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

Appendix C: Descriptions of Remark Codes and Fixed Value Codes Associated with Selected Parameter Codes Used to Retrieve Fluvial Sediment and Ancillary Data from the NWISWeb data base, January 13, 2000

Remark Code

Fixed ValueDescription

Blank

Not remarked

0,E

Estimated value

1,<

Actual value is known to be less than the value shown.

2,>

Actual value is known to be greater than the value shown.

3,M

Presence of material verified but not quantified

4,N

Presumptive evidence of presence of material

U,ND

Material specifically analyzed for but not detected

B,K

Results based on colony count outside the acceptable range (non-ideal colony count)

A

Mean value

V

Analyte was detected in both the environmental sample and the associated blanks (see Office of Water Quality Memorandum 97.8)

S

Most probable value

L

Biological organism count less than 0.5 percent (may be only observed)

D

Biological organism count equal to or greater than 15 percent (dominant)

&

Biological organism estimated as dominant

#

Delete the remark

X

Delete the parameter on Reston update

71999 Parameter Code, Sample Purpose

Fixed ValueDescription

10

ROUTINE

15

NAWQA - NATIONAL WATER-QUALITY ASSESSMENT

20

NASQAN

30

BENCHMARK

35

RASA, REGIONAL AQUIFER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

40

SW NETWORK

50

GW NETWORK

60

LOWFLOW NETWORK

70

HIGHFLOW NETWORK

80

ACID RAIN

80.01

BULK OR UNDEFINED (BU)

80.02

SAMPLE RELATED PROBLEM (NS)

80.03

DRY WET-SIDE SAMPLE (NA)

80.04

COMPLETELY MISSING SAMPLES (UN)

80.05

LONG DURATION SAMPLE (LD)

80.06

SAMPLING PROTOCOL (TIME) (SP)

80.07

SAMPLER MALFUNCTION (S)

90

SNOW SURVEY

100

MT. ST. HELENS

110

SEEPAGE STUDY

120

IRRIGATION EFFECTS

130

RECHARGE

140

INJECTION

150

BANK ERODIBILITY

160

NATIONAL BLANK AND SPIKE PROGRAM

170

QUALITY ASSURANCE

180

CROSS-SECTION VARIATION

82398 Parameter Code, Sampling Method

Fixed ValueDescription

10

EQUAL WIDTH INCREMENT (EWI)

20

EQUAL DISCHARGE INCREMENT (EDI)

25

TIMED SAMPLING INTERVAL

30

SINGLE VERTICAL

40

MULTIPLE VERTICALS

50

POINT SAMPLE

60

WEIGHTED BOTTLE

70

GRAB SAMPLE  (DIP)

80

DISCHARGE INTEGRATED, EQUAL TRANSIT RATE (ETR)

90

DISCHARGE INTEGRATED, CENTROID

100

VAN DORN SAMPLER

110

SEWAGE SAMPLER

120

VELOCITY INTEGRATED

200

ZOOPLANKTON-NET

210

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-MECHANICAL GRAB

220

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-MECHANICAL DREDGE

230

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE

240

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-NATURAL SUBSTRATE

250

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-NET

260

PHYTOPLANKTON-NET

270

PHYTOPLANKTON-WATER BOTTLE

280

PERIPHYTON-NATURAL SUBSTRATE

290

PERIPHYTON-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE

1000

BEDLOAD, SINGLE EQUAL WIDTH INCREMENT (SEWI)

1010

BEDLOAD, MULTIPLE EQUAL WIDTH INCREMENT (MEWI)

1020

BEDLOAD, UNEQUAL WIDTH INCREMENT (UWI)

