# # File created on 2024-05-08 23:21:23 EDT # # U.S. Geological Survey # # This file contains selected water-quality data for stations in the National Water # Information System water-quality database. Explanation of codes found in this file are # followed by the retrieved data. # # The data you have secured from the USGS NWISWeb database may include data that have # not received Director's approval and as such are provisional and subject to revision. # The data are released on the condition that neither the USGS nor the United States # Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or # unauthorized use. # # To view additional data-quality attributes, output the results using these options: # one result per row, expanded attributes. Additional precautions are at: # https://help.waterdata.usgs.gov/tutorials/water-quality-data/help-using-the-water-quality-data-retrieval-system#Data_retrievals_precautions # # agency_cd - Agency Code # site_no - USGS site number # sample_dt - Begin date # sample_tm - Begin time # sample_end_dt - End date # sample_end_tm - End time # sample_start_time_datum_cd - Time datum # tm_datum_rlbty_cd - Time datum reliability code # coll_ent_cd - Agency Collecting Sample Code # medium_cd - Sample Medium Code # tu_id - Taxonomic unit code # body_part_id - Body part code # parm_cd - Parameter code # remark_cd - Remark code # result_va - Parameter value # val_qual_tx - Result value qualifier code # meth_cd - Method code # dqi_cd - Data-quality indicator code # rpt_lev_va - Reporting level # rpt_lev_cd - Reporting level type # lab_std_va - Lab standard deviation # anl_ent_cd - Analyzing entity code # # The following parameters are included: # 00572 - Biomass, periphyton, ash weight, grams per square meter # 00573 - Biomass, periphyton, dry weight, grams per square meter # 49954 - Biomass, periphyton, ash free dry mass, grams per square meter # 62359 - Pheophytin a, periphyton, milligrams per square meter # 62360 - Pheophytin a, phytoplankton, micrograms per liter # 63763 - Chlorophyll a, periphyton, depositional-targeted habitat (DTH), chromatographic-fluorometric method, milligrams per square meter # 63764 - Pheophytin a, periphyton, depositional-targeted habitat (DTH), chromatographic-fluorometric method, milligrams per square meter # 63765 - Biomass, periphyton, ash weight, depositional-targeted habitat (DTH), grams per square meter # 63766 - Biomass, periphyton, ash free dry weight, depositional-targeted habitat (DTH), grams per square meter # 63767 - Biomass, periphyton, dry weight, depositional-targeted habitat (DTH), grams per square meter # 70950 - Biomass to chlorophyll ratio, periphyton, number # 70953 - Chlorophyll a, phytoplankton, chromatographic-fluorometric method, micrograms per liter # 70957 - Chlorophyll a, periphyton, chromatographic-fluorometric method, milligrams per square meter # # Description of sample_start_time_datum_cd: # PDT - Pacific Daylight Time # # Description of tm_datum_rlbty_cd: # K - Known # # Description of coll_ent_cd and anl_ent_cd: # USGS-WRD - U.S. Geological Survey-Water Resources Discipline # # Description of medium_cd: # BP - Plant tissue # WS - Surface water # # Description of tu_id: # https://www.itis.gov/ # # Description of body_part_id: # 94 - Tissue/Body Part, unspecified # # Description of remark_cd: # # Description of val_qual_tx: # d - sample was diluted # # Description of meth_cd: # ALGOR - Computation by NWIS algorithm # FL008 - Chlorophyll a,phyto,fluorometric # FL009 - Chlorophyll a, peri,fluorometric # FL010 - Pheophyton a, peri, fluorometric # FL011 - Pheophyton a, phyto,fluorometric # GRV15 - Biomass, periphyton (NWQL) # S0402 - Periphyton biomass, ash weight # # Description of dqi_cd: # R - Reviewed and approved # # Description of rpt_lev_cd: # MRL - Minimum reporting level # # Data for the following sites are included: # USGS 12449950 METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS, WA # agency_cd site_no sample_dt sample_tm sample_end_dt sample_end_tm sample_start_time_datum_cd tm_datum_rlbty_cd coll_ent_cd medium_cd tu_id body_part_id parm_cd remark_cd result_va val_qual_tx meth_cd dqi_cd rpt_lev_va rpt_lev_cd lab_std_va anl_ent_cd 5s 15s 10d 5d 10d 5d 3s 1s 8s 3s 11s 11s 5s 1s 12s 5s 5s 1s 12s 6s 11s 8s USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:30 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 00572 377.6 GRV15 R 0.1 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:30 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 00573 409.2 GRV15 R 0.1 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:30 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 49954 32.0 GRV15 R 0.1 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:30 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 62359 18 d FL010 R 0.45 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:30 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 70950 1070 ALGOR R USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:30 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 70957 29.6 d FL009 R 0.45 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:30 PDT K USGS-WRD WS 62360 0.2 FL011 R 0.1 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:30 PDT K USGS-WRD WS 70953 0.2 FL008 R 0.1 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:50 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 63763 44.7 d R 0.45 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:50 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 63764 28.9 d R 0.45 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:50 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 63765 1160 S0402 R 0.1 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:50 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 63766 85.0 R 0.1 MRL USGS 12449950 2003-09-03 15:50 PDT K USGS-WRD BP 0 94 63767 1240 R 0.1 MRL