SAMPLE_TYPE	PARAMETER	LABEL	LEGAL_VALUES	RANGE_LOW	RANGE_HIGH
LANDSCAPE	PCTBL2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as barren land cover (NLCD 2011 class 31)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTCROP2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as crop land use (NLCD 2011 class 82)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTDECID2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as deciduous forest land cover (NLCD 2011 class 41)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTURBHI2011_WS	"% of watershed area classified as developed, high-intensity land use (NLCD 2011 class 24)"			
LANDSCAPE	PCTURBLO2011_WS	"% of watershed area classified as developed, low-intensity land use (NLCD 2011 class 22)"			
LANDSCAPE	PCTURBMD2011_WS	"% of watershed area classified as developed, medium-intensity land use (NLCD 2011 class 23)"			
LANDSCAPE	PCTURBOP2011_WS	"% of watershed area classified as developed, open space land use (NLCD 2011 class 21)"			
LANDSCAPE	PCTCONIF2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as evergreen forest land cover (NLCD 2011 class 42)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTGRS2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as grassland/herbaceous land cover (NLCD 2011 class 71)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTHAY2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as hay land use (NLCD 2011 class 81)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTHBWET2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as herbaceous wetland land cover (NLCD 2011 class 95)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTICE2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as ice/snow land cover (NLCD 2011 class 12)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTMXFST2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as mixed deciduous/evergreen forest land cover (NLCD 2011 class 43)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTOW2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as open water land cover (NLCD 2011 class 11)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTSHRB2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as shrub/scrub land cover (NLCD 2011 class 52)			
LANDSCAPE	PCTWDWET2011_WS	% of watershed area classified as woody wetland land cover (NLCD 2011 class 90)			
LANDSCAPE	PSUM_PT	"Annual sum of the predicted mean monthly precipitation (mm) derived from the PRISM data for the sampling site.  Calculated as sum Xi, where Xi = the predicted mean precipitation for month i (1-12) derived from 29 years of record (1961-1990)."			
LANDSCAPE	PSUM_WS	"Annual sum of the predicted mean monthly precipitation (mm) derived from the PRISM data for the watershed.  Calculated as sum Xi, where Xi = the predicted mean precipitation for month i (1-12) derived from 29 years of record (1961-1990)."			
LANDSCAPE	TMEAN_WS	"Average annual air temperature for the watershed, degrees C, from 2km PRISM data. 30 years period of record 1971-2000."			
LANDSCAPE	BFI_WS	"Base Flow Index (BFI), The BFI is a ratio of base flow to total streamflow, expressed as a percentage and ranging from 0 to 100. Base flow is the sustained, slowly varying component of streamflow, usually attributed to ground-water discharge to a stream."			
LANDSCAPE	BEDROCK_PERM_WS	"Bedrock permeability, based on principal aquifer permeability classes. 1 is the lowest permeability, 7 is the highest. Floating point mean value of 7 permeability classes.  (Based on National Atlas lithologic groups of principal aquifers.  1 is lowest permeability and 7 is the highest: 1 = Not a prinicpal aquifer, 2 = Sandstone, 3 = Semiconsolidated sand, 4 = Basalt and other volcanic rocks, 5 = Sandstone and carbonate rocks, 6 = Unconsolidated sand and gravel, 7 = Carbonate rock)"			
VERIF	DATE_COL	Date of data collection in field			
VERIF	DATE_COL	Date of data collection in field			
VERIF	DATE_COL	Date of data collection in field			
LANDSCAPE	GEOL_REEDBUSH_DOM_WS	"Dominant (highest percent of area) geology, derived from a simplified version of Reed & Bush (2001) - Generalized Geologic Map of the Conterminous United States."			
LANDSCAPE	GEOL_HUNT_DOM_WS	"Dominant (highest percent of area) geology, derived from Hunt (1979) coverage"			
LANDSCAPE	PERDUN_WS	"Dunne overland flow, also know as saturation overland flow, is generated in a basin when the water table \outcrops\"" on the land surface (due to the infiltration and redistribution of soil moisture within the basin), thereby producing temporary saturated areas. These saturated areas generate Dunne overland flow through exfiltration of shallow ground water and by routing precipitation directly to the stream network. The data are estimated from a watershed simulation model called TOPMODEL (Wolock, 1993). The model was run  throughout the conterminous U.S. and estimated percentage of Dunne overland flow in total streamflow was quantified (Wolock, 2003)."""			
