USGS Gaging Stations Metadata

Identification_Information
Originator: NC Division of Water Resources, Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Originator: US Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: USGS Stream Gage Program
Edition: 19950427
Series_Name : Water Resources Data, North Carolina, Water Year 1993
Issue_Identification: USGS WD NC-93-1
Online_Linkage : HTTP://WWW.DWR.EHNR.STATE.NC.US/METADATA/USGSGAGE.HTM
Abstract: The USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set lists current and historic stream gage sites in North Carolina. It includes information that describes the gage location and period of record. No actual stage or flow information is included. Both continuously operated stations and partial record sites are described.
Indicators list the data use for each gage, such as Regional Hydrology, Legal, Planning, or Project Use. Funding details for each gage are presented.Presently, only recently discontinued gages are included. More discontinued gages will be added as time permits.
Purpose: The USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set was developed for the managers of the USGS Stream Gage Program. The Gage Program is a cooperative effort between the US Geological Survey and several other agencies. The North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources, is one of the cooperating agencies that funds half the cost of installation and operation of stream gages in North Carolina. With detailed information of both historic and current gages, the Division of Water Resources can make better decisions with respect to maintaining old gages, adding new sites, or addingadditional equipment to an existing gage. This data set was created to combine all existing information about the various gage sites into one database.
Supplemental_Information: Most of the USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set came from the USGS publication, Water Resources Data, North Carolina, Water Year reports. This annual publication provided key details for the database. Additional information came from three other sources: meeting notes from both federal and state cooperators, conversations with people familiar with the stream gage program history and the utility of various gage sites, and lastly, other publications from the USGS.
All of the source information was entered by hand. Some calculated fields exist that present the period of record count and the decimal degree version of the Latitude and Longitude rather than just listing the original deg.min,sec notation.
Calendar_Date: 199504
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency : Irregular
West_Bounding_Coordinate : -84.0028000000
East_Bounding_Coordinate : -76.3422000000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.5408000000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.0953000000
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Tri-Service Spatial Data Standard
Theme_Keyword: Hydrography
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Name Information System
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Earlier versions of the data set exist. The user must be sure to use the most recent version, and still beware that omission may have occurred. Acknowledgement of products derived from this data set should cite the following: NC Division of Water Resources, Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. Raleigh, North Carolina.
The source for the USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set is the North Carolina Division of Water Resources.
Contact_Organization: NC Division of Water Resources, DEHNR
Contact_Person: Reid Campbell, PE
Contact_Position: Environmental Engineer
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 512 Salisbury Street
City: Raleigh
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27611
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919) 715-0388
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (919) 733-3558
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reid_campbell@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us
Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM
Contact_Instructions: Can also contact:
Charley Theobald
NC Division of Water Resources, DEHNR
Archdale Building
PO Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: (919) 715-5425
Fax: (919) 733-3558
email: charley_theobald@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us

Browse_Graphic
Browse_Graphic_File_Name : Gages.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: State Map showing point data locations
Browse_Graphic_File_Type : GIF, Graphic Interchange Format
Data_Set_Credit: This data set would not have been possible without the assistance of several people including: Jeanne Robbins, Tom Zembrzuski, Robert Mason, Bill Haire, Jerad Bales, Jim Meade, and John Wray.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: The USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set was written and is maintained in Lotus 1-2-3, version 4, format. This is the standard nativedata format for this dataset. The Division of Water Resources maintains this data on PC's running on a Novel network. As copies of the data set are updated, the improved version is added to the Metadata subirectory on the file server. In the future this data set will be copied and converted to ATLAS*GIS dbf format which is a dBase file structure.
Cross_Reference
Originator: NC Division of Water Resources
Originator: US Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: USGS/EHNR Ground Water Stations
Edition: 19950428
Online_Linkage: USGS Wells
Data_Quality_Information
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No attribute accuracy assessment has be conducted on the USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set. Attributes include Hydrologic Unit Code, County, Period of Record, Record Count, Drainage Area, Latitude, and Longitude all of which could be in error. If. the Lat/Longs are correct then they would be no more accurate than +/-40 feet. No data accuracy tests have been conducted to validate the USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set. Errors probably exist from typing data into database.
Logical_Consistency_Report: No tests have been conducted on the accuracy of the dataset. No tests for valid values, general tests for graphic data, nor specific topological tests were performed.
Completeness_Report: The USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set was originally created to show current stream gages only. The NC Division of Water Resources is in the process of adding discontinued gages as time permits. Missing data occurs at some point in most fields.
