GIS Metadata

+ Resource Description

Citation

Information used to reference the data.

Title: Minimum Stream Flow polygons

Originators: Idaho Department of Water Resources

Publisher: Idaho Department of Water Resources

Publication place: Boise, Idaho

Data type: vector digital data

Data location: https://research.idwr.idaho.gov

Description

A characterization of the data, including its intended use and limitations.

Abstract:

Idaho's Minimum Stream Flow Program was approved by the Legislature in 1978 to preserve stream flows and lake elevations for public health, safety and welfare. The minimum stream flow is the amount of flow necessary to preserve desired stream values, including fish and wildlife habitat, aquatic life, navigation and transportation, recreation, water quality, and aesthetic beauty.

Purpose:

Minimum stream flow water rights are held by the Idaho Water Resource Board in trust for Idaho citizens (Chapter 15, Title 42, Idaho Code). Any person or entity can make a request to the Idaho Water Resource Board to file an application for stream flow on any water body. To be approved, a minimum stream flow water right must be in the public interest, must not adversely affect senior water rights, must represent the minimum flow and not the desirable flow, and must show the flow is capable of being maintained.

There are currently 76 licensed or permitted water rights for minimum flows, and 3 for minimum lake levels. This covers about 670 miles of streams, and represents less than 1% of total stream miles in the state (map).

Language of dataset: en

Point Of Contact

Contact information for the individual or organization that is knowledgeable about the data.

Organization: Idaho Department of Water Resources

Person: Geospatial Technology

Position: GIS Analyst

Phone: (208) 287-4800

Fax: (208) 287-6700

Email: gisinfo@idwr.idaho.gov

Hours of service: 8:00 to 5:00

Address type: mailing

Address:

322 East Front Street

City: Boise

State or Province: Idaho

Postal code: 83720

Country: USA

Data Type

How the data are represented, formatted and maintained by the data producing organization.

File or table name: minflow_poly

Data type: vector digital data

Data format: Shapefile

Native dataset environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324

Time Period of Data

Time period(s) for which the data corresponds to the currentness reference.

Date: 200303

Currentness reference:

publication date

Status

The state of and maintenance information for the data.

Data status: Complete

Update frequency: As needed

Key Words

Words or phrases that summarize certain aspects of the data.

Theme:

Keywords: minimum stream flow, minimum stream flow, minimum stream flow

Keyword thesaurus: ESRI Geography Network Thesaurus

Place:

Keyword thesaurus: None

Cross Reference

Information about other, related data sets that are likely to be of interest.

Series name: (example: map series)

Series identification: (publication ID)

Publisher: (example: source map publisher)

Publication place: (city,state)

+ Spatial Reference Information

Horizontal Coordinate System

Reference system from which linear or angular quantities are measured and assigned to the position that a point occupies.

Projected coordinate system:

Name: Idtm83

Map units: meters

Geographic coordinate system:

Name: GCS North American 1983

Coordinate System Details

Map projection

Map projection name: Transverse Mercator

Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600

Longitude of central meridian: -114.000000

Latitude of projection origin: 42.000000

False easting: 2500000.000000

False northing: 1200000.000000

Planar Coordinate Information

Planar coordinate encoding method: coordinate pair

Coordinate representation:

Abscissa resolution: 0.000000

Ordinate resolution: 0.000000

Planar distance units: meters

Geodetic model

Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222

Spatial Domain

The geographic areal domain of the data that describes the western, eastern, northern, and southern geographic limits of data coverage.

Bounding Coordinates

In Projected or local coordinates

Idtm83

Boundary	Coordinate
Left	2714490.472375 (meters)
Right	2727311.680787 (meters)
Top	1217010.708607 (meters)
Bottom	1203244.267551 (meters)

In Unprojected coordinates (geographic)

GCS North American 1983

Boundary	Coordinate
West	-111.410180 (longitude)
East	-111.250199 (longitude)
North	42.123856 (latitude)
South	41.996399 (latitude)

+ Data Structure and Attribute Information

Overview

Summary of the information content of the data, including other references to complete descriptions of entity types, attributes, and attribute values for the data.

