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Streams Information

The following table contains information about the MARIS Streams Information database. See the state sampling protocols for metadata pages containing state specific information concerning each MARIS field name.


Table name: INFOSTREAMS

Schema is provisional. Based on Wyoming data only.

Field Name

Data Type

Description

Status
MWBCODE Text 255 Master Waterbody Identification Code, unique code for each waterbody within state Required
STATE Text 2 State Postal Code Abbreviation Required
WATERBODYTYPE Text 1 1=Lake, 2=Impoundment, 3=Stream Required
WATERBODYNAME Text 255 Geographic Place Name Required
TRIB_TO Text 255 Place Names of Downstream Waterbody Optional
MANAGE Text 8 State Management Location Code (wildlife district) Optional
LATITUDE_NORTH Number (Double) Latitude at northern boundary of reach (decimal degrees) Optional
LONGITUDE_EAST Number (Double) Longitude at eastern boundary of reach (decimal degrees) Optional
LATITUDE_SOUTH Number (Double) Latitude at southern boundary of reach (decimal degrees) Optional
LONGITUDE_WEST Number (Double) Longitude at western boundary of reach (decimal degrees) Optional
LATITUDE_MID Number (Double) Latitude at mid-point of reach
(decimal degrees)
Required
LONGITUDE_MID Number (Double) Longitude at mid-point of reach
(decimal degrees)
Required
FIPSCODE Text 3 County FIPS Code (3 digits) Required
USGSHYDR Text 8 USGS Hydrologic Unit Optional
NHDHYDR Text 255 NHD Hydologic Code Optional
SECTION Text 2 Section in which lake exists Optional
TOWNSHIP Text 3 Township in which lake exists Optional
RANGE Text 3 Range in which lake exists Optional
STALENGTH Number (Single) Length of sampling reach (m) Optional
MEANWIDTH Number (Single) Mean channel depth in reach (m) Optional
MEANDEPTH Number (Single) Mean depth of lake (m) Optional
WATERSHED Number (Double) Area of watershed upstream of sample reach (hectares) Optional
ELEVATION Number (Double) Mean elevation (m) of reach (NAD83, NAVD__) Optional
WATERSHED Number (Double) Lake Watershed Area (ha) Optional
SAMPLEDATE Date/Time Date of sampling event Optional
SAMP_DATE2 Double Alternate representation of sample date Optional
EVENT_ID Text Description of sampling event Optional
LINE_SLOPE Number (Double) Mean Slope of Sample Reach (%) Optional
AvgWetDepth Number (Double) Mean Wetted Depth of Channel (m) Optional
AvgWetWidth Number (Double) Mean Wetted Width of Channel (m) Optional
Discharge Number (Double) Stream discharge rate during sampling event (cms) Optional
Stage Number (Double) Stream stage (m, Vertical Datum?) during sampling event Optional



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Last updated: September 08, 2005