Division-Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species: clarki
Applicable_Common_Names: Coastal Cutthroat Trout

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Doug Bateman
Contact_Organization: Oregon State University

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Department of Forest Science
Address: Forestry Sciences Lab
Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97331
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-7784

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Quattro Pro spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Douglas Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Camp Creek Fish Habitat Survey - 1998
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Douglas Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Coast Range Fish Habitat - Fish Data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Doug Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: 1998 Camp Creek Habitat Survey
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert Gresswell
Originator: Doug Bateman
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: 1998 Elk Creek Habitat Survey
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Data were recorded on palmtop computers in the field. Data have been sorted by code for each field to check for typographical errors. Numeric data has been sorted to evaluate extreme values to check for typographical errors. Data have been scanned for missing values. Hard copies of the data have been visually inspected for errors in sequential numbering i.e. repeated or omitted values and agreement between the different data files.

Logical_Consistency_Report: does not apply

Completeness_Report: see methods

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: reach level census
Methodology_Keyword: stream reach
Methodology_Keyword: active channel width

Methodology_Description:

Habitat data was generally collected by a two person crew; however, Racks Creek had a large number of 1st order fish-bearing tributaries and these were mostly done by a single person. Data were collected using a HP200LX palmtop computer housed in a Entelechy environmental case (model no. EC-100). Stream reach types were based on Montgomery and Buffington (1997). They propose seven reach types; dune ripple, pool riffle, plane bed step pool, cascade, bedrock, and colluvial. We added a beaver dam reach type for a total of eight reach types. We had a minimum reach length of 10 active channel widths and new reaches were always designated at segment breaks even if the reach type remained the same.

Methodology_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Montgomery, D.R.

Originator: Buffington, J.M.

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

Channel-reach morphology in mountain drainage basins

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Issue_Identification: vol. 109, no. 5

Other_Citation_Details: pages 596-611

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: valley form
Methodology_Keyword: channel form
Methodology_Keyword: dominant vegetation
Methodology_Keyword: wood abundance

Methodology_Description:

Valley and channel form were determined as in Moore et al (1998). Dominant and subdominant vegetation was a visual estimate and refers to tree species only. Wood abundance was subjectively recorded as high, moderate, or low for the reach.

Methodology_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Moore, K.

Originator: Jones, K.

Originator: Dambacher, J

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Methods for stream habitat surveys

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Corvallis, OR
Publisher: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Other_Citation_Details: 48 pages

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: channel form
Methodology_Keyword: valley form
Methodology_Keyword: stream discharge
Methodology_Keyword: segment level census
Methodology_Keyword: habitat attributes
Methodology_Keyword: segment forming agent

Methodology_Description:

Stream segments were delineated when there was a significant tributary junction (i.e. >15% of the mainstem), a major change in channel form, or a hard barrier to fish migration occurred. Channel and valley form was a summation of reach level data and the dominant form from the reaches comprising the segment determined segment values. Stream discharge data was collected at the downstream end of each stream segment except in Racks Creek. Discharge was calculated as in Orth (1983). When water levels or channel morphology permitted, water velocity was measured using a Swoffer model 2100 portable water-current meter. When water depths precluded the use of the Swoffer (< 0.05m) a ping pong ball was used.

Methodology_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Orth, D.J.

Publication_Date: 1983

Title: Aquatic habitat measurements

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Bethesda, MD
Publisher: American Fisheries Society

Other_Citation_Details: Pages 61-184

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Nielsen, L.A.

Originator: Johnson, D.L.

Publication_Date: 1983

Title: Fisheries Techniques

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Bethesda, MD
Publisher: American Fisheries Society

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: habitat unit
Methodology_Keyword: unit level census

Methodology_Description:

Distances were visually estimated and verified every 10 habitat units using a fiberglass measuring tape. Observer responsible for each estimate was recorded. Correction factors (sum of total measured values/ sum of estimated values) were generated for each observer by stream segment (Hankin and Reeves 1998).

Methodology_Citation:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: habitat unit
Methodology_Keyword: channel gradient
Methodology_Keyword: pool depth
Methodology_Keyword: step height
Methodology_Keyword: substrate

Methodology_Description:

When a segment did not contain a habitat unit in which estimates were verified, the correction factors from the segment immediately downstream were used. Channel gradient was assumed to be zero for pools and measured in all other units, to the nearest 0.5 percent, using a clinometer. If a value was missing a mean value for the habitat type in that stream segment was inserted. Gradient was always measured looking downstream. The observer with the clinometer would stand at the water's surface on the upstream unit break. This observer would look downstream at a surveyor's rod which was placed at the downstream unit break and held plum, with the observers eye height clearly marked and the base of the rod at the water's surface. Maximum pool depth and step heights were measured with a fiberglass surveyor's rod. Dominant and subdominant substrate were visually estimated and were classified as either boulder, cobble, sand, silt, or clay (Lane 1947).

Methodology_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Lane, E.W.

