Metadata textfile for calwtr22 shapefile Metadata created 9-11-01 Data downloaded from http://frap.cdf.ca.gov/data/frapgisdata/select.asp Watershed areas which drain into Humboldt County were selected from the original Calwater dataset. Does not include all Klamath River drainages. Data was reprojected into CA Stateplane Zone 1 NAD27 Units Feet. Contact Information: Chinmaya Lewis or Tom Hofweber Humboldt County Community Development Services 3015 H Street Eureka, CA 95521 707-268-3737 clewis@co.humboldt.ca.us Original Data Information: Metadata Record Dublin Core Standard Title: California Watersheds (CALWATER 2.2) Catalog Name: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection OID: 631 CITATION INFORMATION Identifier: calw22 Title: California Watersheds (CALWATER 2.2) Originator: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Publication Date: 1999 Information Resource Type Format: Computer file Content: Geographic information system Scale: 1:24,000 Other Citation Details: Map projection is Albers Equal Area, NAD27 IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION Abstract: CALWATER provides a standard nested watershed delineation scheme using the State Water Resources Control Board numbering scheme. The hierarchy of watershed designations consists of six levels of increasing specificity: Hydrologic Region (HR), Hydrologic Unit (HU), Hydrologic Area (HA), Hydrologic Sub-Area (HSA), Super Planning Watershed (SPWS), and Planning Watershed (PWS). The primary purpose of Calwater is the assignment of a single, unique code to a specific watershed polygon. Browse Graphic URL: http://frap.cdf.ca.gov/data/browsegraphic/calw22.gif Purpose: With increasing emphasis on water quality, fish, sedimentation, and other water related issues, the Board of Forestry recognized the need for a standard watershed boundary framework. The CALWATER project and resulting watershed data provide the basis for discussion and analysis of watershed issues within a common context. Time Period Start: 9/1/99 Time Period End: 9/1/99 Currentness: Ground Condition Progress: Complete Update Frequency: As Needed Place: California Geographic Region West: -124 Geographic Region East: -114 Geographic Region North: 42 Geographic Region South: 32 Themes: Forests and forestry, Water resources, Watersheds Access Limitations: No Restrictions Use Limitations: FRAP disclaimer Read disclaimer within data dictionary supplied when data are downloaded from FRAP site Contact Information Data Contact: Chris Keithley Organization: CDF-FRAP Phone: 916-227-2662 Fax: 916-227-2672 Email: Chris_Keithley@fire.ca.gov Url: http://frap.cdf.ca.gov Address: FRAP 1920 20th St. City: Sacramento State: Ca Postal Code: 95814 DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION Online Linkage: http://frap.cdf.ca.gov/data.html Size (MB): 75 Distribution Format: ARC/INFO Export Ordering Instructions: Obtain on-line or request through distribution contact Contact Information Distribution Contact: FRAP data librarian Organization: CDF-FRAP Phone: 916-227-1381 Fax: 916-227-2672 Url: http://frap.cdf.ca.gov Address: 1920 20th Street 1920 20th Street City: Sacramento State: California Postal Code: 95814 Country: USA METADATA INFORMATION Date: 9/1/99 Contact Information Metadata Contact: Chris Keithley Organization: CDF-FRAP Phone: 916-227-2662 Fax: 916-227-2672 Email: Chris_Keithley@fire.ca.gov Url: http://frap.cdf.ca.gov Address: FRAP 1920 20th St. City: Sacramento State: Ca Postal Code: 95814 DATA DICTIONARY FIELD INPUT OUTPUT DECI NAME WIDTH WIDTH TYPE MALS DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDNUM 12 12 C - Watershed ID Number HRC 2 2 C - Hydrologic Region Code (DWR) HBPA 2 2 C - Hydrologic Basin Planning Area (SWRCB) RBU 5 5 I - Aggregate of HR,RB,HU RBUA 6 6 I - Aggregate of HR,RB,HU,HA RBUAS 7 7 I - Aggregate of HR,RB,HU,HA,HSA RBUASP 9 9 I - Aggregate of HR,RB,HU,HA,HSA,SPWS RBUASPW 11 11 I - Aggregate of HR,RB,HU,HA,HSA,SPWS,PWS HR 2 2 I - Hydrologic Region (1->10) RB 1 1 I - Regional Water Qual. Cont. Board (1->9) HU 2 2 I - Hydrologic Unit (00->~80) HA 1 1 I - Hydrologic Area (0->9) HSA 1 1 I - Hydrologic Sub-Area (0->9) SPWS 2 2 I - Super Planning Watershed (00->~30) PWS 2 2 I - Planning Watershed (00->~15) HRNAME 35 35 C - Hydrologic Region Name RBNAME 35 35 C - Regional Water Qual. Cont. Board Name HBPANAME 35 35 C - Hydrologic Basin Planning Area Name HUNAME 35 35 C - Hydrologic Unit Name HANAME 35 35 C - Hydrologic Area Name HSANAME 35 35 C - Hydrologic Sub-Area Name SPWSNAME 35 35 C - Super Planning Watershed Name PWSNAME 35 35 C - Planning Watershed Name ACRES 4 12 F 0 Acreage of watershed polygon CU 8 8 I - Cataloging Unit (Fed. HUC), overlap #1 CUNAME 48 48 C - Cataloging Unit name, overlapping CU #1 CU2 8 8 I - Cataloging Unit, overlapping CU #2 CU3 8 8 I - Cataloging Unit, overlapping CU #3 IDNUM_20 12 12 C - Calwater 2.0 IDNUM (DWR dissolver) HUNAME_20 35 35 C - Calwater 2.0 HUNAME (DWR dissolver) HANAME_20 35 35 C - Calwater 2.0 HANAME (DWR dissolver) HSANAME_20 35 35 C - Calwater 2.0 HSANAME (DWR dissolver) KEY TO TABLE HR: DWR Hydrologic Region (1->10) RB: Regional Water Quality Control Board (1->9) BC: DWR Basin Code (1-letter; Bulletin 130-85; Surface Water data) AC: DWR Areal Code (1-letter; Areal Designation Map; Climate, Grd.Water) HRC: DWR Hydrologic Region code (2-letter name abbreviation, var. pubs.) HBPA: SWRCB Hydrologic Basin Planning Area (2-letter name abbreviation) SUBR: USGS Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) Sub-Region; incl. border states. --- HR RB BC AC HRC DWR HR Name HBPA SWRCB/RB Name SUBR -- -- -- -- --- ----------------- ---- ----------------- -------------- 1 1 F F NC North Coast NC North Coast 1801,1710 2 2 E E SF San Francisco Bay SF San Francisco Bay 1805 3 3 D T CC Central Coast CC Central Coast 1806 4 4 Z U SC South Coast LA Los Angeles 1807 5 5 A A SR Sacramento River SB Sacramento Basin 1802 6 5 B B SJ San Joaquin River SJ San Joaquin 1804 7 5 C C TL Tulare Lake TL Tulare Lake 1803 8 6 G G NL North Lahontan NL North Lahontan 1808,1604,1605 9 6 V W SL South Lahontan SL South Lahontan 1809,1606 10 7 W X CR Colorado River CR Colorado River 1810,1503 - 8 Y Y -- (not defined) SA Santa Ana 1807 - 9 X Z -- (not defined) SD San Diego 1807 HR SUBR Federal HUC Hydrologic Sub-Region Name (Remarks) -- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1801 Klamath-Northern California Coastal (incl. upper Klamath, OR) 1 1710 Oregon-Washington Coastal (minor CA portion of OR drainages) 2 1805 San Francisco Bay 3 1806 Central California Coastal 4 1807 Southern California Coastal 5 1802 Sacramento 6 1804 San Joaquin 7 1803 Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes 8 1808 North Lahontan (incl. portions of NV basins draining into CA) 8 1604 Black Rock Desert-Humboldt (minor CA portion of NV basins) 8 1605 Central Lahontan (includes Tahoe basin and portions of NV) 8 1712 Oregon Closed Basins (minor CA portion near Goose Lake) 9 1809 Northern Mojave-Mono Lake (minor NV portions included) 9 1606 Central Nevada Desert Basins (minor CA portion) 10 1810 Southern Mojave-Salton Sea 10 1503 Lower Colorado (includes CA portion west of Colorado River) IDNUM TO HUC CROSSWALK Calwater maps fairly neatly to the federal Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCS). Generally Calwater watersheds fit within HUCs, though there are some exceptions: The IDNUM to HUC cross-reference was developed with the following rules: For a given [state] Calwater watershed, overlapping [federal] Hydrologic Unit Codes (at the 8-digit Cataloging Unit [CU] level) are listed up to a maximum of 80% of the Calwater watershed OR three CUs, whichever comes first. For example: Where there is only one CU code listed for a given Calwater watershed code, that CU overlaps at least 80% of the Calwater watershed. Where there are two CU codes (CU and CU2) listed for a given Calwater code (only 18 watersheds fit this criterion), the largest CU alone overlaps less than 80% of the Calwater watershed, but combining CU2 then provides overlap of at least 80% of the Calwater watershed. Where there are three CU codes (CU, CU2, and CU3) listed for a given Calwater watershed (only 1 watershed fits this criterion), the largest 2 CUs together overlap less than 80% of the Calwater watershed; combining a third CU code produces additional overlap. Complete overlap statistics are left for calculation by the user. If a watershed consists of multiple polygons (because it is split by the groundwater line, the state boundary, or it is comprised of multiple islands), the total area of the watershed (the sum of all the polygons) is the value entered in the ACRES item. The individual polygons of a multi-polygon watershed all have the same watershed code. These cases are itemized below: LEGITIMATE DUPLICATE CODES (MULTIPLE POLYGONS FOR A SINGLE WATERSHED): Hydrologic Unit Level Count RBU Condition 2 1102 Oregon Border Split 3 3316 Channel Islands Split 8 4406 Channel Islands Split 2 4481 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 4845 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 6542 Ground Water Line Split Hydrologic Area Level Count RBU Condition 3 4406.1 Channel Islands Split 2 4406.3 Channel Islands Split 6 4845.1 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 4845.6 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 6542.4 Ground Water Line Split 2 9609.4 Nevada Border Split Hydrologic Subarea Level Count RBU Condition 3 4406.10 Channel Islands Split 2 4406.30 Channel Islands Split 2 4408.13 Point Mugu Lagoon - 2 parts 6 4845.15 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 4845.62 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 5514.25 Ground Water Line Split 3 5518.11 Lake Shasta Split 2 6537.21 Lake McClure Split 2 6542.41 Ground Water Line Split 2 9609.42 Nevada Border Split Super Planning Watershed Level Count RBU Condition 3 4406.1000 Channel Islands Split 2 4406.3000 Channel Islands Split 2 4408.1300 Point Mugu Lagoon - 2 parts 6 4845.1500 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 4845.6200 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 5506.2003 Lake Shasta Split 2 5506.2005 Lake Shasta Split 4 5506.2008 Lake Shasta Split 2 5514.2500 Ground Water Line Split 2 5522.2404 Stony Gorge Reservoir Split 2 9609.4200 Nevada Border Split Planning Watershed Level Count RBU Condition 3 3309.600404 Ground Water Line Split 2 3309.700901 Ground Water Line Split 3 4406.100000 Channel Islands Split 2 4406.300000 Channel Islands Split 2 4408.130000 Point Mugu Lagoon - 2 parts 6 4845.150000 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 4845.620000 LA/Santa Ana Regional Split 2 9609.420000 Nevada Border Split COORDINATE SYSTEM DESCRIPTION Projection ALBERS Units METERS Spheroid CLARKE1866 Parameters: 1st standard parallel 34 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 40 30 0.000 central meridian -120 0 0.00 latitude of projection's origin 0 0 0.000 false easting (meters) 0.00000 false northing (meters) -4000000.0000 DISCLAIMER The State of California and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy of data or maps. 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