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Data Set Name NWSA.PHABBEST Observations 1389
Member Type DATA Variables 79
Engine V9 Indexes 0
Created Wed, Feb 18, 2009 05:00:06 PM Observation Length 672
Last Modified Monday, March 02, 2009 11:32:56 AM Deleted Observations 0
Protection Compressed NO
Data Set Type Sorted NO
Label Physical Habitat Best Metrics
Data Representation WINDOWS_32
Encoding wlatin1 Western (Windows)
Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes
# Variable Type Len Format Informat Label
43 LDMB_BW5 Num 8 Log10[Erodible Substr Dia.(mm)]-Est. 2
44 LRBS_BW5 Num 8 Log10[Relative Bed Stability] - Est. 2
42 LRBS_TST Num 8 Log10[Relative Bed Stability] - Fast est
62 LSUBD_SD Num 8 Substrate-StDev LOG10(Diam Class mm)
40 LSUB_DMM Num 8 Substrate-Mean Log10(Diam Class mm)
41 LTEST Num 8 Log10[Erodible Substr Dia.(mm)]-Fast est
20 PCAN_C Num 8 Riparian Canopy Coniferous (Fract reach)
60 PCT_BDRK Num 8 Substrate Bedrock (%)
59 PCT_BIGR Num 8 Substrate >= Coarse Gravel (>16 mm) (%)
77 PCT_DRS Num 8 Dry Channel or Subsurf Flow (%)
73 PCT_FA Num 8 Falls (% of reach)
74 PCT_FAST Num 8 Fast Wtr Hab (% riffle & faster)
53 PCT_FN Num 8 Substrate Fines -- Silt/Clay/Muck (%)
55 PCT_HP Num 8 Substrate Hardpan -- (%)
61 PCT_ORG Num 8 Substrate Wood or Detritus -- (%)
76 PCT_POOL Num 8 Pools -- All Types (% of reach)
56 PCT_RC Num 8 Substrate Concrete (%)
54 PCT_SA Num 8 Substrate Sand -- .06-2 mm (%)
57 PCT_SAFN Num 8 Substrate Sand & Fines -- <2 mm (%)
58 PCT_SFGF Num 8 Substrate <= Fine Gravel (<=16 mm) (%)
78 PCT_SIDE Num 8 Side channel presence (% of reach)
75 PCT_SLOW Num 8 Slow Wtr Hab (% Glide & Pool)
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Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes
# Variable Type Len Format Informat Label
45 REACHLEN Num 8 Length of sample reach (m)
52 RP100 Num 8 Mean Residual Depth (m2/100m)
48 RPGT75 Num 8 Resid Pools >75cm deep (number/reach)
49 RPGT100 Num 8 Resid Pools >100cm deep (number/reach)
50 RPMXDEP Num 8 Maximum residual depth in reach (cm)
51 RPXAREA Num 8 Mean vert. profile area of RPs (m2/pool)
79 SAMPLED Char 30 Sample status (PHab)
68 SDDEPTH Num 8 Std Dev of Thalweg Depth (cm)
72 SDWXD Num 8 Std Dev of Width*Depth Product (m2)
67 SINU Num 8 Channel Sinuosity (m/m)
1 SITE_ID Char 25 $VARYING25. $VARYING25. Site Identification Code
65 V1TM100 Num 8 LWD Vol in/abv Bf chan(#/100m-all sizes)
63 V1W_MSQ Num 8 LWD Vol in Bkf chnl (m3/m2-all sizes)
66 V4TM100 Num 8 LWD Vol in/abv Bf chan (#/100m-L,X)
64 V4W_MSQ Num 8 LWD Vol in Bkf chnl (m3/m2-L,X)
3 VISIT_NO Num 8 BEST8. BEST8. Within Year Site Visit Number
39 W1H_PIPE Num 8 Rip Dist--Pipes infl/effl (ProxWt Pres)
38 W1H_WALL Num 8 Rip Dist--Wall/Bank Revet. (ProxWt Pres)
37 W1_HAG Num 8 Rip Dist--Sum Agric Types (ProxWt Pres)
35 W1_HALL Num 8 Rip Dist--Sum All Types (ProxWt Pres)
36 W1_HNOAG Num 8 Rip Dist--Sum NonAg Types (ProxWt Pres)
4 XBKA Num 8 Bank Angle--mean (degrees)
7 XBKF_H Num 8 Bankfull Height-Mean (m)
6 XBKF_W Num 8 Bankfull Width--Mean (m)
16 XC Num 8 Riparian Veg Canopy Cover
21 XCDENBK Num 8 Mean Bank Canopy Density (%)
22 XCDENMID Num 8 Mean Mid-channel Canopy Density (%)
14 XCL Num 8 Riparian Canopy > 0.3m DBH (Cover)
19 XCMGW Num 8 Rip Veg Canopy+Mid+Ground Woody Cover
18 XCMW Num 8 Rip Veg Canopy+Mid Layer Woody Cover
47 XDEPTH Num 8 Thalweg Mean Depth (cm)
23 XEMBED Num 8 Mean Embeddedness--Channel+Margin (%)
24 XFC_ALG Num 8 Fish Cvr-Filamentous Algae (Areal Prop)
32 XFC_ALL Num 8 Fish Cvr-All Types (Sum Areal Prop)
25 XFC_AQM Num 8 Fish Cvr-Aq. Macrophytes (Areal Prop)
34 XFC_BIG Num 8 Fish Cvr-LWD,RCK,UCBorHUM(Sum Area Prop)
27 XFC_BRS Num 8 Fish Cvr-Brush&Small Debris (Areal Prop)
31 XFC_HUM Num 8 Fish Cvr-Artif. Structs. (Areal Prop)
26 XFC_LWD Num 8 Fish Cvr-Large Woody Debris (Areal Prop)
33 XFC_NAT Num 8 Fish Cvr-Natural Types (Sum Areal Prop)
28 XFC_OHV Num 8 Fish Cvr-Overhang Veg (Areal Prop)
30 XFC_RCK Num 8 Fish Cvr-Boulders (Areal Prop)
29 XFC_UCB Num 8 Fish Cvr-Undercut Banks (Areal Prop)
17 XG Num 8 Riparian Veg Ground Layer Cover
15 XGB Num 8 Rip Ground Layer Barren (Cover)
8 XINC_H Num 8 Channel Incision Ht.-Mean (m)
9 XPCM Num 8 Rip Can & MidLayer Present (Frac. reach)
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# Variable Type Len Format Informat Label
10 XPCMG Num 8 Riparian 3-Layers Present (Fract. reach)
11 XPMG Num 8 Riparian mid & gnd Present (Frac. reach)
12 XPMGH Num 8 Rip. mid & gnd herb Present (Frac. reach)
13 XPMGW Num 8 Rip. mid & gnd wood Present (Frac. reach)
46 XSLOPE Num 8 Channel Slope -- reach mean (%)
5 XUN Num 8 Undercut Distance--Mean (m)
71 XWD_RAT Num 8 Mean Width/Depth Ratio (m/m)
69 XWIDTH Num 8 Wetted Width -- Mean (m)
70 XWXD Num 8 Mean Width*Depth Product (m2)
2 YEAR Num 8 BEST12. F12. Year of Site Visit