Selected Near-Real-Time Water-Level Monitoring Stations, Florida

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Water Science Center, Fort Lauderdale
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:: Selected Near-Real-Time Water-Level Monitoring Stations, Florida
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:: <http://www.envirobase.usgs.gov/UsgsGisData/FLWSC/ZShapefiles/ddn_sites.zip>

Description:

Abstract:: This coverage represents the location and basic hydrologic description of selected continuous water level monitoring sites in southern Florida and the Kissimmee river basin.
Purpose:: The purpose of this data set is to provide geographic location information, combined with USGS site identification names and numbers, so that water level elevation information from monitoring stations currently reporting through telemetry equipment can be obtained through a simple map-based interface or through an text-based path through hypertext.
Supplemental_Information:: Site information, such as type, IDs, latitude/longitude is obtained from the USGS NWIS database. This, as well as related, data may be available at <http://waterdata.usgs.gov/fl/nwis/si> Some water level information may be obtained from <http://waterdata.usgs.gov/fl/nwis/gw>

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2009

Currentness_Reference: Not for use after date of WWW release.

Status:

Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Daily

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.037315
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.093864
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.811934
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.339005

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: environment

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GNIS
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Broward County
Place_Keyword: Charlotte County
Place_Keyword: Collier County
Place_Keyword: Glades County
Place_Keyword: Hendry County
Place_Keyword: Highlands County
Place_Keyword: Lee County
Place_Keyword: Martin County
Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County
Place_Keyword: Monroe County
Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County
Place_Keyword: St. Lucie County
Place_Keyword: City of Fort Lauderdale
Place_Keyword: City of Fort Myers
Place_Keyword: City of Miami

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: NWIS
Stratum_Keyword: Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Surficial Aquifer System
Stratum_Keyword: Intermediate aquifer system
Stratum_Keyword: Floridan aquifer system
Stratum_Keyword: Nonartesian Sand Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Surficial Aquifer System
Stratum_Keyword: Anastasia Formation
Stratum_Keyword: Biscayne Sandy Limestone Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Fort Thompson Formation
Stratum_Keyword: Key Largo Limestone
Stratum_Keyword: Limestone Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Miami Oolite
Stratum_Keyword: Pleistocene Series
Stratum_Keyword: Pamlico Formation
Stratum_Keyword: Sand Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Sand and Gravel Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Sandstone Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Nonartesian Sand Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Upper Floridan Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Tamiami Formation
Stratum_Keyword: Hawthorn Formation
Stratum_Keyword: Hawthorn Limestone Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Limestone Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Sand and Gravel Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Sandstone Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Tamiami Formation
Stratum_Keyword: Tamiami Formation, Limestone Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Tamiami Formation, Shell-Marl Aquifer
Stratum_Keyword: Suwannee Limestone
Stratum_Keyword: Lake City Limestone
Stratum_Keyword: Oldsmar Limestone Aquifer

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

Data is provided solely on a provisional basis. It is considered subject to review and revision during the course of agency use. Persons using these data are requested to cite the USGS and reference <http://www.sflorida.er.usgs.gov/ddn_data/index.html> as a source.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS Florida Water Science Center - Fort Lauderdale

Contact_Position: Chief, Hydrologic Records

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3110 SW 9th Avenue
City: Fort Lauderdale
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33315
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (954) 377-5900

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (954) 377-5901

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GS-W-FL_Fort_Lauderdale_Hydrologic_Records_Chief@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9 AM - 3 PM

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:: <http://www.sflorida.er.usgs.gov/ddn_data/graphics/plates/sfl.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Map showing selected telemetered water-level sampling locations in Florida
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Federal, State, and Local agencies

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Water levels are reported to a precision of 0.01 feet, with an estimated accuracy based on periodic tapedown with steel tape of 0.05 feet. Latitude and longitude are reported to a precision of 1 second. Accuracy may be greater for some stations.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Point locations have been verified against county boundaries, and in most cases to available street maps. Aquifer code assignment has been verified based on available well screen interval data and aquifer extent information.