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal positional data is expressed in both 'degree, minute, second' and decimal degree notation for latitude and longitude. Values were probably read off of paper topographical maps. The values should be considered no better than +/- 12meters (40 Feet).
Originator: US Geological Survey (comp.)
Publication_Date: 1993
Title: Water Resources Data, North Carolina, by USGS
Edition: Water Year 1993
Series_Name: USGS Water Year Books for North Carolina
Issue_Identification: NC-93-1
Publication_Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Publisher: US Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: HTTP://WWW.DWR.EHNR.STATE.NC.US/METADATA/USGSGAGE.HTM
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Book
Begining_Date: 19921001
Ending_Date: 19930930
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NC-93-1
Source_Contribution: Items such as Station number and name, location, start of record, drainage area, and some remarks came from this source document.
Originator: NC Division of Water Resources (comp.)
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: USGS/EHNR Coop Program meetings
Edition: none
Source_Scale_Denominator: none
Type_of_Source_Media: General knowledge of USGS and EHNR staff.
Calendar_Date: 199409
Source_Currentness_Reference: none
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS/EHNR Coop Program meetings
Source_Contribution: Through out 1992, 1993, and 1994 staff from USGS, EHNR, US Army Corps of Engineers and others met to discuss the USGS stream gage cooperative program. The attribute data comes from these discussions.
Source_Contribution: Qualitative information relating to the use of each stream gage data site. Covers both details of for what each station site data may be used and who makes use of the information.
Process_Date: Not complete
Contact_Person: Reid Campbell, PE
Contact_Position: Environmental Engineer
Contact_Organization: NC Division of Water Resources
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Archdale Building
512 Salisbury Street
PO Box 27687
City: Raleigh
State_or_Province: North Carolina
Postal_Code: 27611
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919) 715-0388
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (919) 733-3558
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reid_campbell@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us
Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM
Contact_Instructions: Additional Contact:
Charley Theobald
NC Division of Water Resources, DEHNR
Archdale Building
PO Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: (919) 715-5425
Fax: (919) 733-3558
email: charley_theobald@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Data_Reference: Geographic features are indirectly referenced to rivers, municipalities and roads. Most of this occurs in the Station Name field.
Spatial_Data_Organization: Point
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 267

Spatial_Data_Reference_Information
Latitude_Resolution: .00028
Longitude_Resolution: .00028
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26

Entity_and_Attribute
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The following data fields are in the USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set.
STA NO, A/D, STATION NAME, LAT(dms), LAT(DD), LONG(dms), LONG(dd), COUNTY, START, PERIOD OF RECORD, RECORD COUNT, DRAINAGE AREA, PUBLISHED DATA TYPE, DATA USE: REGIONAL HYDROLOGY, DATA USE:HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM, DATA USE: LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, DATA USE: PLANNING & DESIGN, DATA USE: PROJECT OPERATION, DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC FORECAST, DATA USE: WQ MONITORING, DATA USE: RESEARCH, REQULATED, HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE, RECORD LENGTH INDICATOR, RECORD QUALITY INDICATOR, INSTREAM FLOW INDICATOR, STORET STATION INDICATOR, AMBIENTMONITORING DEM USE INDICATOR, DCP, ADDL FUNDING, REMARKS1, and REMARKS2
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
"STA NO"- Station Number, Site data are presented according to station number. Beginning in 1950, the order of listing data collection stations in Geological Survey reports is in the downstream direction, along the main stem. A unique 8-digit number is assigned to each station such that they increased in downstream order. Therefore, station numbers for sites on a tributary, upstream from a main-stem site, are smaller than the station numbers for the main-stem site. Similarily, station numbers for sites on a tributary that enters between two main-stem sites, falls between station numbers for the two mainstem sites. Intervening station numbers are frequently reserved for sites to be established at a later time.
        Unfortunately, the system of 8-digit station numbers is not adequate to accomodate all of the new sites, therefore, all 8-digit station numbers were expanded to 10 digits. For older sites, two zeros were added to the end of the station number; newer sites were assigned 10-digit station numbers. Some station numbers were revised and supersede those found in other publications.
Entity_Type_Label: A/D
Entity_Type_Definition: Active or Discontinued station indicators in current budget year.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Entity_Type_Label: Station Name
Entity_Type_Definition: The station name relates the site to nearby physical features. Names of streams used are those shown on the most current topographic maps of the USGS. Names of existing or former sites were not changed. Some standard abbreviations were used in site names.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: LAT(DMS)
Entity_Type_Definition: Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Missing values were assigned the value of 36 Degrees. This placed the sites our of state, but inside the range of max/min lat/long.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: LONG(DMS)
Entity_Type_Definition: Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Missing values were assigned the value of 83 Degrees. This placed the sites our of state, but inside the range of max/min lat/long.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: LAT(DD)
Entity_Type_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees calculated from LAT(DMS). Missing values were assigned the value of 36 Degrees. This placed the sites our of state, but inside the range of max/min lat/long.
Entity_Type_Label: LONG(DD)
Entity_Type_Definition: Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds calculated from LAT(DMS). Missing values were assigned the value of 83 Degrees. This placed the sites our of state, but inside the range of max/min lat/long.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: COUNTY
Entity_Type_Definition: Text listing NC County in which the gage site lies
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: START
Entity_Type_Definition: Year gage began continuous operation
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: PERIOD OF RECORD
Entity_Type_Definition: Range of beginning and ending years of gage operation
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: DRAINAGE AREA
Entity_Type_Definition: Square miles of watershed upstream of the gage site. Values were rounded based upon magnitude of square milage: 0.01 mi^2 for areas less than 10 mi^2, 0.1 mi^2 for areas 10 to 99.9 mi^2, and 1 mi^2 for areas 100 mi^2 or greater.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: PUBLISHED DATA TYPE
Entity_Type_Definition: List of data types published in USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1, for gage information.
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute Definition: value, definintion
D Discharge, cfs
C Chemical
B Biological
T Water Temperature
S Sediment
E Elevation
U Unpublished data
Attribute Definition Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Water Year Book, NC-93-1
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: REGIONAL HYDROLOGY
Entity_Type_Definition: Logical indicator - is gage useful for regional hydrology uses?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Entity_Type_Definition: Numeric indicator - is gage useful for hydrologic system uses?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute Definition: number, Data User Name
1 State of NC, DEHNR
2 South Boston, VA, Flood Control Study
3 US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilminton, NC District
4 Dan River, Roanoke River System
5 Operation of Philpott Lake
6 US National Weather Service, Flood Forecasting
7 Duke Power Company, Dan River Steam Plant Operation
8 CP&L, Hyco Lake Operation
9 CP&L, Roxboro Steam Plant Operation
10 CP&L, Mayo Steam Plant Operation
11 National Stream Quality Accounting Network
12 FERC, Hydropower License Requirement
13 VA Power, Hydropower License Requirement
14 City of Rocky Mount, NC, Tar River Reservoir Operation
15 Long Term Index Gaging Station
16 State of NC, DOT, Urban Flood Hydrology
17 US SCS, Hydrologic Effects of Channelization
18 City of Durham, Public Water Supply Planning
19 Operation of Falls Lake
20 Water Quality of Inflow to Falls Lake
21 City of Raleigh, Public Water Supply Planning
22 Water Quality Accounting Station
23 Neuse River Basin, Flood Control Study
24 City of Greensboro, Public Water Supply Planning
25 Operation of B. Everett Jordan Dam
26 Water Quality of Inflow to B. Everett Jordan Lake
27 Randleman Lake
28 CP&L, Shearon Harris Lake Reservoir Operation
29 Cape Fear River Basin
30 Wilmington Harbor
31 State of NC, DHR, Grove Creek Project
32 Waccamaw River Basin Study
33 W. Kerr Scott Reservoir Operation
34 Yadkin Inc., Hydropower System Operation
35 Mt Airy Flood Control Study
36 CP&L, Hydropower Operation
37 EPA, Effects of Acid Deposition on Water Quality
38 National Trends Network
39 Duke Power Company, Hydropower System Operation
40 Duke Power Company, Biological Study of Lake Wylie
41 City of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Urban Hydrology Study< br>
42 Duke Power Company, Broad River Steam Plant Operation
43 Tenessee Valley Authority
44 Olin Corporation, Paper Mill Operation
45 E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Plant Operation
46 Champion International, Canton Plant Operation
47 Bench-mark Station
48 Watauga Reservoir Operation
49 Fontana Reservoir Operation
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
Entity_Type_Definition: Numeric indicator - is gage used to fulfil legal obligations?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute_Definition: see Attribute Definition for DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Attribute_Definition_Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: PLANNING & DESIGN
Entity_Type_Definition: Numeric indicator - is gage used for project planning or design?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute Definition: see Attribute Definition for DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: PROJECT OPERATION
Entity_Type_Definition: Numeric indicator - is gage used in hydro project operation?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute Definition: see Attribute Definition for DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS
Entity_Type_Definition: Numeric indicator - is gage used in making hydrologic forecasts
