METADATA FOR: WATERBOD Data_Set_Identity: WATERBOD -- Lakes and Reservoirs within the SAA Area Theme_Keyword: Waterbodies, reservoirs, lakes, dams Author: Karl A. Hermann National Biological Service Cooperative University of Tennessee 17 Ridgeway Road Norris, TN 37828 (615)-632-1452 karl@utkux1.utk.edu Attribute Assignment Edit: Ron Cornelius GIS Specialist Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Rt.3, Box 401, Oneida, TN 37841 National Park Service (615)569-9778 FAX (615)569-5505 ron_cornelius@nps.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: UNIX Metadata_Date: 5/26/95 General Description: Polygon Coverage of Lakes, reservoirs, dams in the SAA Area. Information on dams, capacities, areas, uses; etc., were compiled from USGS references cited below. Intended Use: Coverage is useful for identifying potential water based recreational resources/opportunites, and water supply sources. Projection and Coordinate System: SAA Albers Conic Equal Area Projection with the following parameters 1st parallel 34 00 00 2nd parallel 38 00 00 central meridian -82 00 00 lat. of origin 33 00 00 false eastings 0 false northings 0 Units are meters Datum is NAD83 Quality: Information about the production of coverage linework is unknown Entity/Attribute Information Data_Base_Identity: SAA_WB Entity_Type_label: SAA_WB.PAT --------------------------------- Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: Area of poly in square coverage units Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon in coverage units Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Label: SAA_WB# Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Label: SAA_WB-ID Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined; equal to COVER# or arbitrary Attribute_Label: RESERVOIR-ID Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined; equal to COVER# Attribute_Label: RES-ISLAND Island in reservoir/lake = t; otherwise blank Attribute_Label: RESERVOIR-NO Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined; equal to RESERVOIR#, Used for editing purposes. Attribute_Label: RESERVOIR# Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Label: FIPS Attribute_Definition: County FIPS code Attribute_Definition_Source: Derived from COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: 01001-78000 Attribute_Label: STATE Attribute_Definition: State FIPS abbreviation Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: US Attribute_Label: NUM Attribute_Definition: Arbitrary sequence number of dams within each state Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS Attribute_Label: DAMNAME Attribute_Definition: Name of dam Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory Attribute_Label: RESNAME Attribute_Definition: Name of reservoir Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory Attribute_Label: OWNERNAME Attribute_Definition: Name of owner Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory Attribute_Label: OWNERCODE Attribute_Definition: Owner code. Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS EA_Domain_Values: 2,3,4,5,6 OWNERCODE DESCRIPTION 2 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 3 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 4 Tennessee Valley Authority 5 Other Federal Agency 6 Non-Federal Agency Attribute_Label: SIZECODE Attribute_Definition: Size code. See RESERVOIR.SIZECODES file for explanation Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS EA_Domain_Values: 2,4,6,8 SIZECODE DESCRIPTION 2 Normal capacity at least 5000 but less than 25000 ac-ft 4 Normal capacity at least 25000 but less than 50000 ac-ft 6 Normal capacity at least 50000 ac-ft 8 Normal cap less than 5000 and maximum cap at least 25000 ac-ft Attribute_Label: MAXCAP Attribute_Definition: Maximum capacity, in acre-feet Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions. -999999 = unknown Attribute_Label: NORMCAP Attribute_Definition: Normal capacity, in acre-feet Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions. -999999 = unknown Attribute_Label: SURFCAP Attribute_Definition: Capacity used to calculate surface area Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions. -999999 = unknown Attribute_Label: POPNAME Attribute_Definition: Popular name of dam Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions Attribute_Label: HUC Attribute_Definition: Hydrologic Unit Code EA_Domain_Values: 01010001-21030003 Attribute_Label: RIVER Attribute_Definition: Name of river on which dam is built Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory Attribute_Label: YEAR Attribute_Definition: Year completed Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions. 0 if unknown. Attribute_Label: PURP Attribute_Definition: Major purpose/use of dam. Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: C,D,H,I,N,O,P,R,S Codes for PURP (purpose) are: C FLOOD CONTROL D DEBRIS CONTROL H HYDROELECTRIC I IRRIGATION N NAVIGATION O OTHER P STOCK/FARM POND R RECREATION S WATER SUPPLY Attribute_Label: HEIGHT Attribute_Definition: Structural height of dam, in feet Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions. 0 if unknown. Attribute_Label: HYDCAP Attribute_Definition: Installed power capacity, in megawatts Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions Attribute_Label: LOCKS Attribute_Definition: Number of navigation locks Attribute_Definition_Source: COE dams inventory Attribute_Label: SOURCE Attribute_Definition: Source of changes to file. Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS for internal use only EA_Domain_Values: A,B,C,D,E SOURCE DESCRIPTION A COE FILE B CHANGED BY WRD BEFORE MAP REVIEW C WRD MAP REVIEW D NWS 85 REVIEW E NWS 87 REVIEW F POST NWS87 FEEDBACK Attribute_Label: SURFAREA Attribute_Definition: Surface area, in acres Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions. 0 = unknown. Attribute_Label: SURFACODE Attribute_Definition: Surface area code. Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS Explanations for SURFAREACODE attribute: SURFACODE =& DESCRIPTION1 =Virginia State Water Control Board, Publicly owned lakes in VA SURFACODE =2 DESCRIPTION1 =North Carolina, Register of dams and dam sites in NC SURFACODE =3 DESCRIPTION1 =South Carolina, State water plan report #119 SURFACODE =4 DESCRIPTION1 =USGS personnel in that state SURFACODE =8 DESCRIPTION1 =Duke Power Company; information for North and South Carolina SURFACODE =? DESCRIPTION1 =UNKNOWN SURFACODE =A DESCRIPTION1 =Tennessee Valley Authority, Facts about major TVA dams and res SURFACODE =B DESCRIPTION1 =Water and Power Resources Service, Bureau of Reclamation project SURFACODE =F DESCRIPTION1 =Fish and Wildlife Service, Inventory of U.S. reservoirs SURFACODE =L DESCRIPTION1 =USGS publications SURFACODE =M DESCRIPTION1 =Martin and Hanson SURFACODE =V DESCRIPTION1 =Mussey, O.D., 1948, Major storage reservoirs of Virginia SURFACODE =W DESCRIPTION1 =Reservoirs in the United States with largest areas as of Jan 1 DESCRIPTION2 =1963 as listed in WSP 1838 SURFACODE =X DESCRIPTION1 =Miscellaneous sources as found by Lisa Arnold SURFACODE =Y DESCRIPTION1 =Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabine DESCRIPTION2 =and restoration assessments of KY lakes, final report, April 1 SURFACODE =Z DESCRIPTION1 =Martin and Hanson reservoirs for which maximum capacities have changed; used the data from the Corps file Attribute_Label: STORAT Attribute_Definition: Storage ratio (ratio of usable capacity to average annual runoff) Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions. 0 = not assigned. Attribute_Label: STORATCODE Attribute_Definition: Storage ratio code Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS EA_Domain_Values: 1,L,M STORATCODE DESCRIPTION No information 1 Not listed in Martin and Hanson L Calculated from data in annual reports M From data in Martin and Hanson Attribute_Label: DRAINAREA Attribute_Definition: Drainage area, in square miles Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions. 0 = not assigned. Attribute_Label: STLINE Attribute_Definition: Flag if dam is on state line Attribute_Definition_Source: User assigned EA_Domain_Values: 0=within state; 1=on state line Attribute_Label: ALTST Attribute_Definition: Adjacent state FIPS abbreviation Attribute_Definition_Source: User assigned EA_Domain_Values: 2 character code for US & PR Attribute_Label: ALTID Attribute_Definition: Alternate id no Attribute_Definition_Source: User assigned EA_Domain_Values: No restrictions Attribute_Label: REV Attribute_Definition: Revision number Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by USGS Attribute_Label: LATDD Attribute_Definition: Latitude Attribute_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO Geographic projection EA_Domain_Values: decimal degrees Attribute_Label: LONDD Attribute_Definition: Longitude Attribute_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO Geographic projection EA_Domain_Values: decimal degrees Compilation Strategy: SAA_WB polygon coverage was used for background coverage for the RESERVOIR point coverage to determine what entities matched in each file. An item was added to SAA_WB on which to join selected items from the RESERVOIR coverage. Unique numbers from the RESERVOIR file were manually assigned to the appropriate polygons for joining. Information for eight lakes/dams were not noted in the RESERVOIR coverage. Names for these were determined with state road maps and atlases. Hence, all attribute information was not entered for the following lakes: 85 Lake Sydney Lanier 86 Blue Stone lake 87 Lake Hartwell 88 Lake Hickory 89 Davy Crockett Lake 90 Seed Lake 91 Ocoee # 3 92 Meadow Park Lake Data_Set_Citation for information on dams, capacities: Hitt, K.J., 1990, Summary of selected characteristics of large reservoirs in the United States and Puerto Rico (computer file for USGS Open-File Report 90-163 by Ruddy, B.C. and Hitt, K.J.). References Hitt, K.J.,compiler, 1985, Surface-water and related-land resources development in the United States and Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey special map, scale 1:3,168,000. Ruddy, B.C. and Hitt, K.J., 1990, Selected characteristics of large reservoirs in the United States and Puerto Rico, 1988: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-163, 295 p. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1982, National inventory of dams data base in card format (computer tape), available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22162, #ADA 118670. U.S. Geological Survey, 1986, National Water Summary 1985-- Hydrologic events and surface-water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2300, 506 p. U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, National Water Summary 1987-- Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.