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Major Surface Water Sampling Sites (NAWQA), New York State, 1991 and 1994
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- 200101
- Title
- Major Surface Water Sampling Sites (NAWQA), New York State, 1991 and 1994
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Online Linkage
- https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007319
- Abstract
- This data set shows the 1991 and 1994 National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study units' major surface-water sampling sites. These sites are in NAWQA's fixed network and (or) in a bed sediment and tissue network.
- Purpose
- This data set was created to display NAWQA's major surface-water sampling sites identified as part of a fixed network and (or) a bed sediment and tissue network. The points were generated from the latitude and longitude coordinates in the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Information System (NWIS) for the selected stations.
- Supplemental Information
- The National Water-Quality Assessment Program is designed to describe the status and trends in the quality of the Nation's ground- and surface- water resources and to provide a sound understanding of the natural and human factors that affect the quality of these resources (Leahy and others, 1990). The building blocks of the national assessment are investigations in major hydrologic systems of the Nation, referred to as "Study Units". The study units are divided into three groups. Each group of study units is intensively studied on a rotational schedule of three-year periods. The first group began in fiscal year 1991 (FY 1991 ran from October 1990-September 1991), the second in fiscal year 1994 and the third in fiscal year 1997. This data set includes major surface- water sampling sites from the first two groups of study units. Sampling sites within the NAWQA program are grouped into "networks". A surface-water sampling network is characterized by the type of sampling activity, such as what constituents are sampled and (or) the sampling frequency. This data set includes sites in a fixed network and (or) bed sediment and tissue network. A NAWQA fixed site is a site on a stream, at which streamflow is measured and samples are collected for temperature, salinity, suspended sediment, major ions, nutrients, and organic carbon, to assess the broad-scale spatial and temporal character and transport of inorganic constituents of stream water in relation to hydrologic conditions and environmental settings (Gilliom and others, 1995). Samples are collected regularly at fixed sites for at least two years. All fixed sites are considered "basic fixed sites" but some are referred to as "intensive fixed sites" if the sampling frequency increased during selected seasonal periods and if pesticide samples were collected regularly for 1 year (Gilliom and others, 1995). A NAWQA bed sediment and tissue site is a site where bed sediment and (or) tissue samples are collected and analyzed for trace elements and hydrophobic organic contaminants in streambed sediment and in the tissue of aquatic organisms. Bed sediment and (or) tissue samples are typically collected once at a site, however some sites are resampled. Some of these sites are within NAWQA's major bed sediment and tissue networks, while some are not. The two major bed sediment and tissue networks are the Occurrence survey and the Spatial Distribution survey. The Occurrence survey focuses on what hydrophobic contaminants are present, while the Spatial Distribution survey focuses on these contaminants through broader areal sampling. Though these surveys constitute separate bed sediment and tissue networks, no differentiation is made in this data set. However, a bed sediment and tissue site in either the Occurrence survey or the Spatial Distribution survey is differentiated from remaining bed sediment and tissue sites that are not part of these surveys. These remaining sites are either part of another bed sediment and (or) tissue network, or part of a synoptic network at which bed sediment and (or) tissue samples were collected. A synoptic network consists of a single or multiple sites sampled to investigate specific conditions during selected seasonal or hydrologic periods. In this data set, synoptic sites at which bed sediment and (or) tissue samples are collected are considered to belong to a bed sediment and tissue network. The major surface-water sampling sites in the 1997 NAWQA study unit starts will be added to this data set in the near future. The NAWQA home page is at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/nawqa_home.html. A map showing the extent of all NAWQA study units, with links to individual study unit information, is available at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/nawqamap.html. For additional information about the NAWQA program please see: Gilliom, R.J., Alley, W.M., and Gurtz, M.E., 1995, Design of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Occurrence and Distribution of Water-Quality Conditions, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1112. U.S. Geological Survey, Sacramento, California. Accessible online at: http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ1112/. Leahy, P.P., Rosenshein, J.S., and Knopman, D.S., 1990, Implementation plan for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-174. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 10 p. Leahy, P.P. and Thompson, T.H., 1994, National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-70, 4 p., Accessible online at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/NAWQA.OFR94-70.html. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Ground condition
- Bounding Box
- West
- -78.935036
- East
- -73.337334
- North
- 43.892006
- South
- 40.936489
- Theme Keyword
- Sampling sites
- Surface water
- Water quality
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- none
- Theme Keyword
- Hydrography
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- ISO Topic Category
- environment
- inlandWaters
- Theme Keyword
- environment
- inland waters
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- CUGIR Category
- Place Keyword
- New York (State)
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- U.S. Geological Survey, NAWQA National Synthesis GIS
- Delivery Point
- CSUS 6000 J Street
- City
- Sacramento
- State
- CA
- Postal Code
- 95819
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 916-278-3092
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 916-278-3071
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- gs-w_nawqa_nsgis@usgs.gov
- Credit
- Thanks to Curtis Price for generating the NAWQA surface-water (and ground- water) sampling sites coverage from which this data set was extracted, the NAWQA Study Units for making a national NAWQA data set possible, and Jon Scott and many others on the NAWQA Data Synthesis team for their efforts in aggregating the data.
- Native Data Set Environment
- Windows_NT, 4.0, Intel Arc/INFO version 8.0.2
- Cross-Reference
- Originator
- Hitt, K.J.
- Originator
- Nakagaki, N.
