Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
      Publication_Date: 2003
      Title: USGS Discharge Stations Locations for the Tampa Bay Study Area
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital vector data
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This data set consists of the location and identification information
      for the USGS Discharge Stations found in the Tampa Bay Study Boundary.
    Purpose: To display the location and information of the USGS Discharge stations
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: Unknown
        Ending_Date: Present
    Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.727721
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.313143
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.049483
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.409939
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: discharge
      Theme_Keyword: monitoring
      Theme_Keyword: water stations
      Theme_Keyword: hydrologic unit
      Theme_Keyword: basin
      Theme_Keyword: site information
      Theme_Keyword: drainage
      Theme_Keyword: station name
      Theme_Keyword: station number
      Theme_Keyword: location
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Florida
      Place_Keyword: Coastal Florida
      Place_Keyword: FL
      Place_Keyword: Tampa
      Place_Keyword: Tampa Bay
      Place_Keyword: Alafia River
      Place_Keyword: Hillsborough River
      Place_Keyword: Manatee River
      Place_Keyword: Sulphur Springs
      Place_Keyword: Ward Lake
      Place_Keyword: Bullfrog Creek
      Place_Keyword: Delaney Creek
      Place_Keyword: Sweetwater Creek
      Place_Keyword: Henry Street Canal
      Place_Keyword: Rocky Creek
      Place_Keyword: Bradenton
      Place_Keyword: Wimauma
      Place_Keyword: Lithia
  Access_Constraints:
    Any downloading and use of these data signifies a user's agreement to
    comprehension and compliance of the Tampa Bay Pilot Study Project Standard
    Disclaimer.  Insure all portions of metadata are read and clearly
    understood before using these data in order to protect both user and the
    project's interests.  See section 6.3 Distribution Liability.
  Use_Constraints:
    Acknowledgement of the Tampa Bay Pilot Study Project as a data source
    would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such
    acknowledgement as is standard for citation and legal practices for data
    source is expected by users of this data.  Users should be aware of that
    comparisons with other data sets for the same area from other time periods
    may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from different
    collection procedures, mapping procedures and lab and/or computer
    analysis.  These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as
    such.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
        Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
        City: Lafayette
        State_or_Province: LA
        Postal_Code: 70506
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337 266-8500
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337 266-8513
  Data_Set_Credit:
    The National Wetlands Research Center would like to acknowledge the USGS
    Water Resources Division for the use of the site information for the
    discharge stations in the Tampa Bay area.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcGIS 8+
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      From the USGS Florida District Data Reliabilty Disclaimer -
      Information about the site location have been entered into the various
      computer databases over the decades using the latest maps and location
      information available at the time. Some locations are updated as the
      necessary, but some older, discontinued sites may not have had the
      site information checked or updated since the last update. Information
      such as latitude and longitude, county, and other data may not be
      accurate by today's standard or information.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: All points have been attributed with coordinate information.
  Completeness_Report:
    Some attributes do not contain a value, as the fields were nulled when the
    data were downloaded. There is no known gaps in the data.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The accuracy of the horizontal positions is dependent of the
        accuracy of the original data set, which is unknown.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division
          Publication_Date: Present
          Title: Discharge Stations Home Pages
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Tabular data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston, VA
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division
          Online_Linkage: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/fl/nwis
      Type_of_Source_Media: digtial database file
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: Unknown
            Ending_Date: Present
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS WRD
      Source_Contribution:
        The primary source for the site information on the USGS discharge
        station
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The site locations for all the discharge stations in the Tampa Bay
        area were entered into a GIS, using the coordinates provided. The
        points were then attributed with the other information provided on
        the sites.
      Process_Date: 2003
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Tampa Bay Area
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
          UTM_Zone_Number: 17
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.0
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
            False_Easting: 50000
            False_Northing: 0.0
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: .000128
          Ordinate_Resolution: .000128
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: hydro_sta
      Entity_Type_Definition:
        The site location and information of the discharge stations in the
        Tampa Bay area
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Project defined
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI generated
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically
          generated
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI generated
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STANUM
      Attribute_Definition: The 8 digit value for the discharge station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STANAME
      Attribute_Definition:
        The name of the discharge station based on locational and
        hydrologic information, i.e., the name of a nearby river and city
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          The values consists of locational information to name the
          station
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
      Attribute_Definition: The latitude of the discharge station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 272628
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 280212
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees minutes seconds
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
      Attribute_Definition: The longitude of the discharge station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 821241
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 823434
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees minutes seconds
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DISTRICT
      Attribute_Definition:
        The  USGS code for the Water Resources district in which the
        discharge station is located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: contains only one value, 124
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FIPS_ST
      Attribute_Definition:
        The FIP code for the state in which the discharge station is
        located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
            Codes for the Identification of the States, the District
            of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States,
            and Associated Areas
          Codeset_Source:
            Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 5-2,
            Codes for the Identification of the States, the District
            of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States,
            and Associated Areas
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FIPS_CO
      Attribute_Definition:
        The FIP code for the county in which the discharge station is
        located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
            Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its
            Possessions, and Associated Areas.
          Codeset_Source:
            Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 6-4,
            Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its
            Possessions, and Associated Areas.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HYDROUNIT
      Attribute_Definition:
        The 8 character code for the hydrologic unit. The hydrologic unit
        code for the cataloging units in which the site is located. This
        eight-digit code consists of four parts: 1) a hydrologic region
        code, 2) subregion code designated by the Water Resources Council,
        3) accounting unit within the National Water Data Network, and 4)
        a cataloging unit of the USGS's"catalog of information on water
        data". See the EPA website http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate for
        more information on a HUC.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS WRD GWSI Data Dictionary
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Hydrologic Unit Code
          Codeset_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATYPE
      Attribute_Definition: The 8 character code for the type of discharge station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Values consists of "y" and "n" to indicate the different
          station types, i.e., spring, well, sinkhole, etc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DRAAREA
      Attribute_Definition:
        The value of the total drainage area for the area that the
        discharge station is located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 16.1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 650.00
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unknown
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: BASIN
      Attribute_Definition: The name of the drainage basin in which the station is located.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Water Resources Division
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Values include Alafia, Hills, LManatee, Manatee, Tambay
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20031015
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
      Contact_Position: Metadata Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and physical
        Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
        City: Lafayette
        State_or_Province: LA
        Postal_Code: 70506
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337 266-8500
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337 266-8513
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints:
    Acknowledgement of the National Wetlands Research Center as the metadata
    source would be appreciated. Please cite the original metadata when using
    portions to created another record for slightly altered data, such as
    reprojection.