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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

Millimeters

Precipitation

Evapotranspiration

Quantity

Area

Acres

Lake/Reservoirs

Consistent with court adjudication documents as well

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

mm/day

Feet/year

Evapotranspiration

Quantity

Rate

Watts per square meter

Potential Evapotranspiration

Quantity

Rate

Ac-Ft/Year

Water use

Rights, diversions, withdrawals, consumptive use, return flows, discharges, point of diversions, transfers, …

Quality

pH

Standard Units (S.U.)

Quality

Temperature

deg C

Quality

Dissolved Oxygen

mg/L

Percentage (%)

Quality

Conductance

uS/ cm (microSiemens/centimeter)

at degrees 25 C for Specific Conductance

Conductance

Specific Conductance

can be converted to specific conductance if you have temperature info

Quality

Turbidity

nTU

Percentage (%)

DWStds will capture percentage of time turbidity is below the thresholds

Quality

Concentration

ppb (ug/l)

ppm (mg/l)

Trace metals

Major Ions

Quality

Concentration

binary (presence/absence)

Biological parameters

Quality

Concentration

Percentage (%)

Quality

Concentration

picocuries per Liter (pCi/L)

Radionuclides: Radium, Gross Alpha, and Gross Beta Particle Activity

Quality

Concentration

million fibers per Liter (MFL)

Asbestos

Metadata

Biological/Habitat Parameters

Slope

Kris will send us a list of these biological parameters

Metadata

Biological/Habitat Parameters

Shade

Metadata

Age - Dating

Carbon-14

Metadata

Location

UTM easting and Northing (UTM Zone 13, NAD83)

Latitude

Longitude

Metadata

Well Status

Categorical Information

Permitted, active, capped, plugged, etc.