- Publication Date
- 19990701
- Title
- National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Study-Unit Investigations in the Conterminous United States
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- Map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Reston, VA
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Online Linkage
- http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?nawqa
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- Sites identified as part of the fixed network were checked with existing record-keeping of fixed stations by the NAWQA National Synthesis team. Sites identified as part of the bed sediment and tissue network were verified as having bed sediment and (or) tissue data. Other stations were added to the data that were not part of NAWQA's bed sediment and tissue networks but where bed sediment and (or) tissue samples had been collected. Additional attribute values were checked by NWIS software on entry.
- Logical Consistency Report
- No checks for logical consistency were performed on this data set.
- Completeness Report
- This data set shows selected NAWQA study unit surface-water sampling sites in the lower 48 States. The study units are those which became active in either 1991 or 1994. Site selection was based on whether the site was grouped within a fixed network and (or) a bed sediment and tissue network. NAWQA surface-water sampling sites grouped in other networks are not included in this data set.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- The sampling sites were plotted with their respective drainage basin boundaries as provided by the NAWQA Study Units, and were verified to be within the appropriate drainage basins.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- Curtis Price
- Publication Date
- 20000731
- Title
- Locations of USGS NAWQA Sampling Sites
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 200005
- Source Currentness Reference
- Date of last NAWQA data aggregation
- Contribution
- Spatial and attribute information.
- Source
- Originator
- Hitt, K.J.
- Originator
- Nakagaki, N.
- Publication Date
- 19990701
- Title
- National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Study-Unit Investigations in the Conterminous United States
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Reston, VA
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Online Linkage
- http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?nawqa
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19990701
- Source Currentness Reference
- Publication date
- Contribution
- Attribute information.
- Source
- Originator
- Lanfear, K.J.
- Publication Date
- 19940816
- Title
- Counties and county equivalents in the conterminous United States
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Reston, VA
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Online Linkage
- http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?county2m
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19940816
- Source Currentness Reference
- Publication date
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- Point
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 70
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 0.000278
- Longitude Resolution
- 0.000278
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid Name
- GRS1980
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257222
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- Surface-water sampling sites
- Entity Type Definition
- The location of major surface-water sampling sites in the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Attributes
- Sw9194x020
- Internal feature number. (1 to 1044)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Staid
- The USGS National Water Information System unique station identification
number. (01121000 to 485634097173801)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Name
- The name of the surface-water sampling site. (There is no predefined set of valid site names.)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Suid
- The 4-letter abbreviation for a NAWQA study unit. A study unit is a major
hydrologic system in which NAWQA studies are focused. Study units are geographically
defined by a combination of ground- and surface-water features and usually encompass more
than 10,000 square kilometers. (See Gilliom and others, 1995) (string)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey, http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/nawqamap.html#TABLE
- Yr
- The fiscal year in which the NAWQA study unit became active.
- 91
- The study unit became active in 1991.
- 94
- The study unit became active in 1994.
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Fix
- An indication of whether or not a surface water sample site is a fixed network
site. A fixed network site is one where the stream flow is measured and samples are
collected at a fixed frequency. The information from the samples includes temperature,
salinity, suspended sediment, dissolved solids, major ions and metals, nutrients, and
organic carbon. These characteristics are used to assess the broad- scale spatial and
temporal character of the stream water, and to assess the transport of inorganic
constituents by the stream water in relation to hydrologic conditions and environmental
settings.
- 0
- Not a fixed network site.
- 1
- A basic fixed site.
- 2
- A basic and intensive fixed site. At these sites the sampling frequency is increased during selected seasonal periods and pesticide samples are collected regularly for 1 year.
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Bst
- An indication of whether or not bed sediment and (or) tissue samples were collected
at the site. Samples from these sites are analyzed for trace elements and (or) organic
contaminants in stream bed sediment and in the tissue of aquatic organisms.
- 0
- No bed sediment or tissue sample was collected.
- 1
- The site is part of the bed sediment and tissue Occurrence survey and (or) Spatial Distribution survey network. Bed sediment and (or) tissue samples were collected.
- 2
- The site is not part of the bed sediment and tissue Occurrence survey and (or) Spatial Distribution survey network, but is part of another sampling network where bed sediment and (or) tissue samples were collected.
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Type
- The hydrologic setting of the sampling site.
- ES
- An estuary.
- LK
- A lake or reservoir.
- SP
- A spring.
- SS
- A specific source, for example, a sewage treatment plant discharge outflow.
- SW
- A stream.
- SWME
- A meteorological source, where weather information such as precipitation amount or air temperature is collected.
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Londd
- The site longitude as a single value, in decimal degrees (NAD83). (-123.37039 to -71.63064)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Latdd
- The site latitude as a single value, in decimal degrees (NAD83). (25.32095 to 49.03139)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Format Name
- metadata
- Format Name
- HTML metadata
- Format Name
- KML
- Format Name
- GeoJSON
- Format Name
- OGC:WMS
- Distributor
- Albert R. Mann Library
- Online Access
- https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/19/cugir-007319.zip
- Online Access
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- Online Access
- https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/19/fgdc.html
- Online Access
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- Online Access
- https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir007319outputFormat=application%2Fjson
- Online Access
- https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wms?version=1.1.0request=GetMaplayers=cugir007319bbox=-79.10296706,40.84782349,-73.16940294,43.98067151width=256height=135srs=EPSG:4326format=image/png
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20190524
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Albert R. Mann Library
- Contact Address
- Address
- Albert R. Mann Library
- City
- Ithaca
- State or Province
- New York
- Postal Code
- 14853
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 607-255-5406
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- mann-ref@cornell.edu
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998