Entity and attribute overview:

MINFLOW.AAT:

COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
1  FNODE#                 4     5     B      -
5  TNODE#                 4     5     B      -
9  LPOLY#                 4     5     B      -
13  RPOLY#                 4     5     B      -
17  LENGTH                 4    12     F      3
21  MINFLOW#               4     5     B      -
25  MINFLOW-ID             4     5     B      -
29  MINFLO                15    15     C      -
44  PROOF_DUE_             8     8     C      -
52  SOURCE                25    25     C      -
77  PRIORITY_D             8    10     D      -
85  FLOW_IN_CF             8     8     C      -
93  VOLUME_OR_             9     9     C      -
102  DISTANCE_I             8     8     F      2
110  DISTANCE_R             8     8     C      -
118  HEARING_DA            10    10     C      -
128  PROPOSED_M            10    10     C      -
138  DIRECTOR_S             8     8     C      -
146  LEGISLATIV             8     8     C      -
154  REQUESTOR             13    13     C      -
167  OWNER                 26    26     C      -
193  OWNER_2               26    26     C      -
219  BEGINNING_             8     9     F      0
227  BEG_N_S                4     4     C      -
231  BEGINNING_A            4     7     B      -
235  BEG_E_W                5     5     C      -
240  BEG_SECTIO             4     7     B      -
244  BEG_QTQT               8     8     C      -
252  BEG_LOT                6     6     C      -
258  ENDING_TOW             8     9     F      0
266  END_N_S                6     6     C      -
272  ENDING_RAN             4     7     B      -
276  END_E_W                5     5     C      -
281  END_SECTIO             4     7     B      -
285  END_QTQT               7     7     C      -
292  END_LOT                4     7     B      -
296  STAGE                  6     6     C      -
302  FILE_STAGE             5     5     C      -
307  USE_CODE               4     6     B      -
311  USE_CODE_2             8     8     F      0
319  REMARKS               49    49     C      -
368  REMARKS_2             54    54     C      -
422  NAME                  40    40     C      -
462  LABEL                 40    40     C      -

MINFLOW.RATARC:

COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
1  ARC#                   4     5     B      -
5  ARC-ID                 4     5     B      -
9  MINFLOW-ID             4     5     B      -
13  MINFLO                15    15     C      -
28  PROOF_DUE_             8     8     C      -
36  SOURCE                25    25     C      -
61  PRIORITY_D             8    10     D      -
69  FLOW_IN_CF             8     8     C      -
77  VOLUME_OR_             9     9     C      -
86  DISTANCE_I             8     8     F      2
94  DISTANCE_R             8     8     C      -
102  HEARING_DA            10    10     C      -
112  PROPOSED_M            10    10     C      -
122  DIRECTOR_S             8     8     C      -
130  LEGISLATIV             8     8     C      -
138  REQUESTOR             13    13     C      -
151  OWNER                 26    26     C      -
177  OWNER_2               26    26     C      -
203  BEGINNING_             8     9     F      0
211  BEG_N_S                4     4     C      -
215  BEGINNING_A            4     7     B      -
219  BEG_E_W                5     5     C      -
224  BEG_SECTIO             4     7     B      -
228  BEG_QTQT               8     8     C      -
236  BEG_LOT                6     6     C      -
242  ENDING_TOW             8     9     F      0
250  END_N_S                6     6     C      -
256  ENDING_RAN             4     7     B      -
260  END_E_W                5     5     C      -
265  END_SECTIO             4     7     B      -
269  END_QTQT               7     7     C      -
276  END_LOT                4     7     B      -
280  STAGE                  6     6     C      -
286  FILE_STAGE             5     5     C      -
291  USE_CODE               4     6     B      -
295  USE_CODE_2             8     8     F      0
303  REMARKS               49    49     C      -
352  REMARKS_2             54    54     C      -
406  NAME                  40    40     C      -
446  LABEL                 40    40     C      -

MINFLOW.SECARC:

COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
1  ROUTELINK#             4     5     B      -
5  ARCLINK#               4     5     B      -
9  F-MEAS                 4    12     F      3
13  T-MEAS                 4    12     F      3
17  F-POS                  4    12     F      3
21  T-POS                  4    12     F      3
25  ARC#                   4     5     B      -
29  ARC-ID                 4     5     B      -

Entity and attribute detailed citation:

https://idwr.idaho.gov/waterboard/WaterPlanning/Minimum%20Stream%20Flow/PDFs/MSF_for_Web.pdf
Contains a list of all the rights in the Minimum Stream Flow Program

https://idwr.idaho.gov/waterboard/WaterPlanning/Minimum%20Stream%20Flow/PDFs/MSF_Brochure.pdf
A brochure providing more information about Idaho's Minimum Stream Flow Program

Direct spatial reference method: Vector

Attributes of minflow_poly

Detailed descriptions of entity type, attributes, and attribute values for the data.

