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USEPA STORET Stream Flow Data from Gaging Stations in CONUS


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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water
Publication_Date: 19980227
Title: USEPA STORET Stream Flow Data from Gaging Stations in CONUS
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington DC
Publisher: US EPA/Office of Water
Online_Linkage:
For BASINS model and data <https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/ceam/better-assessment-science-integrating-point-and-non-point-sources-basins> For documentation and flow data <https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/waterdata/water-quality-data-wqx>
Description:
Abstract:
Inventory of surface water gaging station data including 7-Q-10 low and monthly stream flow.
Purpose:
Inventory of surface water gaging station data used for water quality studies, waste load allocations, distribution studies, and advanced waste treatment assessments.
Supplemental_Information:
The gage data were retrieved from the Gage File database. If necessary state and county FIPS codes were filled in from other fields where possible. The resulting ASCII file was converted into an ARC/INFO National Albers projection coverage for the United States. The coverage was then overlaid with county coverages (conterminous U.S., Alaska, Hawaii) to assign accuracy codes based on the state-county FIPS codes.

For distribution with BASINS v1.0, the national coverage was split into a series of coverages that included the spatial extent of each of the nine US EPA regions, plus the hydrologic accounting units that crossed Region boundaries. The nine regional coverages therefore overlapped at Regional boundaries. The coverages were distributed in PC ARC/INFO coverage format.

For distribution with Basins v2.0, the PA ARC/INFO coverages were exported on a PC then imported in workstation ARC/INFO v7.0.4. Each Regional coverage was then projected to geographic decimal degrees, NAD83. The coverages were then converted to ESRI Shapefile format, using the ARCSHAPE command.

Reviews Applied to Data An accuracy code was assigned based on a comparison of state and county FIPS codes. A site with a code value of 1 is within the correct county. A value of 2 is outside the county but inside the state. A value of 3 or 9 indicates coordinates outside the state. A site with value of 4 was formerly assigned a value of 3 or 9 but was reassigned based on visual inspection to be on the border of the correct county. Due to the amount of data, points with an accuracy code of 2 were not visually checked.

The sites with accuracy codes of 3 or 9 outside the correct state were visually inspected to determine if they were on the border of the county within which they were associated. The facilities found to be on the border were

BASINS v2.0 reviews: projected coverages were checked for topology. The shapefile format features and attributes were visually inspected and compared with the BASINS v1.0 PC ARC/INFO coverages.

The gage data was obtained from the US EPA Gage File database.

References U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1992). "Office of Water-Environmental and Program Information Systems Compendium", Office of Water, U.S. EPA, Washington D.C.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1992
Ending_Date: unknown
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.0000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.0000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.0000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.0000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: environmental monitoring
Theme_Keyword: stream flow
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: conterminous United States
Place_Keyword: Alabama AL
Place_Keyword: Arizona AZ
Place_Keyword: Arkansas AR
Place_Keyword: California CA
Place_Keyword: Colorado CO
Place_Keyword: Connecticut CT
Place_Keyword: Delaware DE
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia DC
Place_Keyword: Florida FL
Place_Keyword: Georgia GA
Place_Keyword: Idaho ID
Place_Keyword: Illinois IL
Place_Keyword: Indiana IN
Place_Keyword: Iowa IA
Place_Keyword: Kansas KS
Place_Keyword: Kentucky KY
Place_Keyword: Louisiana LA
Place_Keyword: Maine ME
Place_Keyword: Maryland MD
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts MA
Place_Keyword: Michigan MI
Place_Keyword: Minnesota MN
Place_Keyword: Mississippi MS
Place_Keyword: Missouri MO
Place_Keyword: Montana MT
Place_Keyword: Nebraska NE
Place_Keyword: Nevada NV
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire NH
Place_Keyword: New Jersey NJ
Place_Keyword: New Mexico NM
Place_Keyword: New York NY
Place_Keyword: North Carolina NC
Place_Keyword: North Dakota ND
Place_Keyword: Ohio OH
Place_Keyword: Oklahoma OK
Place_Keyword: Oregon OR
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania PA
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island RI
Place_Keyword: South Carolina SC
Place_Keyword: South Dakota SD
Place_Keyword: Tennessee TN
Place_Keyword: Texas TX
Place_Keyword: Utah UT
Place_Keyword: Vermont VT
Place_Keyword: Virginia VA
Place_Keyword: Washington WA
Place_Keyword: West Virginia WV
Place_Keyword: Wisconsin WI
Place_Keyword: Wyoming WY
 
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
 
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView 3.x shapefiles

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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: GAGE.SHP
Entity_Type_Definition:
Point attribute table, inventory of surface water gaging station data
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: US EPA Gage File
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: identifying agency and gage number
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATDD
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of the gage in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGDD
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of the gage in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REACH
Attribute_Definition: reach file v1 reach number gage location
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA River Reach File
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA River Reach File
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MNFLO
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow in CFS
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA Gage File
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SVTEN
Attribute_Definition: 7-Q-10 stream low flow
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA Gage File
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JAN
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for the month of January
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA Gage File
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEB
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for the month of February
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAR
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of March
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: APR
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of April
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAY
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of May
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JUN
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of June
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JUL
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of July
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AUG
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of August
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SEP
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of September
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OCT
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of October
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NOV
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of November
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEC
Attribute_Definition: mean stream flow for month of December
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACCURACY
Attribute_Definition: accuracy code for lat/long of gage
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BREACH
Attribute_Definition: BASINS assigned reach file v1 reach number
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA Reach File
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BFIPS
Attribute_Definition: BASINS assigned state and county FIPS code
Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: alphanumeric
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA
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Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: alphanumeric
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: -
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Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: US EPA
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Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The following stream flow data are listed for each gage, when available: stream flow in CFS, 7-Q-10 low flow, and mean flow for each month.

Each point is identified by the AGCY unique code. The state and county FIPS codes and county name from the Gage File database are also included. The LATDD and LONGDD values were used to place the gages on USGS topographic maps from which they were digitized.

The ACCURACY code indicates whether the LAT/LONG matched the state and county FIPS codes from the Gage File database: 1 = correct county and state 2 = correct county incorrect state 3 = incorrect state 4 = incorrect county, but gage is on border of correct county 9 = incorrect state


 
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available
 

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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST Basins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9-3 EST
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system under contract to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USEPA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USEPA will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView Shapefile
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/ceam/better-assessment-science-integrating-point-and-non-point-sources-basins>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
When requesting data by phone or mail, please inquire about spatial data sets that work with Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS). The BASINS web page has instructions for downloading datasets. It also has a link to The National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI), from which BASINS CD-ROMs may be ordered. Each CD-ROM contains the BASINS v2.0 Application and this data set along with others covering the spatial extent of an EPA Region.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:
 
Metadata_Date: 20070611
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST/SASD Basins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608

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