Completeness_Report:

Sites for this coverage are selected based on being part of the USGS cooperative data collection program. Ground-water sites for which water level data has not been collected in the 45 days prior to coverage update are omitted. Of the selected surface-water sites used for hydrologic comparison, those site for which water level data has not been computed in the 180 days prior to coverage update are omitted.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 1 second

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Select sites that are monitored for changing water levels using electronic data loggers or related monitoring equipment. Site description information, and water level data retrieved on a periodic basis from USGS hydrologic data database. All data stored in a separate project database.
Process_Date: 2009.11.24

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Data retrieval for period of record statistical calculations is performed on a monthly schedule using perl 5 with DBD extensions. Descriptive statistics are calculated using SAS statistical software, the output of which is stored in the project database for further use. Data from the current fiscal year is omitted from these calculations based on data quality considerations.
Process_Date: 2009.11.24

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Data retrieval for 7-day statistical calculations is performed on a daily schedule using perl 5 with DBD extensions. Descriptive statistics are calculated using SAS statistical software, the output of which is stored in the project database for further use.
Process_Date: 2009.11.24

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Data retrieval for coverage generation is performed twice daily using perl 5 with DBD extensions. The perl script, along with Arc/Info AML scripts, retrieves the 7-day mean water level and the weekly 10th, 30th, 50th, 70th, and 90th percentile data for daily water level records.
Marker symbol assignment is carried out based on the comparison of the 7-day mean to the weekly percentile data.
Process_Date: 2009.11.24

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Process_Date: 20091124
Process_Time: 18001500

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Process_Description: Metadata imported.
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Process_Date: 20091215
Process_Time: 16294200

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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: 136

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_CSRS
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ddn_sites

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Meaningless for point data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Meaningless for point data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITES_GEO_
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGENCY
Attribute_Definition: 5-character code representing an agency
Attribute_Definition_Source: NWIS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCID
Attribute_Definition: 15-char site number
Attribute_Definition_Source: NWIS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Station Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS, NWIS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY
Attribute_Definition: 3-character county code
Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LTCCODE

Attribute_Definition: 3-character location type code

Attribute_Definition_Source: Internal to project

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ES
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Estuary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Groundwater/well

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: LK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surface water

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AQUIFER
Attribute_Definition: Former source aquifer code
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS, NWIS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WAT_ELEV
Attribute_Definition: Water elevation, ft NGVD

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WAT_DT
Attribute_Definition: Last measurement date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MARKER_COD

Attribute_Definition:

Marker code for comparison of current 7-day mean of daily water levels to trend-corrected period of record statistics, used for mapping

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 470
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: GW: limited water-level elevation data. Map symbol <http://www.envirobase.usgs.gov/Website/images/stageDcpC0.png>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 471
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: GW: bottom 10% of record, after correction for long-term trends in the data. Map symbol <http://www.envirobase.usgs.gov/Website/images/stageDcpC1.png>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 472
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: GW: bottom 10-30% of record, after correction for long-term trends in the data. Map symbol <http://www.envirobase.usgs.gov/Website/images/stageDcpC2.png>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 473
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: GW: middle 30-70% of record, after correction for long-term trends in the data. Map symbol <http://www.envirobase.usgs.gov/Website/images/stageDcpC3.png>

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 490
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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 491
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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 492
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 493
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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 494
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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 495
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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NDT_CODE

Attribute_Definition:

Marker code for comparison of current 7-day mean of daily water levels to period of record statistics, used for mapping

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 470
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: GW: limited water-level elevation data. Map symbol <http://www.envirobase.usgs.gov/Website/images/stageDcpC0.png>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 471
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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 472
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 473
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Attribute_Label: NWISWEB
Attribute_Definition: URL, link to NWISWeb for station

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DDNDATA
Attribute_Definition: URL, link to project website for station

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: X_COORD
Attribute_Definition: Longitude, decimal degrees, NAD83

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Y_COORD
Attribute_Definition: Latitude, decimal degrees, NAD83

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

SITES.PAT:

COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5
    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5
   17  SITES#                 4     5     B      -
   21  SITES-ID               4     5     B      -    LOCATION_ID
   25  LOCID                 15    15     C      -
   40  NAME                  50    50     C      -
   90  COUNTY                 3     3     C      -
   93  LTCCODE                3     3     C      -
   96  AQUIFER               10    10     C      -
  106  X-COORD                8    18     F      5
  114  Y-COORD                8    18     F      5

Area, perimeter, Sites# are internal attributes for Arc/Info. The location_id is internal to the originating project database. locid: USGS site ID number for the site ( mandatory field ) county: USGS three-digit Florida county code ltccode: GW - groundwater site. SW - surface water site. aquifer: USGS geologic/hydrologic unit code x-coord: UTM east coordinate, Zone 17, NAD27 y-coord: UTM north coordinate, Zone 17, NAD27

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

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Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The USGS makes no claim as to the suitability of this data for any use outside of the originating project.
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100622

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS Florida Water Science Center
Contact_Person: Hydrologic Records Chief

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3110 SW 9th Street
City: Fort Lauderdale
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33315

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377 5900

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 954 377 5901

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