FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2003, RELEASED NOVEMBER, 2002.
TITLE: US EPA PERMITTED DAM LOCATIONS
Geodataset Name: EPADAM Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POINT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains US EPA permitted Dam locations for the state of Florida.
DATA SOURCE(S): US Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Water
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: Derived from LatLong Coordinates
DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: 1996
GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES
Datafile Name: EPADAM.DBF
NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION AREA 18 DECIMAL 5 PERIMETER 18 DECIMAL 5 EPADAM_ 5 DECIMAL EPADAM_ID 5 DECIMAL NID_ID 7 CHARACTER STATE 2 CHARACTER DAM_NAME 65 CHARACTER OTHER_NAME 65 CHARACTER HAZARD 11 CHARACTER EAP 3 CHARACTER STATE_NAME 20 CHARACTER CONG_DIST 5 CHARACTER COUNTY 30 CHARACTER NEAR_CITY 30 CHARACTER DIST_CITY 5 DECIMAL 2 RIVER 30 CHARACTER PRM_PURPOS 15 CHARACTER NID_DAMTYP 8 CHARACTER YEAR_COMPL 4 DECIMAL NID_HEIGHT 8 DECIMAL 0 NID_STOR 12 DECIMAL 0 DAM_LENGTH 9 DECIMAL 0 MAX_DISCH 9 DECIMAL 0 OWNER 50 CHARACTER OWN_TYPE 14 CHARACTER STATE_AGCY 30 CHARACTER FED_AGCY 20 CHARACTER NONFED_DAM 3 CHARACTER SECT_TOWN 30 CHARACTER PURPOSE 8 CHARACTER DAM_TYPE 6 CHARACTER DAM_HEIGHT 8 DECIMAL 0 HYDR_HGT 8 DECIMAL 0 STRUCT_HGT 8 DECIMAL 0 NORM_STOR 12 DECIMAL 2 MAX_STOR 12 DECIMAL 2 SURF_AREA 10 DECIMAL 2 DRAIN_AREA 12 DECIMAL 2 SPILL_TYPE 1 CHARACTER SPILL_WDTH 6 DECIMAL NUM_LOCKS 1 DECIMAL LOCK_LEN 6 DECIMAL LOCK_WIDTH 4 DECIMAL VOLUME 14 DECIMAL 0 INSP_DATE 10 DECIMAL PHASEI_INS 3 CHARACTER FD_CONSTRC 20 CHARACTER FD_DESIGN 20 CHARACTER FD_FUNDING 20 CHARACTER FD_INSPECT 20 CHARACTER FD_OPERATE 20 CHARACTER FD_OTHER 20 CHARACTER FD_OWNER 20 CHARACTER FD_REGULAT 20 CHARACTER SUPP_FED 9 CHARACTER SUPP_DATE 10 DECIMAL SOURC_AGCY 9 CHARACTER SOURC_DATE 10 DECIMAL SOURCE_ID 15 CHARACTER LONGITUD_X 12 DECIMAL 6 LATITUDE_Y 10 DECIMAL 6 FIPS_STATE 2 CHARACTER FIPS_CNTY 6 CHARACTER BCU 8 CHARACTER DESCRIPT 20 CHARACTER
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
NID_ID = National Inventory of Dams ID Number
STATE = twoletter state abbreviation
DAM_NAME = official dam name
OTHER_NAME = other common name
HAZARDS = potential hazard to downstream area
HIGH = High potential Hazard
LOW = Low Potential Hazard
SIGNIFICANT = Significant Potential Hazard
EAP = emergency action plan for dam
STATE_NAME = name of state in which dam is located
CONG_DIST = congressional district in which dam is located
COUNTY = county in which dam is located
NEAR_CITY = name of nearest downstream city
DIST_CITY = distance from dam to nearest downstrem city
RIVER = official name of river on which dam is built
PRM_PURPOS = primary purpose for which dam is used
NID_DAMTP = type of dam
YEAR_COMPL = year original main dam structure was completed
NID_HEIGHT = calculated single height value in feet
NID_STOR = calculated maximum value from normal storage and
maximium storage value used to obtain single storage
value in acreft
DAM_LENGTH = dam length
MAX_DISCH = maximum discharge in cubic feet per second
OWNER = owner of dam
OWN_TYP = owner type
STATE_AGCY = state agency with regulatory or approval authority
FED_AGCY = federal agency involvement in the dam
NONFED_DAM = federal or nonfederal dam location
SECT_TOWN = dam location in terms of section, township, range
PURPOSE = purpose for which reservoir is used
DAM_TYPE = type of dam
DAM_HEIGHT = height of dam in feet
HYDR_HGT = hydraulic height in feet
STRUCT_HGT = structural height in feet
NORM_STOR = normal storage in acrefeet
MAX_STOR = maximum storage in acrefeet
SURF_AREA = surface area of impoundmentnormal retention level (acres)
DRAIN_AREA = drainage area of dam in square miles
SPILL_TYPE = type of spillway
SPILL_WIDTH = width of spillway in feet
NUM_LOCKS = number of existing navigation locks
LOCK_LEN = length of primary navigation lock in feet
LOCK_WDTH = width of primary navigation lock in feet
VOLUME = cubic yards of materials used in dam structure
INSP_DATE = date of most recent inspection
PHASEI_INS = Phase I Inspection Program
FD_CONSTRC = federal agency involved in construction of dam
FD_DESIGN = federal agency involved in design of dam
FD_FUNDING = federal agency involved in funding of dam
FD_INSPECT = federal agency involved in inspection of dam
FD_OPERATE = federal agency involved in operation of dam
FD_OTHER = federal agency involved in other aspects of dam
FD_OWNER = federal agency that owns/partly owns dam
FD_REGULAT = federal agency involved in regulation of dam
SUPP_FED = federal agency providing field data
SUPP_DATE = date of transmittal
SOURCE_AGCY = federal or state agency that provided field data
SOURCE_DATE = date of transmittal
SOURCE_ID = official agency ID number for dam
LONGITUDE_X = dam longitude in decimal degrees
LATITUDE_Y = dam latitude in decimal degrees
FIPS_STATE = FIPS code used by US Census bureau for state
FIPS_CNTY = FIPS code used by US Census bureau for county
BCU = BASINS assigned cataloging unit
DESCRIPT = FGDL assigned item containing info from PRM_PURPOS
USER NOTES:
Many of the codes for this dataset were not included with the documentation. If you need this information please contact EPA (see DATA SOURCE section below).
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Reprojected data to FGDL Albers
-Set Precision to DOUBLE
-Set Tolerances to FGDL Standards
-Added DESCRIPT item based on PRM_PURPOS
REFERENCES:
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
None included in source documentation.
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS
Projection ALBERS Units METERS Datum HPGN Spheroid GRS1980 1st standard parallel 24 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 31 30 0.000 central meridian -84 0 0.000 latitude of projection's origin 24 0 0.000 false easting (meters) 400000.00000 false northing (meters) 0.00000
DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S):
Name: US Environmental Protection Agency
Abbr.name: USEPA
Address: 401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: (202) 2608614
Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ost/basins
Contact Person:
Phone: (202) 2608614
Email:
FGDL CONTACT:
Name: FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name: FGDL
Address: Florida Geographic Data Library
431 Architecture Building
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
Web site: http://www.fgdl.org
Contact FGDL:
Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html
FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html
FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html
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