4010

THIEF SAMPLE

4020

OPEN-TOP BAILER

4025

DOUBLE-VALVE BAILER

4030

SUCTION PUMP

4031

SUCTION LIFT CENTRIFUGAL PUMP

4032

SUCTION LIFT JET PUMP

4033

SUCTION LIFT PERISTALTIC PUMP

4040

SUBMERSIBLE PUMP

4041

SUBMERSIBLE BLADDER PUMP

4042

SUBMERSIBLE GAS RECIPROCATING PUMP

4043

SUBMERSIBLE GAS LIFT PUMP

4044

SUBMERSIBLE JET PUMP

4045

SUBMERSIBLE MULTIPLE IMPELLER (TURBINE) PUMP

4046

SUBMERSIBLE HELICAL ROTOR PUMP

4047

SUBMERSIBLE GEAR PUMP

4048

SUBMERSIBLE GAS-DISPLACEMENT PUMP

4050

SQUEEZE PUMP

4060

GAS RECIPROCATING PUMP

4070

GAS LIFT

4080

PERISTALTIC PUMP

4090

JET PUMP

4100

FLOWING WELL

4110

RESIN TRAP COLLECTOR

8010

OTHER

8020

SYRINGE SAMPLE

8030

GRAB SAMPLE AT WATER-SUPPLY TAP

84164 Parameter Code, Sampler Type

Fixed ValueDescription

100

VAN DORN SAMPLER

110

SEWAGE SAMPLE

120

VELOCITY INTEGRATED SAMPLE

125

KEMMERER BOTTLE

200

ZOOPLANKTON NET

210

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-MECHANICAL, GRAB

220

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-MECHANCIAL, DREDGE

230

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE

240

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-NATURAL SUBSTRATE

250

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE-NET

260

PHYTOPLANKTON NET

270

PHYTOPLANKTON-WATER BOTTLE

280

PERIPHYTON-NATURAL SUBSTRATE

290

PERIPHYTON-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE

1000

BEDLOAD-HELLEY-SMITH, 3 X 3, AREA RATIO 3.22

1010

BEDLOAD-HELLEY-SMITH, 6 X 6, AREA RATIO 3.22

1020

BEDLOAD-HELLEY-SMITH, 3 X 3, AREA RATIO 1.40

1030

BEDLOAD-HELLEY-SMITH, 6 X 6, AREA RATIO 1.40

1040

BEDLOAD-HELLEY-SMITH, 6 X 12, AREA RATIO 1.40

1050

BEDLOAD-TOUTLE RIVER TYPE 2, 6 X 12, AREA RATIO 1.40

1060

BEDLOAD-BL-84, 3 X 3, AREA RATION, 1.40

1070

BEDLOAD-TOUTLE RIVER TYPE 1, 6 X 6, AREA RATIO 3.22

1080

BEDLOAD-HUBBLE #5, 6 X 12, AREA RATIO, 1.40

1090

FIASP, 3 X 3, AREA RATIO 1.40

1100

3X3 INCH H-S, 1/4-IN THICK NOZZLE, 50-100 LBS, CABLE SUSP

1110

3X3 INCH H-S, 1/4-IN THICK NOZZLE, 100-200 LBS, CABLE SUSP

1120

3X3 INCH H-S, 1/4-INCH THICK NOZZLE, WADING

1130

3X3 INCH H-S, SHEET METAL NOZZLE, WADING

1140

3X3 INCH FIASP, 1/4-IN THICK NOZZLE, 50-100LBS, CABLE SUSP

1150

3X3 INCH FIASP, 1/4-INCH THICK NOZZLE, WADING

1160

3X3 INCH FIASP, SHEET METAL NOZZLE, WADING

1170

6X6 IN H-S, 1/4-IN THICK NOZZLE, 150-200 LBS, CABLE SUSP

3001

Sampler, US DH-48

3002

Sampler, US DH-59

3003

Sampler, US DH-75P

3004

Sampler, US DH-75Q

3005

Sampler, US DH-76

3006

Sampler, US D-43

3007

Sampler, US D-49

3008

Sampler, US D-49AL

3009

Sampler, US D-74

3010

Sampler, US D-74AL

3011

Sampler, US D-77

3012

Sampler, US P-46

3013

Sampler, US P-50

3014

Sampler, US P-61-A1

3015

Sampler, US P-63

3016

Sampler, US P-72

3017

Sampler, US U-59

3018

Sampler, US U-73

3019

Sampler, US PS-69

3020

Sampler, US PS-69TM

3021

Sampler, US CS-77

3022

Sampler, US PS-82

3023

Sampler, US BMH-53

3024

Sampler, US BMH-53TM

3025

Sampler, US BM-54

3026

Sampler, US BM-54TM

3027

Sampler, US BMH-60

3028

Sampler, US BMH-60TM

3029

Sampler, US RBM-80

3030

US DH-48 TM

3031

US DH-48 TM W/ TEFLON GASKET AND NOZZLE

3032

US DH-59 TM

3033

US DH-59 TM W/ TEFLON GASKET AND NOZZLE

3034

US DH-76 TM

3035

US DH-76 TM W/ TEFLON GASKET AND NOZZLE

3036

US D-74 TM

3037

US D-74 AL-TM

3038

US D-74 AL-TM W/ TEFLON GASKET AND NOZZLE

3039

US D-77 TM

3040

US D-77 TM MODIFIED TEFLON BAG SAMPLER

3041

US P-61 AL-TM

3042

US P-61

3043

US P-61 TM

3044

US DH-81

3045

US DH-81 WITH TEFLON CAP AND NOZZLE

3046

SAMPLER, D-77 TM, W/REYNOLDS OVEN COLLAPSIBLE BAG

3047

SAMPLER, FRAME-TYPE, PLASTIC BOTTLE W/REYNOLDS OVEN BAG

3048

SAMPLER, FRAME-TYPE, TEFLON BOTTLE

3049

SAMPLER, FRAME-TYPE, PLASTIC BOTTLE

3050

SAMPLER, FRAME-TYPE, PLASTIC BOTTLE W/TEFLON COLLAPS. BAG

3051

US DH-95 TEFLON BOTTLE

3052

US DH-95 PLASTIC BOTTLE

3053

US D-95 TEFLON BOTTLE

3054

US D-95 PLASTIC BOTTLE

3055

US D-96 BAG SAMPLER

3060

WEIGHTED-BOTTLE SAMPLER

3061

US WBH-96 WEIGHTED-BOTTLE SAMPLER

3070

GRAB SAMPLE

3080

VOC HAND SAMPLER

4010

THIEF SAMPLER

4020

OPEN-TOP BAILER

4025

DOUBLE-VALVE BAILER

4030

SUCTION PUMP

4035

SUBMESIBLE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP

4040

SUBMERSIBLE POSITIVE-PRESSURE PUMP

4041

SUBMERSIBLE HELICAL ROTOR PUMP

4045

SUBMERSIBLE GEAR PUMP

4050

BLADDER PUMP

4060

GAS RECIPROCATING PUMP

4070

GAS LIFT

4075

SUBMERSIBLE PISTON PUMP

4080

PERISTALTIC PUMP

4090

JET PUMP

4095

LINE-SHAFT TURBINE PUMP

4100

FLOWING WELL

4110

RESIN TRAP COLLECTOR

8000

NONE

8010

OTHER

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Printing Suggestions
Introduction
Glossary of Terms

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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