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute Definition: see Attribute Definition for DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: WQ MONITORING
Entity_Type_Definition: Numeric indicator - is gage used in water quality monitoring?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute Definition: see Attribute Definition for DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: RESEARCH
Entity_Type_Definition: Numeric indicator - is gage used in hydrologic research?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute Definition: see Attribute Definition for DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: DATA USE: OTHER
Entity_Type_Definition: Numeric indicator - is gage used for other purposes?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Data Users by numeric code
Attribute Definition: see Attribute Definition for DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: REGULATION
Entity_Type_Definition: Qualitative indicator - relative intensity of upstream flow regulation
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Numeric Indicator of upstream flow regulation
Attribute Definition: value, definition
1 Heavily regulated
2 Some regulation
3 No regulation
Attribute Definition Source: USGS Water Year Report for NC
Entity_Type_Label: PROJECT GAGE
Entity_Type_Definition: Qualitative indicator - relative interest in gage for hydrologic research
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: Indicator of gage importance for upcoming projects by numeric code
Attribute Definition: value, definition
1 No plans for project use of gage
2 Near term plans for project use of gage
3 Immeadiate plans for project use of gage
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR (DWR & DEM)
Entity_Type_Label: HYDROLOGIC UNIT CLASSIFICATION
Entity_Type_Definition: Character value listing USGS Hydrologic Unit Code for site
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Drainage Areas of Selected Sites on Streams in NC
Entity_Type_Definition: 8 Digit number for site data, based on downstream ordering along a main-stem and tributaries. In two digit increments the HUC Code lists Region, Subregion, Accounting Unit, and Cataloging Unit. Subregions are defined for attributes labels. NC lies in part of three hydrologic regions (03, 05, and 06). Eastern slope streams draining to the Ohio River are in region 05, and those draining to the Tennessee River are in region 06.
Attribute_Label: 03 01
Attribute_Definition: Chowan and Roanoke River Basin: Nottoway (02 01), Blackwater (02 02), Chowan (02 03), Meherrin (02 04), Dan (01 03 & 04), and Roanoke Rivers (01 02, 06, &07)
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: the database, some typos may occur. No rigorous testing has been conducted to confirm data.
Attribute_Label: 03 02
Attribute_Definition: Neuse - Pamlico River Basin:
Attribute_Definition: Tar (01 01 &03), Fishing Creek (01 02), Neuse (01 01, 02, &04), Contentnea Creek (01 03), and Bogue-Core Sounds (01 06)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Open File Report, 83-211.
Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Units
Codeset_Source: USGS
Attribute_Label: 03 03
Attribute_Definition: Cape Fear River Basin: New (00 01), Haw (00 02), Deep (00 03), Cape Fear (00 04 & 05), Black (00 06), and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers (00 07)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Units
Codeset_Source: USGS
Attribute_Label: 03 04
Attribute_Definition: Pee Dee River Basin: Waccamaw (02 06), Yadkin (01 01 & 03), South Yadkin (01 02), Pee Dee (01 04 & 02 01), Rocky (01 05), Lumber (02 03), and Lynches Creek (02 02)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Open File Report 83-211
Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Units
Codeset_Source: USGS
Attribute_Label: 03 05
Attribute_Definition: Santee River Basin: Catawba (01 01, 02, & 03) and Broad Rivers (01 05)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS, Open File Report 83-211
Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Units
Codeset_Source: USGS
Attribute_Label: 03 06
Attribute_Definition: Savannah River Basin: Tugaloo (01 02) and Seneca Creeks (01 01)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS, Open File Report 83-211
Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Units
Codeset_Source: USGS
Attribute_Label: 05 05
Attribute_Definition: Kanawha River Basin: Upper New River (00 01)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS, Open File Report 83-211
Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Units
Codeset_Source: USGS
Attribute_Label: 06 01
Attribute_Definition: Upper Tennessee River Basin: Upper French Broad (01 05), Pigeon (01 06), Nulichucky (01 08), Watauga (01 03), Upper Little Tennessee (02 02), Tuckasegee (02 03), Lower Little Tennessee (02 04)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Units
Codeset_Source: USGS
Attribute_Label: 06 02
Attribute_Definition: Middle Tennessee - Hiwassee River Basin: Hiwassee (00 02) and Ocoee Rivers (00 03)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Open File Report 83-211
Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Units
Codeset_Source: USGS
Entity_Type_Label: RECORD LENGTH
Entity_Type_Definition: Relative indicator - how useful is the gage due to length of record?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: numeric code
Attribute Definition: value, definition
1 0 to 14 years record
2 Greater than 50 years record
3 15 to 50 years record
4 Extreamly long term record
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS and EHNR, DWR
Entity_Type_Label: RECORD QUALITY
Entity_Type_Definition: Relative indicator - is gage record of good quality?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: numeric code
Attribute Definition: value, definition
1 Poor quality
2 Medium quality
3 Good quality
Attribute Definition Source: USGS Water Year Report for NC
Entity_Type_Label: INSTREAM FLOW
Entity_Type_Definition: Relative indicator - is gage useful for instream flow studies?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Entity_Type_Label: STORET STATION
Entity_Type_Definition: Logical indicator - is site listed in the STORET database by EPA?