Publication_Date: 1947

Title: Report of the subcommittee on sediment terminology

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Tranactions of the American Geophysical Union
Issue_Identification: vol. 28, no. 6

Other_Citation_Details: Pages 936-938

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

Flood prone height and width were determined as in Moore et al. (1998).

Methodology_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Moore, K.

Originator: Jones, K.

Originator: Dambacher, J

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Methods for stream habitat surveys

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Corvallis, OR
Publisher: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Other_Citation_Details: 48 pages

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

We classified habitat into steps, cascades, riffle-rapids, and pools. Pools identified as being one three types; scour, plunge, or dam (Bisson et al 1982).

Methodology_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bisson, P.A.

Originator: Nielson, J.L.

Originator: Palmason, R.A.

Originator: Grove, L.E.

Publication_Date: 1982

Title:

A system of naming habitat types in small streams, with examples of habitat utilization by salmonids during low stream flow

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Bethesda, MD
Publisher: American Fisheries Society

Other_Citation_Details: Pages 62-73

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Armantrout, N.B. (ed.)

Publication_Date: 1982

Title:

Acquisition and Utilization of Aquatic Habitat Inventory Information

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Bethesda, MD
Publisher: American Fisheries Society

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Original data
Process_Date: Unknown

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System_or_Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robins, C.R.

Originator: R.M. Bailey

Originator: C.E. Bond

Originator: J.R. Brooker

Originator: E.A. Lachner

Originator: R.N. Lea

Originator: W.B. Scott

Publication_Date: 1991

Title:

Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada

Edition: Fifth

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Special Publication
Issue_Identification: 20

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Bethesda, Maryland
Publisher: American Fisheries Society

Other_Citation_Details: prepared by the Committee of Names of Fishes

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Nestucca, Alsea, and Umpqua river basins

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Stream_U
Entity_Type_Definition:: a quattro pro spreadsheet that contains an inventory of stream gradient, pool size, and other habitat parameters on a stream unit scale.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREAM

Attribute_Definition: stream name

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Racks Creek, Camp Creek, Elk Creek

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: date of survey

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: date value in yymmdd

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEGMENT

Attribute_Definition:

Numbered sequentially from downstream to upstream with mainstem done first and tribs generally done in reverse order; i.e. the fish bearing tributary which occured highest in the basin was done first and from there work would proceed down the basin. Stream segments were delineated when there was a significant tributary junction (i.e. >15% of the mainstem), a major change in channel form, or when a hard barrier to fish migration occurred.

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRIB

Attribute_Definition: tributary (i.e. >15% of the mainstem)

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MSS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mainstem Stiltner Cr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MSR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mainstem Racks Cr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RT1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Racks Trib #1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RT2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Racks Trib #2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RT3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Racks Trib #3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REACH

Attribute_Definition:

Reach unit follows same pattern as segment numbering, but segments may contain multiple reaches.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Montogomery and Buffington (1997); see methods section

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UNIT

Attribute_Definition:

Units are numbered sequentially in the same pattern as segments. Each unit in the basin has a unique number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: U_type

Attribute_Definition: channel unit type

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: scour pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dam pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plunge pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: riffle rapid
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: cascade
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dry channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ST
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: step
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: culvert
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Chan_Type

Attribute_Definition: channel type

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: single channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Primary channel of multiple channels
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Secondary channel of multiple channels
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tertiary channel of multiple channels
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: %Flow

Attribute_Definition:

percentage of flow in each channel, if channel type is 0 then % flow always 100. If channel type is >0, then % flow must be < 100

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: c_Len

Attribute_Definition: mean length of unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: c_wide

Attribute_Definition: mean width of unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Max_d

Attribute_Definition: deepest point of unit, recorded for pools only

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: pfa

Attribute_Definition:

pool forming agent; agent responsible for scour. If more than 1 agent was involved, the dominant agent was listed first

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: wood
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RDB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: root defended bank
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bedrock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: channel curve
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: beaver dam
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: boulder
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Dom_sub

Attribute_Definition:

dominant substrate. Code listed first is the dominant, code listed 2nd is the subdominant

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: boulder
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: cobble
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: I
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bedrock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: O
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: organic
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: c_acw

Attribute_Definition: active channel width

Attribute_Definition_Source: field estimate

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: c_vfw

Attribute_Definition: valley floor width

Attribute_Definition_Source: field estimate

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: gradient

Attribute_Definition:

slope of individual units. Measured for riffle-rapids and cascades only. Pools were assumed to have a slope of 0%

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent slope

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: height

Attribute_Definition: height of steps

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: fhp

Attribute_Definition:

Flood Prone Height, estimated height to water surface for a 50 year event

Attribute_Definition_Source: estimated

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WPT

Attribute_Definition: GPS coordinates recorded at unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 90

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees of latitude and longitude

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: estimates_unit

Attribute_Definition:

initials of person who estimated wetted width and length of habitat units

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of initials

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: estimates_achan

Attribute_Definition:

initials of person who estimated the width of the active channel and the valley floor width

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of initials

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: comments

Attribute_Definition: any comments regarding this record

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: comment field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: id_code