Name: minflow_poly

Type of object: Feature Class

Geometry type: Polygon

Number of records: 1

Attributes

FID

Definition:

Internal feature number.

Alias: FID Type: OID Width: 4 Precision: 0 Scale: 0

Attribute values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute definition source:

ESRI

Shape

Definition:

Feature geometry.

Alias: Shape Type: Geometry Width: 0 Precision: 0 Scale: 0

Attribute values: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute definition source:

ESRI

APP_NO_

Alias: APP_NO_ Type: Number Width: 5

FILE_NO_

Alias: FILE_NO_ Type: String Width: 10

SOURCE

Alias: SOURCE Type: String Width: 30

REQUESTOR

Alias: REQUESTOR Type: String Width: 13

PRIORITY_D

Alias: PRIORITY_D Type: Date Width: 8

DIST_MILES

Alias: DIST_MILES Type: Number Width: 8 Number of decimals: 2

FLOW_CFS

Alias: FLOW_CFS Type: String Width: 12

HEAR_DATE

Alias: HEAR_DATE Type: Date Width: 8

DIR_APPRV

Alias: DIR_APPRV Type: Date Width: 8

LEGISLATIV

Alias: LEGISLATIV Type: String Width: 8

STAGE

Alias: STAGE Type: String Width: 6

REMARKS

Alias: REMARKS Type: String Width: 60

PROOF_DUE_

Alias: PROOF_DUE_ Type: String Width: 8

PROPOSED_M

Alias: PROPOSED_M Type: String Width: 10

OWNER

Alias: OWNER Type: String Width: 26

BEGIN_T

Alias: BEGIN_T Type: Number Width: 9

BEG_N_S

Alias: BEG_N_S Type: String Width: 4

BEGIN_R

Alias: BEGIN_R Type: Number Width: 11

BEG_E_W

Alias: BEG_E_W Type: String Width: 5

BEG_SECTIO

Alias: BEG_SECTIO Type: Number Width: 11

BEG_QTQT

Alias: BEG_QTQT Type: String Width: 8

USE_CODE

Alias: USE_CODE Type: Number Width: 11

NAME

Alias: NAME Type: String Width: 40

USE_CODE

Alias: USE_CODE Type: Number Width: 16 Number of decimals: 3

FILE_NO_

Alias: FILE_NO_ Type: Number Width: 16 Number of decimals: 3

NAME

Alias: NAME Type: String Width: 7

SOURCE

Alias: SOURCE Type: String Width: 6

DIST_MILES

Alias: DIST_MILES Type: Number Width: 16 Number of decimals: 3

HEAR_DATE

Alias: HEAR_DATE Type: String Width: 54

DIR_APPRV

Alias: DIR_APPRV Type: String Width: 40

APP_NO_

Alias: APP_NO_ Type: String Width: 40

REMARKS

Alias: REMARKS Type: String Width: 30

FLOW_CFS

Alias: FLOW_CFS Type: String Width: 10

ESRI Feature Description

Description of spatial objects in the data using the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) terminology.

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) terms

minflow_poly

ESRI feature type: Simple

Geometry type: Polygon

Topology: FALSE

Feature count: 1

Spatial index: FALSE

Linear referencing: FALSE

SDTS Feature Description

Description of point and vector spatial objects in the data using the Spatial Data Transfer Standards (SDTS) terminology.

Spatial data transfer standard (SDTS) terms

minflow_poly

Type: G-polygon

Count: 1

+ Data Quality and Accuracy Information

General

Information about the fidelity of relationships, data quality and accuracy tests, omissions, selection criteria, generalization, and definitions used to derive the data.

Logical consistency report:

ESRI feature type: Simple, Geometry: Polygon, Topology:

Completeness report:

(Information about omissions, selection criteria, generalization, definitions used, and other rules used to derive the data set.)

+ Data Source and Process Information

Data Sources

Information about the source data used to construct or derive the data.

Data source information

Data Source 1

Map scale denominator: 1:100,000

Currentness reference:

(currentness text)

Process Steps

Information about events, parameters, tolerances and techniques applied to construct or derive the data.

Process step information

Process Step 1

Process description:

First draft of metadata created by sandra.thiel using FGDCMETA.AML ver. 1.2 05/14/98 on ARC/INFO data set /d7/streams/streams/deq/minflow

Process date: 20000420

Process Step 2

Process description:

Metadata imported.

