Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods


  • Started: 2000-07-01

    Continuous monitoring of stream water heights, which will be related to discharge (flow) by an empirical rating based on frequent discharge measurements.

  • Stream water monitoring
    Started: 2000-07-01

    Continuous monitoring of stream water heights, which will be related to discharge (flow) by an empirical rating based on frequent discharge measurements.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
DateDate

Date

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: YYYY-MM-DD
RBflow Daily Flow at Ranch Brook

Daily flow at Ranch Brook

Measurement type: Ratio
Units: cubic feet per second
Precision: 0.01
RbrunoffDaily Runoff at Ranch Brook

Daily runoff volume at Ranch Brook

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.01
RbestData Quality Codes for Ranch Brook

Data-value qualification codes

Measurement type: Nominal
WbestData Quality Codes at West Branch

Quality Code at West Branch

Measurement type: Nominal
WestBranch_Water_QualityCodes
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Appears in data asMeaning of code
AApproved for publication -- Processing and review completed.
PProvisional data subject to revision.
eValue has been estimated.
WbrunoffDaily Runoff at West Branch

Daily runoff volume at West Branch

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.1
WbflowDaily Flow at West Branch

Daily flow at West Branch

Measurement type: Ratio
Units: cubic feet per second
Precision: 0.01

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

    Ranch Brook, undeveloped forested watershed with cross country ski trail network; West Branch River, develop forested watershed with downhill ski trails, builindings and ski area infrastructure. Watershed area is approximately 10 km2 each. Gage stations at 1300 foot elevation.