"COLUMN_NAME"	"SAMPLE_TYPE"	"UNITS"	"LABEL"	"FORMABBR"	"VAR_TYPE"	"RANGE_LOW"	"RANGE_HIGH"	"LEGAL_VALUES"	"REFERENCE"
"AGGR_ECO3_2015"			"NARS 3-level reporting region (2015), based on aggregating AGGR_ECO9_2015 reporting regions: EHIGH=Eastern Highlands (NAP, SAP); PLNLOW=Plains and Lowlands (CPL, NPL, SPL, TPL, UMW); WMTNS=Western Mountains and Xeric (WMT, XER)."						
"AGGR_ECO9_2015"			"NARS 9-level reporting region (2015), based on aggregated Omernik Level III ecoregions: CPL=Coastal Plains; NAP=Northern Appalachians; NPL=Northern Plains; SAP=Southern Appalachians; SPL=Southern Plains; TPL=Temperate Plains; UMW=Upper Midwest; WMT=Western Mountains; XER=Xeric West."						
"ALIENNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of non-native (alien) taxa"			0			
"ALIENPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% alien individuals"			0	100		
"ALIENPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% alien taxa"			0	100		
"ANOMPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% individuals with anomalies (% DELT anomalies)"			0	100		
"BENTINVNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of benthic invertivore taxa"						
"BENTINVPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% benthic invertivore individuals"						
"BENTINVPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% benthic invertivore taxa"						
"CARNNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of carnivore taxa"						
"CARNPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% carnivore individuals"						
"CARNPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% carnivore taxa"						
"CATONTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. Catostomid taxa"			0			
"CATOPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Catostomid individuals"			0	100		
"CATOPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Catostomid taxa"			0	100		
"CENTNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of Centrarchidae taxa (minus Micropterus)"						
"CENTPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Centrarchidae individuals (minus Micropterus)"						
"CENTPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Centrarchidae taxa (minus Micropterus)"						
"COLDNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. coldwater taxa"			0			
"COLDPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% coldwater individuals"			0	100		
"COLDPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% coldwater taxa"			0	100		
"CYPRNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of Cyprinidae taxa"						
"CYPRPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Cyprinidae individuals"						
"CYPRPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Cyprinidae taxa"						
"DATE_COL"			"Date of field collection"						
"FISH_PROTOCOL"	"FISHINF"	""	"Wadeable or boatable method used to sample"						
"GREAT_RIVER"			"Great river site"						
"HERBNTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"Number of herbivores taxa"			0			
"HERBPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% herbivores individuals"			0	100		
"HERBPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% herbivores taxa"			0	100		
"ICTANTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. Ictalurid taxa"			0			
"ICTAPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Ictalurid individuals"			0	100		
"ICTAPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Ictalurid taxa"			0	100		
"INDEX_VISIT"			"Index visit for NRSA population estimates"						
"INDEXVIS_FISH"	""	""	"Index visit for fish sampling, used only for the purposes of MMI developpment"		"CHARACTER"			"YES|NO|NA"	
"INTLINVNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of intolerant invertivore taxa"						
"INTLINVPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% intolerant invertivore individuals"						
"INTLINVPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% intolerant invertivore taxa"						
"INTLLOTNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of intolerant lotic taxa"						
"INTLLOTPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% intolerant lotic individuals"						
"INTLLOTPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% intolerant lotic taxa"						
"INTLMIGRNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of intolerant migratory taxa"						
"INTLMIGRPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% intolerant migratory individuals"						
"INTLMIGRPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% intolerant migratory taxa"						
"INTLNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. distinct intolerant taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0			
"INTLPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Intolerant individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"INTLPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Intolerant taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"INTLRHEONTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of intolerant rheophilic taxa"						
"INTLRHEOPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% intolerant rheophilic individuals"						
"INTLRHEOPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% intolerant rheophilic taxa"						
"INVNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of invertivore taxa"						
"INVPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% invertivore individuals"						
"INVPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% invertivore taxa"						
"LITHNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. lithophilic taxa"			0			
"LITHPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% lithophilic individuals"			0	100		
"LITHPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% lithophilic taxa"			0	100		
"LOTNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of lotic taxa"						
"LOTPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% lotic individuals"						
"LOTPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% lotic taxa"						
"METHOD"			"Method of measurement"						
"METHOD"	"FISHINF"	""	"Sampling approach for fish at the overall visit level, ELECT-MULT indicates multiple methods of electrofishing, MIXED may include electrofishing and another method"	""				"ELECTROFISH|ELECT-MULT|MIXED|SEINE"	
"MIGRNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of migratory taxa"						
"MIGRPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% migratory individuals"						
"MIGRPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% migratory taxa"						
"MTOLNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. distinct intermediate tolerant taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0			
"MTOLPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Intermediate tolerant individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"MTOLPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% intermediate tolerant taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_BENTINVNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native benthic invertivore taxa"						
"NAT_BENTINVPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as benthic invertivore"						
"NAT_BENTINVPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as benthic invertivore"						
"NAT_CARNNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native carnivore taxa"						
"NAT_CARNPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as carnivore"						
"NAT_CARNPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as carnivore"						
"NAT_CATONTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native Catostomid taxa"			0			
"NAT_CATOPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as Catostomid"			0	100		
"NAT_CATOPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as Catostomid"			0	100		
"NAT_CENTNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native Centrarchidae (minus Micropterus) taxa"						
"NAT_CENTPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as Centrarchidae (minus Micropterus)"						
"NAT_CENTPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as Centrarchidae (minus Micropterus)"						
"NAT_COLDNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native coldwater taxa"						
"NAT_COLDPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as coldwater"						
"NAT_COLDPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as coldwater"						
"NAT_CYPRNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native Cyprinidae taxa"						
"NAT_CYPRPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as Cyprinidae"						
"NAT_CYPRPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as Cyprinidae"						
"NAT_HERBNTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"Number of native herbivores taxa"			0			
"NAT_HERBPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as native herbivores"			0	100		
"NAT_HERBPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as native herbivores"			0	100		
"NAT_ICTANTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native Ictaluridae taxa"						
"NAT_ICTAPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as Ictaluridae"						
"NAT_ICTAPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as Ictaluridae"						
"NAT_INTLINVNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native intolerant invertivore taxa"						
"NAT_INTLINVPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as intolerant invertivore"						
"NAT_INTLINVPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as intolerant invertivore"						
"NAT_INTLLOTNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native intolerant lotic taxa"						
"NAT_INTLLOTPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as intolerant lotic"						
"NAT_INTLLOTPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as intolerant lotic"						
"NAT_INTLMIGRNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native intolerant migratory taxa"						
"NAT_INTLMIGRPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as intolerant migratory"						
"NAT_INTLMIGRPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as intolerant migratory"						
"NAT_INTLNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. distinct intolerant native taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0			
"NAT_INTLPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Intolerant native individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_INTLPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Intolerant native taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_INTLRHEONTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native intolerant rheophilic taxa"						
"NAT_INTLRHEOPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as intolerant rheophilic"						
"NAT_INTLRHEOPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as intolerant rheophilic"						
"NAT_INVNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native invertivores taxa"						
"NAT_INVPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as invertivores"						
"NAT_INVPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as invertivores"						
"NAT_LITHNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native simple lithophils taxa"						
"NAT_LITHPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as simple lithophils"						
"NAT_LITHPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as simple lithophils"						
"NAT_LOTNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Number of native lotic taxa"						
"NAT_LOTPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as lotic"						
"NAT_LOTPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as lotic"						
"NAT_MIGRNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native migratory taxa"			0			
"NAT_MIGRPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as migratory"			0	100		
"NAT_MIGRPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as migratory"			0	100		
"NAT_MTOLNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. distinct intermediate tolerant native taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0			
"NAT_MTOLPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Intermediate tolerant native individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_MTOLPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% intermediate tolerant native taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_NTOLBENTNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native non-tolerant benthic taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0			