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Entity_Type_Label: AMBIENT DEM USE
Entity_Type_Definition: Relative indicator of interest in site for ambient WQ monitoring
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: numeric code
Attribute Definition: value, definition
0 Not in DEM ambient monitoring program
1 Gage in DEM ambient monitoring program
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with DEM & DWR
Entity_Type_Label: EQ
Entity_Type_Definition: Equipment List
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: character code
Attribute Definition: value, definition
D Digital Recorder
G Graphic Recorder
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS & DWR
Entity_Type_Label: ACC
Entity_Type_Definition: Access
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: character code
Attribute Definition: value, definition
UVM Ultrasonic Velocity Meter
S satellite
(S) plan to install satellite
B bubble gage
TH thermograph
AUX auxiliary gage
T telemetry
R radio telemetry
WW wire weight
ST staff gage
RES resistance gage
RR rainfall runoff
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS & DWR
Entity_Type_Label: DCP
Entity_Type_Definition: Data Collection Platform
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: numeric code
Attribute Definition: value, definition
0 No DCP on site
1 DCP on site
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS DWR
Entity_Type_Label: TY
Entity_Type_Definition: Type of gage recordings
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: characterc code
Attribute Definition: value, definition
CR continuous recordings
ST stage recordings
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with USGS DWR
Entity_Type_Label: ADDL FUND
Entity_Type_Definition: Listing of agencies outside USGS that fund the gage site
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Attribute
Attribute Label: character name
Attribute Definition: abreviation, definition
USGS-CBR US Geological Survey,
COE-W US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
CP+L Carolina Power and Light
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
COE-AER US Army Corps of Engineers,
DEHNR NC Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Attribute Definition Source: Joint discussions with DEM & DWR
Entity_Type_Label: REMARKS1
Entity_Type_Definition: General remarks on gage record and site.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Entity_Type_Label: REMARKS2
Entity_Type_Definition: Comment field noting agencies with interest in gage.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Coop Program meetings
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set contains the following info: Station Name & Number, Active/Discontinued Flag, Lat/Long, County, Start Year, Period of Record, Record Count, Drainage Area, Data Use, Flow Regulation indicators, Hydrologic Unit Code, Gage Worth Indicators, Funding Sources, and Remarks.
       The data set is a Coop Program management tool, that aids in determining where sufficient data exists and where new data is needed.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Fields, Field Type, Description
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STA NO, character, downstream increasing unique id #s for data sites
A/D, character, Active or Discontinued flag
STATION NAME, character, site name relating to nearby features
LAT(DMS), character, site latitude in degree, minute, second notation
LAT(DD), numeric, site latitude in decimal degrees
LONG(DMS), character, site longitude in degree, minute, second notation
LONG(DD), numeric, site longitude in decimal degrees
COUNTY, character, name of NC county in which the site is located
TART, numeric, year in which gage first operated
PERIOD OF RECORD, character, span of years gage operated or operates
RECORD COUNT, numeric, number of years for which data is available
DRAINAGE AREA, numeric, square miles of watershed above the site
PUBLISHED DATA TYPE, character, list of data published for the site
DATA USE: REGIONAL HYDROLOGY, logical, does gage meet this need?
DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM, character, does gage meet this need, & who uses it?
DATA USE: LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, character, does gage meet this need, & who uses it?
DATA USE: PLANNING & DESIGN, character, does gage meet this need, & who uses it?
DATA USE: PROJECT OPERATION, character, does gage meet this need, & who uses it?
DATA USE: HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS, character, does gage meet this need, & who uses it?
DATA USE: WATER QUALITY MONITORING, character, does gage meet this need, & who uses it?
