The following table contains information about the MARIS water quality database. Descriptions are linked to metadata pages containing state specific information concerning each MARIS field name.

Table Name: INFOWQ

Name

Data Type and Size

Description

MWBCODE Text 7 State Master Water Body Identification Code
SAMPLEDATE Date/Time Date of data collection
ALKALINITY Number (Double) Alkalinity (mg/l)
CONDUCTIVITY Number (Double) Conductivity (mmhos)
PH Number (Double) Lake pH
LITTORAL Number (Double) Lake Littoral zone, experessed as % of totla surface area of lake, where maximum depth < state-defined reference depth.
SECCHI Number (Double) Mean secchi disk (transparency) read (m)
WATERTEMP Number (Double) Surface Water Temperature (ºC)


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Last updated: September 08, 2005