"NAT_NTOLBENTPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% native non-tolerant benthic individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_NTOLBENTPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% native non-tolerant benthic taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_NTOLCARNNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native non-tolerant carnivore taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_NTOLCARNPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% native non-tolerant carnivore individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_NTOLCARNPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% native non-tolerant carnivore taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_NTOLINVNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native non-tolerant invertivore taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_NTOLINVPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% native non-tolerant invertivore individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_NTOLINVPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% native non-tolerant invertivore taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_NTOLNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native non-tolerant taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_NTOLPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% native non-tolerant individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_NTOLPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% native non-tolerant taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"						
"NAT_OMNINTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native omnivore taxa"						
"NAT_OMNIPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as omnivore"						
"NAT_OMNIPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as omnivore"						
"NAT_PIND"	"FISHW"	""	"native % of total individuals"			0	100		
"NAT_PTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"native % of total taxa"			0	100		
"NAT_RBCATONTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native round-bodied sucker taxa"						
"NAT_RBCATOPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as round-bodied sucker"						
"NAT_RBCATOPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as round-bodied sucker"						
"NAT_RHEONTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native rheophilic taxa"						
"NAT_RHEOPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as rheophilic"						
"NAT_RHEOPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as rheophilic"						
"NAT_SALMNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. native salmonid taxa"						
"NAT_SALMPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native individuals as salmonid"						
"NAT_SALMPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% native taxa as salmonid"						
"NAT_TOLRNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. distinct Tolerant native taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0			
"NAT_TOLRPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Tolerant native individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_TOLRPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Tolerant native taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"NAT_TOTLNIND"	"FISHW"	""	"Total native individuals"			0			
"NAT_TOTLNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Total native taxa"			0			
"NAT_WTD_TV"	"FISHW"	""	"Weighted average tolerance value among natives"						
"NOTFISH"	"FISHINF"	""	"Reason site not fished: Equipment failure, No permit, permit restrictions, site conditions, or other (should be a comment to explain)"	"FishGear"				"EQUIPMENT FAILURE|NO PERMIT|OTHER|PERMIT RESTRICT|SITE CONDITIONS"	
"NTOLBENTNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. non-tolerant benthic taxa"						
"NTOLBENTPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% non-tolerant benthic individuals"						
"NTOLBENTPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% non-tolerant benthic taxa"						
"NTOLCARNNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. non-tolerant carnivore taxa"			0			
"NTOLCARNPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% non-tolerant carnivore individuals"			0	100		
"NTOLCARNPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% non-tolerant carnivore taxa"			0	100		
"NTOLINVNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. non-tolerant invertivore taxa"			0			
"NTOLINVPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% non-tolerant invertivore individuals"			0	100		
"NTOLINVPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% non-tolerant invertivore taxa"			0	100		
"NTOLNTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"no. non-tolerant (TOLERANCE_NRSA=(S)ensitive/(I)ntermediate) taxa"			0			
"NTOLPIND"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% non-tolerant (TOLERANCE_NRSA=(S)ensitive/(I)ntermediate) individuals"			0	100		
"NTOLPTAX"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"% non-tolerant (TOLERANCE_NRSA=(S)ensitive/(I)ntermediate) taxa"			0	100		
"OMNINTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. omnivore taxa"			0			
"OMNIPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% omnivore individuals"			0	100		
"OMNIPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% omnivore taxa"			0	100		
"RBCATONTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. round-bodied sucker taxa"						
"RBCATOPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% round-bodied sucker individuals"						
"RBCATOPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% round-bodied sucker taxa"						
"RHEONTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. rheophilic taxa"						
"RHEOPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% rheophilic individuals"						
"RHEOPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% rheophilic taxa"						
"RT_NRSA"			"Reference/So-so/Trashed designations for sites used in NRSA"						
"SALMNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. Salmonid taxa"			0			
"SALMPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Salmonid individuals"			0	100		
"SALMPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Salmonid taxa"			0	100		
"SAMPLE_TYPE"			"Sample type"						
"SAMPLED_FISH"	"FISHINF"	""	"Whether site sampled sufficiently"						
"SITE_CLASS"			"Site class (NAWQA, PROB, HAND)"						
"SITE_ID"			"Site identification code"						
"STRAHLERORDER"			"Strahler stream order from RF3 stream data"						
"TOLRNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"No. distinct Tolerant taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0			
"TOLRPIND"	"FISHW"	""	"% Tolerant individuals based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"TOLRPTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"% Tolerant taxa based on TOLERANCE_NRSA"			0	100		
"TOTLNIND"	"FISHW"	""	"Total no. individuals"			0			
"TOTLNTAX"	"FISHW"	""	"Total no. distinct taxa"			0			
"UID"			"Unique site visit ID"						
"VISIT_NO"			"Visit number for that year"						
"WTD_TV"	"FISHW"	"NONE"	"Hilsenhoff Biotic Index (HBI), sum of TV_i*prop_i, where TV_i=tolerance value for species i and prop_i=proportion of taxon i in sample, based on all taxa in sample"			0	10		
"YEAR"			"Sampling year"