Category | Measurement Type | Units | Data Types | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantity | Depth | Feet | Lake/Reservoir levels GW levels | GW levels are usually below measuring point accompanied by elevation of measuring point and elevation above ground of measuring point-could look at the parameters in USGS NWIS to spell out every last detail |
Quantity | Depth | Inches | Precipitation Evapotranspiration | ET as % of precip? |
Quantity | Volume | Acre-Feet | Reservoir volume | accompanied by area-capacity table |
Quantity | Volume | volumetric moisture content | Soil moisture | |
Quantity | Rate | CFS | streamflow (instantaneous) | |
Quantity | Rate | Ac-Ft/Year | Water use | Rights, diversions, withdrawals, consumptive use, return flows, discharges, point of diversions, transfers, … |
Quality | pH | dim-less | ||
Quality | Temperature | deg C | ||
Quality | Dissolved Oxygen | mg/L | ||
Quality | Conductance | uS/ cm (microSiemens/centimeter) at degrees 25 C | ||
Quality | Turbidity | nTU | ||
Quality | Concentration | ppb (ug/l) ppm (mg/l) | Trace metals Major Ions | |
Quality | Concentration | binary (presence/absence) | Biological parameters | |
Quality | Concentration | Percentage (%) | ||
Quality | Concentration | rads | ||
Metadata | Location | UTM easting and Northing (UTM Zone 13, NAD83) | Latitude Longitude | |
Metadata | Well Type | Well Status (permitted, active, capped, plugged, etc.)) | ||
For reporting of water data
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