Metadata for ORDAM
Table of Contents
Identification_Information
Abstract
Purpose
Supplemental Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Detailed Description
Overview
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Section
Identification_Information
Citation_Information
Originator: John Falk & Robert Harmon
Publication_Date: 19980520
Title: Oregon Dams
Edition: 98.1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Format: ARC/INFO coverage
Publication_Information
Publication_Place: Salem, OR
Publisher: OWRD
Description
Abstract
Oregon dams
Purpose
Depict the approximate location of dams in the state of Oregon
that the State has statutory authority over. These are dams that are
greater than or equal to 10-feet in height and store greater than or equal to
9.2-acre-feet of water behind them.
Supplemental_Information
Procedures_Used
Dams are located by John Falk to the nearest second of latitude
and longitude on USGS 1:24,000-scale quad maps. This information is stored in a
format compatible with the National Dams Inventory database structure.
Bob Harmon geo-coded the dam locations from a copy of Johns database
in ArcView 3.0a and translated the locations into a shapefile.
The shapefile was converted into an ARC/INFO coverage and projected into the
Oregon State Lambert Projection in ARC.
Revisions
Reviews_Applied_to_Data
Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets
References_Cited
Notes
Time_Period_of_Content
Currentness_Reference
Status
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency
Reviewed annually
Spatial_Domain
Bounding_Coordinates
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -126.78834972
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.64427791
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.09694475
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.84695324
Keywords
Theme
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: dams
Place
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Oregon
Stratum
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword:
Temporal
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword:
Access_Constraints
None
Use_Constraints
Point_of_Contact: See Distribution_Information for contact
information.
Data_Set_Credit
John Falk, OWRD, Dam Safety Coordination
Security_Information
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment: HP-UX UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.1.1
Cross_Reference
Originator: Venture Computing Group, Inc.
Publication_Date: October 1989
Publication_Time:
Title: National Inventory of Dams Methodology State Agency Manual
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: CDROM
Series_Information
Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:
Publication_Information
Publication_Place: Albany, N.Y.
Publisher: Venture Computing Group, Inc.
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage:
Larger_Work_Citation:
Cross_Reference
Originator: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Publication_Date: August 1997
Publication_Time:
Title: National Dam Safety Act of 1996 (PL 104-303)
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Series_Information
Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:
Publication_Information
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: FEMA
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage:
Larger_Work_Citation:
Data_Quality_Information
Attribute_Accuracy
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See Entity_Attribute_Information
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: See Explanation
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
Attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each
attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present.
Completeness_Report
Complete
Positional_Accuracy
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
+/- 200-ft.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 200 ft.
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Resolution as
reported
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
n/a
Lineage: See Supplemental_Information for overview.
Process_Steps
Process_Step
Process_Description: HARMONRC PROJECT COVER STATEDAMGEO DAMS
/GISDATA/PROD/STATE/PROJECTION/GEON-ORLA
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 19980520
Process_Time: 920
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: HARMONRC BUILD DAMS POINT
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 19980520
Process_Time: 921
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: HARMONRC DOCUMENT DAMS BRIEF HARMONRC
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 19980520
Process_Time: 1042
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: HARMONRC DOCUMENT DAMS UPDATE HARMONRC
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 19980520
Process_Time: 1143
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: HARMONRC DOCUMENT DAMS UPDATE HARMONRC
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 19980520
Process_Time: 1155
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: HARMONRC ARCEDIT /GISDATA/DEV/STATE/DAMS/DAMS
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 19980521
Process_Time: 1749
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: HARMONRC EXPORT COVER DAMS ORDAMS FULL
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 19980521
Process_Time: 1753
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: HARMONRC DOCUMENT DAMS UPDATE HARMONRC
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 19980526
Process_Time: 1137
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Cloud_Cover
n/a
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
SDTS_Terms_Description
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1105
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of
chains'
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
Spatial_Reference_Information
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
Planar
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: LAMBERT
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.5
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 41.75
Latitude_of_First_Standard_Parallel: 43
Latitude_of_Second_Standard_Parallel: 45.5
False_Easting: 400000.00000
False_Northing: 0.00000
Planar_Coordinate_Information
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Planar_Distance_Units: international feet, 3.28084 (.3048 meters)
Geodetic Model
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Detailed_Description
Entity_Type
Entity_Type_Label: DAMS.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: point attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Inventory of Dams
Methodology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: -
Attribute_Definition: point attribute table
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Inventory of Dams
Methodology
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Degenerate area of point
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Degenerate perimeter of point
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAMS#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive
integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAMS-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NATNL_ID
Attribute_Definition: national identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Army Corps identification
number from 1981 National Inventory of Dams
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAM_NAME
Attribute_Definition: name of the dam
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_ID
Attribute_Definition: official state identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: OWRD
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONG
Attribute_Definition: longitude location in decimal-degrees
notation
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS 24K quad map
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: app. between -116.5 and -124
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAT
Attribute_Definition: latitude location in degrees-decimal
notation
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS 24K quad map
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: app. between 42.00 and 46.25
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T_R_S
Attribute_Definition: township, range, and section location
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY
Attribute_Definition: name of the county in which the dam is
located
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RIVER
Attribute_Definition: name of the river or stream on which the
dam is built
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OWNER_NAME
Attribute_Definition: name of the owner of the dam
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OWNER_TYPE
Attribute_Definition: code which indicates the type of owner
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Inventory of Dams
Inventory
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: F, S, U, L, P (see entity &
attribute overview for definitions)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAM_TYPE
Attribute_Definition: code indicating the type of dam
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Inventory of Dams
Methodology
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RE, ER, PG, CB, VA, MV, CN,
MS, ST, TC, OT (see entity & attribute overview for definitions)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PURPOSES
Attribute_Definition: purpose for which the reservoir is used
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Inventory of Dams
Inventory
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: I, H, C, N, S, R, P, F, D, T,
O (see entity & attribute overview for definitions)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR_COMPL
Attribute_Definition: year when the original main dam
structure was completed
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAM_LENGTH
Attribute_Definition: in feet, length of the dam (along the
top, including any attached structures)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAM_HEIGHT
Attribute_Definition: in feet, height of the dam, from the
lowest point in original streambed to top
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAX_DISCHG
Attribute_Definition: cubic feet per second (cfs), maximum
discharge
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NORML_STOR
Attribute_Definition: normal storage, in acre-feet, of
reservoir
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SURF_AREA
Attribute_Definition: surface area, in acres, of the
impoundment
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DRAING_AREA
Attribute_Definition: drainage area, in square-miles, behind
the dam
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Overview_Description
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview
Dams PAT
owner_type field domain
F - Federal, S - State, L - Local government, U - public Utility,
P - Private
dam_type field domain
RE - earth, ER - earth, PG - gravity, CB - buttress, VA - arch, mv
- multi-arch, CN - concrete, MS - masonry, ST - stone, TC - timber crib, OT -
other
Purposes field domain
I - irrigation, H - hydroelectric, C - flood control and storm
water management, N - navigation, S - water supply, R - recreation, P - fire
protection, stock, or small farm pond, D - debris control, T - tailings, O - other
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available
Distribution_Information
Distributor
Contact_Person_Primary
Contact_Person: Jerry Sauter
Contact_Organization: Oregon Water Resources Department
Contact_Position: Senior GIS Analyst
Contact_Address
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 158 12th Street NE
City: Salem
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97310-0210
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (503) 378-8455 x270
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (503) 378-2496
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jerry.k.sauter@wrd.state.or.us
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT
Resource_Description: water rights
Distribution_Liability: no liability is assumed by owrd
Standard_Order_Process
Digital_Form
Digital_Transfer_Information
Format_Name: ARCE ARC/INFO Export format
Format_Version_Number: 7.0
Format_Version_Date: 1997
Format_Specification: export
Format_Information_Content: ARC/INFO geo-dataset export file
File_Decompression_Technique:
Format_Name: SHP- ESRI shapefile format
Format_Version_Number: 3.0
Format_Version_Date: 1996
Format_Specification: shp
Format_Information_Content: Arcview feature dataset format
File_Decompression_Technique:
Digital_Transfer_Option
Online_Option
Computer_Contact_Information
Network_Address
Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.wrd.state.or.us/pub
Network_Resource_Name: http://www.wrd.state.or.us
Access_Instructions: call any member of owrd GIS staff
Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: HP 9000 K250, HP UX
10.20
Offline_Option
Offline_Media: 8mm
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 2.6
Recording_Density_Units: gigabytes
Recording_Format: tar
Offline_Option
Offline_Media: 8mm
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 5.0
Recording_Density_Units: gigabytes
Recording_Format: tar
Ordering_Instructions: call or e-mail any member of the owrd GIS
staff
Turnaround: 2 weeks
Custom_Order_Process: inquire about special distribution services
Technical_Prerequisites: must have AI v.704
Available_Time_Period
Beginning_Date/Time: complete and available
Ending_Date/Time: unknown
Metadata_Reference_Section
Metadata_Date: 19980526
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Bob Harmon
Contact_Organization: Oregon Water Resources Department
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 158 12th Street NE
City: Salem
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97310-0210
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (503) 378-8455 x258
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (503) 378-2496
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: robert.c.harmon@wrd.state.or.us
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial
Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608
Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None