LANDSCAPE	ELEV_PT	Elevation at gage location (meters) from 30m NHDPlusV2 which uses National Elevation Data (NED) snapshots from 2010 and 2011			
LANDSCAPE	RUNOFF_WS	"Estimated watershed annual runoff, mm/year, mean for the period 1971-2000.  Estimation method integrated effects of climate, land use, water use, regulation, etc. The base data layer was estimated from historical USGS streamflow data and hydrologic cataloging units in the conterminous U.S., following the appraoch of Krug and others (1989)."			
LANDSCAPE	GEOL_REEDBUSH_PT	Geology type at the gage location derived from a simplified version of Reed & Bush (2001) - Generalized Geologic Map of the Conterminous United States.			
LANDSCAPE	GEOL_HUNT_PT	Geology type at the gage location derived from Hunt (1979)			
LANDSCAPE	WDMAX_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled maximum number of days with measurable precipitation (i.e., \wetdays\"", days) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1961-1990) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell"""			
LANDSCAPE	WDMAX_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled maximum number of days with measurable precipitation (i.e., \wetdays\"", days) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1961-1990) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell"""			
LANDSCAPE	WDSUM_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled mean number of days with measurable precipitation (i.e., \wetdays\"", days) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1961-1990) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell """			
LANDSCAPE	WDSUM_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled mean number of days with measurable precipitation (i.e., \wetdays\"", days) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1961-1990) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell """			
LANDSCAPE	RHMEAN_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled mean relative humidity (%) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1961-1990) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	WDMIN_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled minimum number of days with measurable precipitation (i.e., \wetdays\"", days) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1961-1990) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell"""			
LANDSCAPE	WDMIN_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled minimum number of days with measurable precipitation (i.e., \wetdays\"", days) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1961-1990) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell"""			
LANDSCAPE	TMIN_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  MINxi / 30, where xi = the modeled monthly average minimum air temperature (°C) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1971-2000) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 900 x 900 meter cell.  Note that these values are modified from the PRISM annual maximum air temperature grid available at: http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu, that are calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled monthly average minimum air temperature (°C) for month i (1-12)."			
LANDSCAPE	TMIN_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  MINxi / 30, where xi = the modeled monthly average minimum air temperature (°C) for month i (1-12).  Values based on 30 years (1971-2000) of PRISM climate estimates.  Each value represents a 900 x 900 meter cell.  Note that these values are modified from the PRISM annual maximum air temperature grid available at: http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu, that are calculated as  (SUMxi / 12) / 30, where xi = the modeled monthly average minimum air temperature (°C) for month i (1-12)."			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANSY_2013_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 12, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (1-12) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the specific year that field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANSY_2013_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 12, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (1-12) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the specific year that field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANSY_2014_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 12, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (1-12) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the specific year that field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANSY_2014_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 12, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (1-12) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the specific year that field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANPW_2013_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 3, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (12) of the previous year and month i (1-2) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the winter just prior to when field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANPW_2013_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 3, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (12) of the previous year and month i (1-2) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the winter just prior to when field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANPW_2014_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 3, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (12) of the previous year and month i (1-2) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the winter just prior to when field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANPW_2014_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 3, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (12) of the previous year and month i (1-2) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the winter just prior to when field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell "			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANSS_2013_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 4, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (6-9) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the specific summer that field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell"			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANSS_2013_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 4, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (6-9) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the specific summer that field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell"			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANSS_2014_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 4, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (6-9) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the specific summer that field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell"			
LANDSCAPE	TMEANSS_2014_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  xi / 4, where xi = the modeled mean air temperature (°C) for month i (6-9) of the sample year.  The modeled monthly mean air temperature (xi) is the average of the minimum and maximum monthly air temperatures (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/faq.phtml).  This value estimates the average temperature of the specific summer that field sampling was done.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell"			
LANDSCAPE	PSUMPY_2013_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  xi, where xi = the modeled total precipitation (mm) for month i (5-12) of the previous year and month i (1-4) of the sampling year.  This value estimates the total precipitation for the 12 months prior to the field sampling season.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu)."			
LANDSCAPE	PSUMPY_2013_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  xi, where xi = the modeled total precipitation (mm) for month i (5-12) of the previous year and month i (1-4) of the sampling year.  This value estimates the total precipitation for the 12 months prior to the field sampling season.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu)."			
LANDSCAPE	PSUMPY_2014_PT	"GIS raster calculated as  xi, where xi = the modeled total precipitation (mm) for month i (5-12) of the previous year and month i (1-4) of the sampling year.  This value estimates the total precipitation for the 12 months prior to the field sampling season.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu)."			
