# # This file contains locational information for nontidal sampling # sites where major forms of nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), sediment, # major ion and organic carbon concentrations, dissolved oxygen, selected # field parameters, and selected biological data were sampled. # The selection of water-quality data from nontidal sites for inclusion # in the database was based on the following minimum criteria (Langland and # others, 1995): # # - Nutrient- and sediment-concentration data collected between # October 1, 1971, through December 31, 1996. # # - A minimum of 12 nutrient- and sediment-concentration samples # representing fall, winter, spring, and summer conditions # collected throughout any consecutive 3-year time span. # # - Nutrient- and sediment-concentration data available in digital format. # # REFERENCE: Langland, M.J., Lietman, P.L., and Hoffman, S.A., Synthesis of # nutrient and sediment data for watersheds within the # Chesapeake Bay Drainage Basin, 1995, U.S. Geological Survey # Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4233, p. 6. # # Contacts: Michael J. Langland, langland@usgs.gov # # For more information, visit the USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities Web Page at: # http://chesapeake.usgs.gov/chesbay/ . # # Field descriptions: # # Column Description Type Length # agency agency code char 10 # staid station name char 15 # huc hydrologic unit code char 8 # lat latitude (DMS) char 6 # long longitude (DMS) char 7 # sname station name char 48 # lat_dd latitude, in decimal degrees num 9 # long_dd longitude, in decimal degrees num 9 # state state abbreviation char 2 # county county name char 20 # fips FIPS code char 5 # agency staid huc lat long sname lat_dd long_dd state county fips 10S 15S 8S 6S 7S 48S 9N 9N 2S 20S 5S