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Summary of U.S. Geological Survey On-Line Instantaneous Fluvial Sediment Data

Appendix B. Summary of Fluvial Sediment and Ancillary Data Retrieved from the NWISWeb data base, January 13, 2000, by Selected U.S. Geological Survey Parameter Code

The following table summarizes selected instantaneous fluvial sediment and ancillary data retrieved on January 13, 2000, from the U.S. Geological Survey NWISWeb data base. The table lists the:
Parameter code Parameter description Number of records with a value for the parameter code At number of sites Number of sites with between XXX and XXX parameter code values
1 - 9 10 - 29 30 - 59 60 - 99 100 - 499 > 499
00010 TEMPERATURE, WATER (DEG. C) 308,004 12,747 8,238 2,100 1,034 609 733 33
00061 DISCHARGE, INSTANTANEOUS, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND 478,755 12,510 7,291 2,173 1,174 689 1,069 114
00065 GAGE HEIGHT, FEET 86,318 2,808 1,407 658 399 173 157 14
04122 DISCHARGE, SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, AVERAGE UNIT, COMPOSITE SAMPLES, TONS/DAY/FOOT 591 28 9 12 5 2 0 0
70299 SOLIDS, RESIDUE AT 110 DEG. C, SUSPENDED TOTAL, (MG/L) 16,897 2,068 1,709 221 86 24 28 0
70331 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .062 MM 127,639 5,555 3,389 965 562 323 309 7
70332 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .125 MM 16,642 1,480 1,069 269 87 35 20 0
70333 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .250 MM 14,642 1,414 1,055 240 76 27 16 0
70334 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .500 MM 11,643 1,274 968 216 64 16 10 0
70335 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 1.00 MM 6,291 944 791 118 23 8 4 0
70336 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 2.00 MM 2,556 520 461 44 10 4 1 0
70337 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .002 MM 19,003 1,771 1,319 309 93 30 20 0
70338 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .004 MM 25,269 2,013 1,451 371 103 48 39 1
70339 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .008 MM 14,161 1,489 1,109 269 77 26 8 0
70340 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .016 MM 24,956 2,001 1,445 368 105 43 40 0
70341 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .031 MM 13,337 1,406 1,046 256 72 24 8 0
70342 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .062 MM 27,940 1,583 1,140 253 89 44 53 4
70343 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .125 MM 24,834 1,378 1,003 205 81 39 46 4
70344 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .250 MM 22,015 1,305 960 187 80 32 43 3
70345 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .500 MM 16,234 1,143 866 164 52 24 36 1
70346 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 1.00 MM 4,996 800 682 87 19 8 4 0
70347 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 2.00 MM 707 212 200 7 4 1 0 0
71999 SAMPLE PURPOSE (CODE) 30,598 2,374 1,605 466 209 61 33 0
80154 SEDIMENT, SUSPENDED CONCENTRATION (MG/L) 462,590 12,185 7,067 2,173 1,139 675 1,021 110
80155 SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY) 257,094 8,298 4,759 1,595 882 560 457 45
80156 SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, TOTAL, SUSPENDED PLUS BED MATERIAL (TONS/DAY) 4,967 166 117 29 7 0 13 0
80157 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .004 MM 2,170 1,166 1,145 21 0 0 0 0
80158 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .062 MM 11,160 1,167 987 117 27 14 22 0
80159 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .125 MM 12,760 867 662 114 41 23 27 0
80160 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .250 MM 12,925 872 665 116 40 24 27 0
80161 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .500 MM 12,753 863 658 114 41 23 27 0
80162 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 1.00 MM 10,944 765 591 89 42 21 22 0
80163 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 2.00 MM 2,875 536 468 43 21 4 0 0
80164 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .062 MM 12,260 2,534 2,341 122 44 18 7 2
80165 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .125 MM 13,453 1,688 1,463 134 44 30 15 2
80166 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .250 MM 14,715 1,573 1,341 127 52 29 22 2
80167 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .500 MM 15,113 1,557 1,317 129 56 29 24 2
80168 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 1.00 MM 15,438 1,633 1,389 133 59 28 22 2
80169 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 2.00 MM 19,258 2,011 1,631 241 80 33 24 2
80170 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 4.00 MM 18,842 1,793 1,421 229 78 41 23 1
80171 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 8.00 MM 15,556 1,512 1,204 191 68 30 18 1