LANDSCAPE	PSUMPY_2014_WS	"GIS raster calculated as  xi, where xi = the modeled total precipitation (mm) for month i (5-12) of the previous year and month i (1-4) of the sampling year.  This value estimates the total precipitation for the 12 months prior to the field sampling season.  Each value represents a 2 x 2 kilometer cell (http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu)."			
LANDSCAPE	PMAX_WS	"GIS raster calculated as ?(MAXxi) / 30, where xi = the modeled total precipitation (mm) for month i (1-12). Values based on 30 years (1971-2000) of PRISM climate estimates. Each value represents a 900 x 900 meter cell. Mean of all Pmax values within the watershed upstream of the sampling point (?Pmax i / n, where i = each of n pixels within the watershed)."			
LANDSCAPE	PMIN_WS	"GIS raster calculated as ?MINxi / 30, where xi = the modeled total precipitation (mm) for month i (1-12). Values based on 30 years (1971-2000) of PRISM climate estimates. Each value represents a 900 x 900 meter cell. Mean of all Pmin values within the watershed upstream of the sampling point (?Pmin i / n, where i = each of n pixels within the watershed)."			
LANDSCAPE	PERHOR_WS	"Horton overland flow, also known as infiltration-excess overland flow, is generated in a basin when infiltration rates are exceeded by precipitation rates. The data are estimated from a watershed simulation model called TOPMODEL (Wolock, 1993). The model was run  throughout the conterminous U.S. and estimated percentage of Horton overland flow in total streamflow was quantified (Wolock, 2003)."			
DESIGN	LAT_DD83	Latitude (based on NAD83 datum) for stream site  from NHD-based sample frame.	Numeric		
DESIGN	LAT_DD83	Latitude (based on NAD83 datum) for stream site  from NHDPlusV2 Numeric. No missing values allowed.			
LANDSCAPE	LAT_DD83	Latitude in decimal degrees NAD83			
DESIGN	LON_DD83	Longitude (based on NAD83 datum) for stream site  from NHD-based sample frame.	Numeric		
DESIGN	LON_DD83	Longitude (based on NAD83 datum) for stream site  from NHDPlusV2 Numeric. No missing values allowed.			
LANDSCAPE	LON_DD83	Longitude in decimal degrees NAD83			
LANDSCAPE	ELEV_WS_MAX	Maximum watershed elevation (meters) from 30m NHDPlusV2 which uses National Elevation Data (NED) snapshots from 2010 and 2011			
LANDSCAPE	DAM_KM3WTD_200KM	Maximum weighted reservoir volume (km3) within 200 km upstream		0	
LANDSCAPE	ET_WS	"Mean-annual actual evapotranspiration (ET), estimated using regression equation of Sanford and Selnick (2013)"			
LANDSCAPE	MAFLOWU	Mean Annual Flow (cfs) at bottom of flowline as computed by Unit Runoff Method.			
LANDSCAPE	PRECIP_WS	"Mean annual precip (cm) for the watershed, from 800m PRISM data.  30 years period of record 1971-2000. "			
LANDSCAPE	MAST_2013	Mean annual stream temperature from USU model			
LANDSCAPE	MAST_2014	Mean annual stream temperature from USU model			
LANDSCAPE	MAVELU	Mean Annual Velocity (fps) at bottom of flowline as computed by Jobson Method (1996) using the flow in MAFlowU.			
LANDSCAPE	AWCH_WS	Mean high values of available water capacity of soils (fraction) at sampling point.  From State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.			
LANDSCAPE	BDH_WS	Mean high values of soil bulk density of soil types at the sampling point (grams per cubic centimeter) from State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.			