Attribute_Definition: stream identification code

Attribute_Definition_Source: "Guide to EPA River Reaches in Oregon"

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: EPA River Reach Codes
Codeset_Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: p_type

Attribute_Definition: pool type

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: scour pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plunge pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dam pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: cum_dist

Attribute_Definition: cumulative lenght of units

Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: c_area

Attribute_Definition: area of unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters^2

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Stream_S
Entity_Type_Definition:: a quattro pro spreadsheet that describes the stream classification at segment level by channel and valley form and discharge.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREAM

Attribute_Definition: stream name

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Racks Creek, Camp Creek, Elk Creek

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEGMENT

Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GPS_point

Attribute_Definition: GPS coordinates recorded at site

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 90

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees of latitude and longitude

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: segment_forming_agent

Attribute_Definition: main factor causing a segment to be identified

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRIB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: tributary junction. Tributary must provide at least 15% of mainstem flow for a new segment to be identified
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CHFRM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: significant change in channel form
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: FALLS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: barrier to migration of fish is present creating separate populations
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Channel_form

Attribute_Definition: channel type

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: constrained by hillslopes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: constrained by terraces
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alternately constrained by hillslopes and terraces
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Constrained by bedrock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Constrained by landuse
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: US
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unconstrained single channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: UA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unconstrained anastomosing channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: UB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unconstrained braided channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Valley_form

Attribute_Definition:

Valley form classed as either narrow or wide based on VWI (valley width index) which equals valley width/active channel width

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Steep v-shaped narrow valley (side slope > 60%)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moderate V-shaped narrow valley (side slope > 30 and < 60%)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: OV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: open V-shaped narrow valley (side slope < 30%)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Wide valley constrained by terrace(s). FPW < (2.5 * Active Channel)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Wide valley with multiple terraces. FPW > (2.5 * Active Channel)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wide floodplane without terraces
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: wide
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Valley Width Index > 2.5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VWI

Attribute_Definition: Valley width index (valley width/ active channel width)

Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: discharge

Attribute_Definition: streamflow measured at the downstream end of segment

Attribute_Definition_Source: measured

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: feet^3/second

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: field sampling date

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: date value in yymmdd

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Stream_R
Entity_Type_Definition:: a quattro pro spreadsheet that contains physical parameters used to describe stream reaches.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREAM

Attribute_Definition: stream name

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Racks Creek, Camp Creek, Elk Creek

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEGMENT

Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REACH

Attribute_Definition:

Reach unit follows same pattern as segment numbering, but segments may contain multiple reaches.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Montogomery and Buffington (1997); see methods

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: integer index value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: R_type

Attribute_Definition: reach type

Attribute_Definition_Source: (see methods, Montgomery and Buffington 1997)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: cascade reach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: STPL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: step/pool reach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PLBE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plane bed reach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PLRI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: pool/riffle reach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DURI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dune ripple reach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bedrock reach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BVCX
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: beaver reach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLVL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: colluvial valley reach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DRY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dry channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RFA

Attribute_Definition:

reach forming agent; If agent is obvious, such as a beaver dam, tributary junction, debris flow, or logjam, it is listed. It is common for this column to be blank.

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bedrock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: debris torrent
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Falls
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: barrier to fish migration
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LJ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: logjam
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: beaver dam
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRIB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: tributary
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: C_form

Attribute_Definition: channel type

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: constrained by hillslopes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: constrained by terraces
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alternately constrained by hillslopes and terraces
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Constrained by bedrock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Constrained by landuse
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: US
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unconstrained single channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: UA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unconstrained anastomosing channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: UB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unconstrained braided channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: V_form

Attribute_Definition:

Valley form classed as either narrow or wide based on VWI (valley width index) which equals valley width/active channel width

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Steep v-shaped narrow valley (side slope > 60%)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moderate V-shaped narrow valley (side slope > 30 and < 60%)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: OV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: open V-shaped narrow valley (side slope < 30%)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Wide valley constrained by terrace(s). FPW < (2.5 * Active Channel)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Wide valley with multiple terraces. FPW > (2.5 * Active Channel)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wide floodplane without terraces
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: wide
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Valley Width Index > 2.5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: D_veg

Attribute_Definition: dominant tree in riparian area

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: red alder
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Douglas fir
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WRC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: western redcedar
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: western hemlock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bigleaf maple
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CON
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unspecified conifer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: willow
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sub_veg

Attribute_Definition: Sub-dominant vegetation, sub-dominant tree in the riparian area

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: red alder
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Douglas fir
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WRC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: western redcedar
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: western hemlock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bigleaf maple
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CON
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unspecified conifer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: willow
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Wood_abun

Attribute_Definition: Amount of down wood in active channel

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: low
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: low quantity
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mod
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: moderate quantity
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value: high
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: high quantity
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: comments

Attribute_Definition: any comments regarding this record

Attribute_Definition_Source: user-defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: comment field

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
(FRESC)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97331
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-750-7343

Resource_Description: stream_R, stream_S, stream_U

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Generated by mp on Thu Jan 27 14:14:56 2000