DATA USE: RESEARCH, character, does gage meet this need, & who uses it?
DATA USE: OTHER, character, does gage meet some other need, & who uses it?
REGULATED, numeric, are the site flows regulated by upstream dams? (1 to 3 scale)
PROJECT GAGE, numeric, how important is the gage to a specific project? (1 to 3 scale)
HYDROLOGIC UNIT CLASSIFICATION, character, 8 digit USGS codes
RECORD LENGTH, numeric, how important is the gage based upon record length? (1to 4 scale)
RECORD QUALITY, numeric, how important is the gage based upon record quality? (1 to 3scale)
INSTREAM FLOW, numeric, how important is the gage based upon instream flow needs? (1 to 3 scale)
STORET STATION, numeric, how important is the gage based upon its use in EPA's STORET database? (1 or 2)
AMBIENT DEM USE, numeric, how important is the gage based upon the NC Division of Environmental Management (DEM) ranking? (1 to 3 scale)
EQ, character, equipment listing at the gage
ACC, character, accessory equipment at the gage
TY, character, type of recorder at the gage, (continuous or stage)
DCP, numeric, does the gage have a Data Collection Platform? (0 or 1)
ADDL FUND, character, non-USGS agencies that assist in gage funding
REMARKS, character, specifics of gage use, problems, or comments
REMARKS2, character, additional specifics of gage use, problems, or comment
Distribution_Information
Contact_Person: Reid Campbell, PE
Contact_Position: Environmental Engineer
Contact_Organization: NC Division of Water Resources
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 512 Salisbury Street
Archdale Building
PO Box 27687
City: Raleigh
State_or_Province: North Carolina
Postal_Code: 27611
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919) 715-0388
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (919) 733-3558
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reid_campbell@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us
Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM
Contact_Instructions: Additional Contact:
Charley Theobald
NC Division of Water Resources, DEHNR
Archdale Building
512 Salisbury Street
PO Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: (919) 715-5425
Fax: (919) 733-3558
email: charley_theobald@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us
Resource_Description: USGS Stream Gage Program Data Set
Distribution_Liability: The users must bear the responsibility for the proper use of this data.
Format_Name: Lotus 1-2-3, .wk4
Format_Version_Number: 4.0
Format_Information_Content: Spatial data, attribute information, and unique identifiers
File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied, or PKUNZIP v. 2.04 or later.
Network_Resource_Name: GAGE.WK4
Access_Instructions: Contact Reid Campbell (919) 715-0388
Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: The NC Division of Water Resources' WWW server address is:
HTTP://WWW.DWR.EHNR.STATE.NC.US
Format_Name: ATLAS*GIS, AGF
Format_Version_Number: 2.1
Format_Specification: Atlas Graphics Format for DOS or Windows
Format_Information_Content: Attribute data, spatial data, and unique identifiers.
File_Decompression_Technique: No compression used, or PKUNZIP v. 2.04
Network_Resource_Name:
HTTP://WWW.DWR.EHNR.STATE.NC.US/METADATA/USGSGAGE/GAGE.WK4
Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: The data set was developed and is stored on IBM PC compatable computers, running on a Novell network.
Offline_Media: 3-1/2 inch floppy disk
Recording_Density: 1.4
Recording_Units: Megabytes
Recording_Format: MS DOS 5.0
Compatibility_Information: MS-DOS Version 5.0
Fees: For small requests, the Division of Water Resources has no set fee scheldule. With large requests the Division will operate on a cost recovery basis.
Turnaround: Standard 2 to 3 weeks.
Custom_Order_Process: Contact Reid Campbell, NC Division of Water Resources, (919) 715-0388
Technical_Prerequisites: Must be able to read a Lotus 1-2-3 v. 4.0 file format.
Calendar_Date: 19950515
Metadata_Reference_Information
Metadata_Date: 19950427
Metadata_Review_Date: 19950501
Contact_Person: Reid Campbell, PE
Contact_Position: Environmental Engineer
Contact_Organization: NC Division of Water Resources
Address_Type: physical address
Address: Archdale Building
512 Salisbury Street
City: Raleigh
State_or_Province: North Carolina
Postal_Code: 27604
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919) 715-0388
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (919) 733-3558
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reid_campbell@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us
Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM
Contact_Instructions: additional contact:
Charley Theobald
NC Division of Water Resources, DEHNR
Archdale Building
PO Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: (919) 715-5425
Fax: (919 733-3558
email: charley_theobald@mail.ehnr.state.nc.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None