80172 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 16.0 MM 11,423 1,334 1,098 160 45 22 8 1
80173 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 32.0 MM 6,761 902 758 96 33 8 7 0
80174 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 64.0 MM 2,123 388 337 38 10 2 1 0
80175 SEDIMENT, BED MATERIAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 128.0 MM 349 117 110 7 0 0 0 0
80180 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, CONCENTRATION (MG/L) 4,783 177 112 29 18 10 7 1
80181 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .002 MM 372 46 37 6 2 1 0 0
80182 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .004 MM 373 45 36 6 2 1 0 0
80183 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .008 MM 348 34 25 6 2 1 0 0
80184 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .016 MM 373 45 36 6 2 1 0 0
80185 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .031 MM 344 34 25 6 2 1 0 0
80186 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .062 MM 402 46 36 6 3 1 0 0
80187 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .125 MM 344 34 24 7 2 1 0 0
80188 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .250 MM 334 33 23 7 2 1 0 0
80189 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN .500 MM 293 30 21 6 3 0 0 0
80190 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 1.00 MM 178 25 20 3 2 0 0 0
80191 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 2.00 MM 129 15 10 4 1 0 0 0
80203 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .062 MM 1,387 81 48 14 12 7 0 0
80204 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .125 MM 282 38 29 8 1 0 0 0
80205 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .250 MM 265 38 30 7 1 0 0 0
80206 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .500 MM 233 38 32 5 1 0 0 0
80207 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 1.00 MM 174 35 30 5 0 0 0 0
80208 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 2.00 MM 135 31 26 5 0 0 0 0
80209 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 4.00 MM 92 30 28 2 0 0 0 0
80210 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 8.00 MM 44 14 14 0 0 0 0 0
80211 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 16.0 MM 28 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
80212 SEDIMENT, TOTAL, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 32.0 MM 15 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
80225 SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, BEDLOAD (TONS/DAY) 4,472 238 104 91 27 13 3 0
80226 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .062 MM 1,629 167 127 25 7 8 0 0
80227 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .125 MM 2,367 195 119 58 9 9 0 0
80228 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .250 MM 3,449 221 119 71 17 12 2 0
80229 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN .500 MM 3,652 222 116 72 20 12 2 0
80230 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 1.00 MM 3,657 222 115 73 20 12 2 0
80231 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 2.00 MM 3,646 222 117 71 20 12 2 0
80232 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 4.00 MM 3,567 220 120 66 20 12 2 0
80233 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 8.00 MM 3,409 219 123 66 16 12 2 0
80234 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 16.0 MM 2,756 200 115 60 20 3 2 0
80235 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 32.0 MM 1,995 173 110 47 13 2 1 0
80236 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 64.0 MM 1,160 130 101 17 11 1 0 0
80237 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 76.0 MM 85 32 31 1 0 0 0 0
80238 SEDIMENT, BEDLOAD, SIEVE DIAMETER, PERCENT FINER THAN 128.0 MM 25 9 8 1 0 0 0 0
80282 BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 0.016 MM 418 264 256 8 0 0 0 0
80283 BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 0.031 MM 346 264 262 2 0 0 0 0
80293 BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 0.008 MM 344 262 260 2 0 0 0 0
80294 BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER, DISTILLED WATER, PERCENT FINER THAN 0.002 MM 415 262 254 8 0 0 0 0
82398 SAMPLING METHOD (CODES) 72,085 3,320 1,998 744 362 130 73 13
84164 SAMPLER TYPE, CODE 28,161 2,321 1,489 558 209 43 22 0

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Appendix A--Parameter Codes
Appendix B--Selected Retrieval Results
Appendix C--Remark and Value Codes

Figure 1--Locations of Sites with Suspended-Sediment Data
Figure 2--Locations of Sites with Particle-Size Distributions of Suspended-Sediment Data
Figure 3--Locations of Sites with Bedload Discharge Data
Figure 4--Locations of Sites with Particle-size Distribution of Bed Material Data

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