Field Name |
Description |
flag |
For internal use during data processing. 2 = Upper Missouri Basin (10U); 77 = Cedar River Basin Initiative; 88 = Fishers & Farmers Initiative; 7788 = (Priority for both Cedar River and Fishers & Farmers); 66 = Ohio River Basin FHP; 333 = Kansas WRAPS Priority |
MRBI |
"1" if identified as a priority by the NRCS' Mississippi river Basin Initiative, "0" if not. |
NWQI |
"1" if identified as a priority by the National Water Quality Initiative, "0" if not. |
HumDim |
"1" if intersecting a Human Dimension Study county, "0" if not. |
Dakotas |
"1" if identified as a priority by PPP LCC staff, "0" if not. |
pct_crop |
Percentage of basin covered by cropland (CDL 2013) (excludes hay, pasture, orchards, and vineyards). |
SPARROW |
"1" if "ag_nyld" is > 676.233, "2" if "ag_nyld" is < 676.233 but > 308.197, "0" if not meeting either of the preceding conditions. |
FHP |
"1" if identified as a priority by a Midwest Fish Habitat Partnership, "0" if not. |
FishFarm |
"1" if identified as a priority by the Fishers and Farmers Initiative, "0" if not. |
Other |
"1" if other priority watershed not covered in other fields, i.e. if "flag" = 77, 7788, 333 or "flag2" = 444, "0" if not. |
tot_nyld |
Accumulated nitrogen yield (kg/km2/yr) from all sources, 2002 MARB SPARROW Model. |
ag_nyld |
Accumulated nitrogen yield (kg/km2/yr) from all agricultural sources, 2002 MARB SPARROW Model. |
tot_dnyd |
Delivered accumulated nitrogen yield (kg/km2/yr) from all sources, 2002 MARB SPARROW Model. |
ag_dnyd |
Delivered accumulated nitrogen yield (kg/km2/yr) from all agricultural sources, 2002 MARB SPARROW Model. |
SNMP |
"1" if identified as a priority within a Gulf Hypoxia State Nutrient Reduction Strategy, "0" if not. |
Tile |
Indication of significant potential tile drainage in basin. 1 = basin centroid intersects county with at least 40,000 acres of tile drainage identified in either the NASS, NPWRC, or WRI datasets; 2 = basin centroid intersects county with at least 20,000 but less than 40,000 acres tile drainage. |
WQzone1 |
For internal use during data processing. |
ImpStk1 |
Sum of implementation interests identified by MRB/GHI in 2014. |
WQzone2 |
"1" if within Water Quality Priority Zone, "0" if not. All watersheds with "1" value dissolved to create Water Quality Priority Zone layer. |
FWS |
"1" if identified as a priority by USFWS Region 4/SARP, "0" if not. |
EPA |
"1" if identified as a priority by the EPA Regions 4 or 6, "0" if not. |
flag2 |
444 = Watershed identified in 2014 post-Memphis meeting survey. Some watersheds may have multiple interests – reflected in [s2015]. |
s2015 |
Sum of implementation interests identified in 2014 post-Memphis meeting survey (based on [Flag2] = 444 basins). |
ImpStk15 |
Sum of all HU-8 based implementation interests/priorities as of July 2015 ([ImpStk1] + [s2015]). |
deparea_pct |
Percent of HU-8 covered by lowlands/depressions identified using topographic position index. |
Pilot_H4S |
"1" if basin is located within preliminary HU-4 pilot basin. |
cott_pct |
Percent of cotton cropland in basin (CDL 2013) |
rice_pct |
Percent of rice cropland in basin (CDL 2013) |
corn_pct |
Percent of corn cropland in basin (CDL 2013) |
mc2cs_pct |
Percent of combined corn/soybean cropland in basin (CDL 2013) |
allcrop_pct |
Sum of [cott_pct], [rice_pct], [mc2cs_pct] |
mn_cfa |
For internal use. Mean value of combined Conservation Focus Areas within basin. |
mn_cfa_hu8 |
For internal use. Combined sum of CFA and HU-8 implementation priorities [mn_cfa] + [ImpStk15] |
cotton |
"1" if basin contains at least 2% cotton; "0" if not. |
rice |
"1" if basin contains at least 2% rice; "0" if not. |
cornsoy |
"1" if basin contains at least 45% corn/soybeans combined or 20% corn; "0" if not. |
graz_pct |
Percent of surrogate grazing land in basin (CDL 2013) |
graze |
"1" if basin contains at least 25% surrogate grazing land; "0" if not. |
LCC |
Landscape Conservation Cooperative where centroid of basin is located. |
HiCrop15 |
"1" if "pct_crop" is > 49; "2" if "pct_crop" is > 39 but < 49; "0" if "pct_crop" is < 39. |