LANDSCAPE	MSST_2013	Mean summer stream temperature from USU model			
LANDSCAPE	MSST_2014	Mean summer stream temperature from USU model			
LANDSCAPE	ELEV_WS	Mean watershed elevation (meters) from 30m NHDPlusV2 which uses National Elevation Data (NED) snapshots from 2010 and 2011			
LANDSCAPE	MWST_2013	Mean winter stream temperature from USU model			
LANDSCAPE	MWST_2014	Mean winter stream temperature from USU model			
LANDSCAPE	ELEV_WS_MIN	Minimum watershed elevation (meters) from 30m NHDPlusV2 which uses National Elevation Data (NED) snapshots from 2010 and 2011			
LANDSCAPE	CAT_COMID	NHDPlus COMID for the stream catchment			
LANDSCAPE	REACH_COMID	NHDPlus COMID for the stream reach			
VERIF	VISIT_NO	Number identifying which visit this is	|1|2		
VERIF	VISIT_NO	Number identifying which visit this is	|1|2		
VERIF	VISIT_NO	Number identifying which visit this is	|1|2		
LANDSCAPE	CROP_1KM_BUF	Percent cropland use within 1 km buffer of point		0	
LANDSCAPE	URB_1KM_BUF	Percent urban land use within 1 km buffer of point		0	
LANDSCAPE	GEOL_HUNT_DOM_PCT	"Percentage of the watershed covered by the dominant geology type (Hunt, 1979)"			
LANDSCAPE	GEOL_REEDBUSH_DOM_PCT	"Percentage of the watershed covered by the dominant geology type (Reed & Bush, 2001)"			
LANDSCAPE	FSTFRZ_WS	"Site average of mean day of the year of first freeze, derived from 30 years of record (1961-1990), 2km PRISM. For example, value of 300 is the 300th day of the year (Oct 27th).  Values > 365 mean that the first freeze occurs after Dec 31.  It is done this way so that (first_freeze - last_freeze) should always give a positive number; high numbers for an area with a long frost-free period (e.g. Florida), low numbers for an area with a short frost-free period."			
LANDSCAPE	LSTFRZ_PT	"Site average of mean day of the year of last freeze, derived from 30 years of record (1961-1990), 2km PRISM.   For example, value of 100 is the 100th day of the year (April 10th).  Values of 0 here indicate there is no freeze"			
VERIF	SITE_ID	Site ID			
VERIF	SITE_ID	Site ID			
VERIF	SITE_ID	Site ID			
DESIGN	SITE_ID	"Site ID for the study and year sampled.  Preferred form is NRSnn_MM-xxxxx  where  nn is current cycle year (04, 08, 13, 18, etc), MM is two letter state code, and xxxxx is between 10001 and 99999. Text.  No missing values allowed."			
LANDSCAPE	RDH_PT	Site mean of the high values of depth to bedrock (inches) of soils from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.			
LANDSCAPE	RDH_WS	Site mean of the high values of depth to bedrock (inches) of soils from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.			
LANDSCAPE	KFACT_PT	Site mean of the soil erodibility factor (no units) of soils from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.			
DESIGN	SITETYPE	Site type (Probability-based or hand-picked)	PROB | HAND		
LANDSCAPE	GEOL_HUNT_DOM_DESC	"Text description of the dominant (highest percent of area) geology, derived from Hunt (1979) coverage"			
LANDSCAPE	TOPWET_WS	"Topographic wetness index, ln(a/S); where \ln\"" is the natural log, \""a\"" is the upslope area per unit contour length and \""S\"" is the slope at that point.  See http://ks.water.usgs.gov/Kansas/pubs/reports/wrir.99-4242.html and Wolock and McCabe, 1995 for more detail/ TWI is computed as ln(a/S), where \""ln\"" is the natural log, \""a\"" is the upslope area per unit contour length and \""S\"" is the slope at that point. A single flow direction algorithm was used to compute this version of theTWI (Wolock and McCabe, 1995);TWI values were derived from 1-km USGS digital elevation data."""			
LANDSCAPE	SITE_ID	Unique Site ID assigned for NRSA13-14			
LANDSCAPE	WSAREASQKM	Watershed area in square kilometers based on the pour point and using NHDPlus catchments			
LANDSCAPE	TMAX_WS	"Watershed average of maximum monthly air temperature (degrees C) from 800m PRISM, derived from 30 years of record (1971-2000)."			
LANDSCAPE	LSTFRZ_WS	"Watershed average of mean day of the year of last freeze, derived from 30 years of record (1961-1990), 2km PRISM.  For example, value of 100 is the 100th day of the year (April 10th).  Values of 0 here indicate there is no freeze"			
LANDSCAPE	RHMEAN_WS	"Watershed average relative humidity (percent), from 2km PRISM, derived from 30 years of record (1961-1990)."			
LANDSCAPE	OMH_WS	Watershed mean of the high value of organic matter content (percent by weight) of soils from State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.			
LANDSCAPE	PERMH_WS	Watershed mean of the high values of permeability (inches/hour) of soils from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database			
LANDSCAPE	WTDH_PT	Watershed mean of the high values of seasonal water table depth (feet) of soils from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database			
LANDSCAPE	WTDPH_WS	Watershed mean of the high values of seasonal water table depth (feet) of soils from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database			
LANDSCAPE	KFACT_WS	Watershed mean of the soil erodibility factor (no units) of soils from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.			
LANDSCAPE	RDDENS_WS	Watershed road density (km/km2)		0	
VERIF	YEAR	Year of sampling			
