PARAMETER DESCRIPTION SAMPLE_TYPE UNITS RANGE_LOW RANGE_HIGH LEGAL_VALUES AG_ECO9_NM NARS 9-level reporting region Name DESIGN Text names AG_ECO9_NM NARS 9-level reporting region name Text names. No missing values allowed. DESIGN ALIENNTAX_PT Score for ALIENNTAX used in MMI FISH NONE ALIENNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for ALIENNTAX FISH NONE ALIENNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for ALIENNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 ALIENPIND_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for ALIENPIND FISH NONE ALIENPIND_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for ALIENPIND FISH NONE 0 10 BENTINVPTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for BENTINVPTAX FISH NONE BENTINVPTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for BENTINVPTAX FISH NONE CARNNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for CARNNTAX FISH NONE CARNNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for CARNNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 CENTPTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for CENTPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 CYPRNTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for CYPRNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 CYPRPTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for CYPRPTAX FISH NONE CYPRPTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for CYPRPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 DATE_COL Date of data collection in field VERIF FISH_SAMPLING Fish Sampling - not conducted or suspended FISH |NO_FISH|NOT_FISHED_REACH_MIN|NO_PERMIT|SITE_CONDITIONS|PERMIT_RESTRICT|EQUIPMENT_FAILURE|OTHER HERBPTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for HERBPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 INDEX_VISIT Index visit Y/blank VERIF INTLINVPTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for INTLINVPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 INTLLOTNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for INTLLOTNTAX FISH NONE INTLLOTNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for INTLLOTNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 INTLLOTPTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for INTLLOTPTAX FISH NONE INTLLOTPTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for INTLLOTPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 INTLMIGRNTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for INTLMIGRNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 INTLMIGRPIND_PT Traditional MMI metric score for INTLMIGRPIND FISH NONE 0 10 INTLMIGRPTAX_PT Score for INTLMIGRPTAX used in MMI FISH NONE INTLPTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for INTLPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 INVNTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for INVNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 INVPIND_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for INVPIND FISH NONE INVPIND_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for INVPIND FISH NONE 0 10 INVPTAX_PT Score for INVPTAX used in MMI FISH NONE 0 10 LAT_DD83 Latitude (based on NAD83 datum) for stream site from NHD-based sample frame. DESIGN Numeric LAT_DD83 Latitude (based on NAD83 datum) for stream site from NHDPlusV2 Numeric. No missing values allowed. DESIGN LITHNTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for LITHNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 LITHNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for LITHNTAX FISH NONE LITHNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for LITHNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 LITHPIND_PT Score for LITHPIND used in MMI FISH NONE 0 10 LITHPIND_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for LITHPIND FISH NONE LITHPIND_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for LITHPIND FISH NONE 0 10 LITHPTAX_PT Score for LITHPTAX used in MMI FISH NONE LITHPTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for LITHPTAX FISH NONE LITHPTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for LITHPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 LON_DD83 Longitude (based on NAD83 datum) for stream site from NHD-based sample frame. DESIGN Numeric LON_DD83 Longitude (based on NAD83 datum) for stream site from NHDPlusV2 Numeric. No missing values allowed. DESIGN LOTNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for LOTNTAX FISH NONE LOTNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for LOTNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 LOTPIND_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for LOTPIND FISH NONE LOTPIND_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for LOTPIND FISH NONE 0 10 MIGRNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for MIGRNTAX FISH NONE MIGRNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for MIGRNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 MIGRPTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for MIGRPTAX FISH NONE MIGRPTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for MIGRPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 MMI_FISH Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for MMI_FISH FISH NONE NAT_CARNNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NAT_CARNNTAX FISH NONE NAT_CARNNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NAT_CARNNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_CATOPIND_PT Traditional MMI metric score for NAT_CATOPIND FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_CENTNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NAT_CENTNTAX FISH NONE NAT_CENTNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NAT_CENTNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_CYPRPIND_PT Traditional MMI metric score for NAT_CYPRPIND FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_HERBPTAX_PT Score for NAT_HERBPTAX used in MMI FISH NONE NAT_ICTAPIND_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NAT_ICTAPIND FISH NONE NAT_ICTAPIND_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NAT_ICTAPIND FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_INTLPIND_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NAT_INTLPIND FISH NONE NAT_INTLPIND_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NAT_INTLPIND FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_LITHPIND_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NAT_LITHPIND FISH NONE NAT_LITHPIND_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NAT_LITHPIND FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_MIGRNTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for NAT_MIGRNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_MIGRPTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NAT_MIGRPTAX FISH NONE NAT_MIGRPTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NAT_MIGRPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_NTOLBENTPTAX_PT Score for NAT_NTOLBENTPTAX used in MMI FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_NTOLNTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for NAT_NTOLNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_NTOLNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NAT_NTOLNTAX FISH NONE NAT_NTOLNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NAT_NTOLNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_PIND_PT Score for NAT_PIND used in MMI FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_PTAX_PT Score for NAT_PTAX used in MMI FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_RHEOPIND_PT Traditional MMI metric score for NAT_RHEOPIND FISH NONE 0 10 NAT_TOTLNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NAT_TOTLNTAX FISH NONE NAT_TOTLNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NAT_TOTLNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 NTOLNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NTOLNTAX FISH NONE NTOLNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NTOLNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 NTOLPTAX_PT Score for NTOLPTAX used in MMI FISH NONE 0 10 NTOLPTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for NTOLPTAX FISH NONE NTOLPTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for NTOLPTAX FISH NONE 0 10 PSTL_CODE State two-letter postal code DESIGN PSTL_CODE "State two letter postal code 50 state postal codes plus AS, MP, GU, PR, VI for American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas, Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. No missing values allowed." DESIGN PUBLICATION_DATE Date of data file publication PUBLICATION_DATE Date of data file publication PUBLICATION_DATE Date of data file publication RBCATONTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for RBCATONTAX FISH NONE 0 10 RHEONTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for RHEONTAX FISH NONE 0 10 RHEOPIND_PT Traditional MMI metric score for RHEOPIND FISH NONE 0 10 RT_NRSA "NRSA Reference Class Assignment: R=reference, S=intermediate, T=impacted, ?=Cannot be evaluated due to missing info" EVAL R|S|T|? SALMNTAX_PT Traditional MMI metric score for SALMNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 SAMPLED_FISH Whether site sampled sufficiently FISH SITE_ID Site ID VERIF SITE_ID "Site ID for the study and year sampled. Preferred form is NRSnn_MM-xxxxx where nn is current cycle year (04, 08, 13, 18, etc), MM is two letter state code, and xxxxx is between 10001 and 99999. Text. No missing values allowed." DESIGN SITETYPE Site type (Probability-based or hand-picked) DESIGN PROB | HAND SITETYPE "Site type (Probability-based or hand-picked). PROB for sites from probability survey. Usually HAND for hand-picked sites. In EMAP West and WSA, STARHAND is used to identify hand-picked sites that do not have all CORE indicators available." TOLRNTAX_PT Score for TOLRNTAX used in MMI FISH NONE 0 10 TOLRNTAX_WS Traditional MMI watershed adjusted value for TOLRNTAX FISH NONE TOLRNTAX_WS_PT Traditional MMI watershed adjusted metric score for TOLRNTAX FISH NONE 0 10 TOLRPTAX_PT Score for TOLRPTAX used in MMI FISH NONE 0 10 UID Unique site visit ID UID Unique site visit ID UID Unique site visit ID VISIT_NO Number identifying which visit this is VERIF |1|2