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USGS Stream Gages

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Wyoming Geographic Science Center

Publication_Date: 12/02

Title: USGS Stream Gages

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Laramie, Wyoming

Publisher: University of Wyoming, Wyoming Geographic Science Center

Online_Linkage:: Server=cloud.wygisc.uwyo.edu; Service=5151; User=wy; Version=SDE.DEFAULT

Description:

Abstract:: These points represent USGS Stream Gages in Wyoming with links to real time water flow measurements.

Purpose:: Data aids in locating stream gages and associated data based on other geographic referenes.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.271299

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.848400

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.556887

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.869724

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: hydrology

Theme_Keyword: water

Theme_Keyword: stream

Theme_Keyword: stream gages

Theme_Keyword: real-time water levels

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place:

Place_Keyword: Wyoming

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Data Manager

Contact_Organization: Wyoming Geographic Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: Box 4008 University Station

City: Laramie

State_or_Province: Wyoming

Postal_Code: 82071

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 307-766-2532

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@sdvc.uwyo.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 MST

Native_Data_Set_Environment:: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: All data attributes downloaded from USGS were not checked. Each URL field record was created through use of stream gage id.

Logical_Consistency_Report:: This data layer is made up of normal point features created using ArcGIS.

Completeness_Report: These are all the real-time streamgages found in Wyoming as of 12/02.

Positional_Accuracy:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: US Geologic Survey - Water Resources Division

Publication_Date: 12/02

Title: USGS-Water Resources

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Online_Linkage: http://waterdata.usgs.gov

Source_Scale_Denominator: unknown

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS-WaterResources

Source_Contribution: Downloaded comma delimited ASCII file from website

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Downloaded data from USGS and converted comma delimited ASCII file to a table. Use Latitude and Longitude records for each record to create a point feature.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS-WaterResources

Process_Date: 12/02

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WyGISC

Contact_Position: Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 4008

City: Laramie

State_or_Province: Wy

Postal_Code: 82071

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (307) 766-2760

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 119

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 41.000000

Standard_Parallel: 45.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -107.500000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 41.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 200000.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.010000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.010000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi_major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: WY.RealTimeStreamGages

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI