Spatial and elevation points surveyed for indirect measurements of peak streamflow associated with flooding of September to November 2017 in Puerto Rico

Publication Date

2022-06-29

Start Date

2017-11-06

End Date

2017-11-28

Gómez-Fragoso, J., and Smith, M., 2022, Data files for USGS response to Hurricane Maria flooding in Puerto Rico and characterization of peak streamflows observed September 20–22, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P908UR17.

Type: Related Primary Publication

Metadata in this dataset characterize topographic data surveyed in November 2017 and used for indirect measurements of peak streamflow at 20 sites in Puerto Rico. Data are compiled in comma-delimited (.csv) files for each site. Each site data set includes columns with: 1) USGS station number; 2) horizontal (easting and northing) coordinates for all surveyed points, surveyed in either an arbitrary datum or North America Datum (NAD) of 1983; 3) elevation values for all surveyed points, surveyed in either an arbitrary vertical datum or assigned datum of the streamgage at which the survey was conducted; 4) a point identifier that describes the point; and 5) any remarks associated with each point, as documented by the survey team. Some sites require auxiliary stationing information derived from other measurement methods, provided in columns with: 2a) incremental distances measured between cross-section stations; and 2b) cumulative cross-section stationing determined from digital data sets (Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR data). A supporting file provides explanatory information about each measurement, including 1) USGS station number; 2) USGS station name; 3) the indirect method(s) used; 4) the computation software used; 5) horizontal and vertical datum of the survey; and 6) the correction needed to convert survey vertical datum to gage datum (if determined).

• USGS Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center

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