Data Source used

d:\temp\xml43.tmp

Process Step 3

Process description:

Metadata imported.

Data Source used

X:\Spatial\Hydrography\ProtectedStreams\State\MinimumStreamFlow\minflow_lines.shp.xml

Process Step 4

Process description:

Dataset copied.

+ Data Distribution Information

General

Description of the data known by the party from whom the data may be obtained, liability of party distributing data, and technical capabilities required to use the data.

Resource description:

Downloadable Data

Distribution liability:

The Idaho Department of Water Resources is  making this data available as a public service. The Idaho Department of Water Resources strives to ensure that all technical data and other information made available to the public is accurate, complete and in conformance with the Idaho Public Records Act. Neither the Department of Water Resources nor the State of Idaho, however, assumes any legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this site. Persons using information from this site for official purposes, or other purposes, for which accuracy and completeness are required, are hereby notified that they should first verify the information with the public records or other primary sources from which the information was obtained.

Distribution Point of Contact

Contact information for the individual or organization distributing the data.

Organization: Idaho Department of Water Resources

Person: Geospatial Technology

Position: GIS Analyst

Phone: (208) 287-4800

Fax: (208) 287-6700

Email: gisinfo@idwr.idaho.gov

Hours of service: 8:00 to 5:00

Address type: mailing

Address:

322 East Front Street

City: Boise

State or Province: Idaho

Postal code: 83720

Country: USA

Standard Order Process

Common ways in which data may be obtained.

Digital form:

Format name: ESRI data format, dependent upon request

Size of the data: 0.002

Transfer size: 0.002

Digital transfer option:

Online option:

Computer information:

Network address:

Network resource name: https://research.idwr.idaho.gov

Fees: To be determined at time of order

+ Metadata Reference

Metadata Date

Dates associated with creating, updating and reviewing the metadata.

Last updated: 20070105

Language of metadata: en

Metadata Point of Contact

Contact information for the individual or organization responsible for the metadata information.

Organization: Idaho Department of Water Resources

Person: Geospatial Technology

Position: GIS Analyst

Phone: (208) 287-4800

Fax: (208) 287-6700

Email: gisinfo@idwr.idaho.gov

Hours of service: 8:00 to 5:00

Address type: mailing

Address:

322 East Front Street

City: Boise

State or Province: Idaho

Postal code: 83720

Country: USA

Metadata Access Constraints

Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing or using the data after access is granted.

Access constraints:

none

Use constraints:

none

Generated by mp version 2.4.30 on Thu Apr 20 12:54:06 2000

Metadata Standards

Description of the metadata standard used to document the data and reference to any additional extended profiles to the standard used by the metadata producer.

Standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Time convention: local time

Metadata profiles defining additional information:

Profile: ESRI Metadata Profile

Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

FGDC Plus Metadata Stylesheet

Stylesheet: FGDC Plus Stylesheet

File name: FGDC Plus.xsl

Version: 2.3

Description: This metadata is displayed using the FGDC Plus Stylesheet, which is an XSL template that can be used with ArcGIS software to display metadata. It displays metadata elements defined in the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) - aka FGDC Standard, the ESRI Profile of CSDGM, the Biological Data Profile of CSDGM, and the Shoreline Data Profile of CSDGM. CSDGM is the US Federal Metadata standard. The Federal Geographic Data Committee originally adopted the CSDGM in 1994 and revised it in 1998. According to Executive Order 12096 all Federal agencies are ordered to use this standard to document geospatial data created as of January, 1995. The standard is often referred to as the FGDC Metadata Standard and has been implemented beyond the federal level with State and local governments adopting the metadata standard as well. The Biological Data Profile broadens the application of the CSDGM so that it is more easily applied to biological data that are not explicitly geographic (laboratory results, field notes, specimen collections, research reports) but can be associated with a geographic location. Includes taxonomical vocabulary. The Shoreline Data Profile addresses variability in the definition and mapping of shorelines by providing a standardized set of terms and data elements required to support metadata for shoreline and coastal data sets. The FGDC Plus Stylesheet includes the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. It supports W3C DOM compatible browsers such as IE7, IE6, Netscape 7, and Mozilla Firefox. It is in the public domain and may be freely used, modified, and redistributed. It is provided "AS-IS" without warranty or technical support.

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