Water Level/Flow Parameters
Reservoir storage, acre-ft
Stream velocity, ft/s
Flow rate of well, gal/d
Flow rate of well, gal/min
Flow rate, instantaneous, gal/min
Streamflow, ft³/s
Discharge, instantaneous, ft³/s
Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, ft
Mean depth of stream, ft
Gage height, ft
Tide Stage, code
Stream stage, m
Flow, gallons per batch
Gage height, above datum, m
Discharge, m³/s
Discharge, instantaneous, m³/s
Depth to water level, below land surface datum (LSD), m
Elevation above NGVD 1929, m
Streamflow, gal/min
Flow rate, instantaneous, Mgal/d
Flow total during composite period, thousands of gallons
Water level, depth below measuring point, ft
Water level elevation above NGVD 1929, corrected for barometric pressure, ft
Water level elevation above NGVD 1929, inclined (non-vertical) well, ft
Groundwater level above NGVD 1929, ft
Groundwater level above NAVD 1988, ft
Groundwater level above NGVD 1929, m
Groundwater level above NAVD 1988, m
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, ft
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, ft
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, m
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, m
Lake or reservoir stage, above datum, m
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, ft
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, ft
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, m
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, m
Tide stage, above datum, ft
Tide stage, above datum, m
Stream water level elevation above NGVD 1929, in ft
Stream water level elevation above NGVD 1929, in m
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in m
Wave height, nearshore, ft
Direction of stream flow, magnetic azimuth, degrees
Water velocity reading from field sensor, knots
Stage, tidally filtered, above datum, ft
Depth to water level, ft below land surface
Elevation above NGVD 1929, ft
Reservoir storage, cubic feet per second-days
Reservoir storage, Mgal
Reservoir storage, million cubic feet
Pond storage, gal
Reservoir storage, thousand acre feet
Withdrawal of groundwater, million gallons per month
Reservoir storage, total pool, percent of capacity
Reservoir storage, live pool, percent of capacity
Hydrostatic head difference, groundwater minus surface water, mm
Streamflow, tidally filtered, ft³/s
Discharge, tidally filtered, m³/s
Discharge, tidally filtered, gal/min
Stream velocity, m/s
Groundwater level relative to Mean Sea Level (LMSL), ft
Stream velocity, tidally filtered, ft/s
Stream velocity, tidally filtered, m/s
Stage, tidally filtered, above datum, ft
Stage, tidally filtered, above datum, m
Groundwater discharge, cm/day
Water depth, water surface to bottom, m
Velocity at point in stream, m/s
Lake or reservoir elevation above International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD), ft
Lake or reservoir elevation above International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD), m
Groundwater level above American Samoa Datum of 1962 (retired in 2001), ft
Groundwater level above American Samoa Vertical Datum of 2002, ft
Groundwater level above Guam Vertical Datum of 1963 (retired in 2003), ft
Groundwater level above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, ft
Groundwater level above Local Hawaiian Datum, ft
Groundwater level above Northern Marianas Vertical Datum of 2003, ft
Groundwater level above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft
Discharge, ft³/day
Physical Marsh mat (floating vegetation) elevation above NAVD 1988, ft
Physical Water level above marsh, ft
Mean Stream velocity from field sensor, ft/s
Mean Stream velocity, ft/s
Fall, as determined from fall rating and base gage-height, slope-Q computation, ft
Ratio of fall measured to fall rated, Slope-Q computation
Lake or reservoir elevation above New York State Barge Canal Datum (NYBCD), ft
Lake or reservoir elevation above New York State Barge Canal Datum (NYBCD), m
Discharge, cumulative, acre-feet
Scour hole bottom elevation above NGVD 1929, ft
Lake or reservoir elevation above United States Bureau of Reclamation Klamath Basin (USBRKB) Datum, ft
Tidal water level, NOS-averaged, distance from measuring point to water surface, ft
Datum offset, elevation of water leveling point in reference to established datum, ft
Tidal elevation, NOS-averaged, NAVD88, ft
Water level elevation above NAVD 1988, corrected for barometric pressure, ft
Water level elevation above gage datum, corrected for barometric pressure, ft
Mean water velocity for discharge computation, mph
Stream velocity, mph
Surface velocity at point in stream, ft/s
Surface velocity at point in stream, m/s
Flow total during composite period, ft³
Runoff total during flow event, ft³
Pavement surface temperature, °C
Streambed elevation at measurement point, NAVD88, ft
Reach-averaged stream width derived from satellite imagery, m
Reach water-surface slope derived from satellite altimetry data
Reach averaged water-surface elevation derived from satellite altimetry data, m
Reach-averaged stream width derived from satellite imagery, ft
Reach averaged water-surface elevation derived from satellite altimetry data, ft
Atmospheric water vapor pressure, calculated, millibars
Flow total during composite period, gal
Groundwater level above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, ft
Groundwater level above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, m
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, VIVD09, ft
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, VIVD09, m
Light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) level, below measuring point, uncorrected, ft
Light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) level, NAVD88, uncorrected, ft
Light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) thickness, ft
Dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) level, below measuring point, uncorrected, ft
Dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) level, NAVD88, uncorrected, ft
Dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) thickness, ft
Density, water, in situ, g/mL
Evapotranspiration rate, mm/hr
Evapotranspiration total, mm
Runoff total during flow event, mL
Stream water level elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), ft
Stream water level elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), m
Stream water level elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, ft
Stream water level elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, m
Stream water level elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft
Stream water level elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m
Stream water level elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, ft
Stream water level elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, m
Tidal stage elevation, NAVD88, ft
Tidal stage elevation, NAVD88, m
Tidal stage elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft
Tidal stage elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m
Tidal stage elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, ft
Tidal stage elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, m
Lake or reservoir elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), ft
Lake or reservoir elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), m
Lake or reservoir elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, ft
Lake or reservoir elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, m
Lake or reservoir elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft
Lake or reservoir elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m
Lake or reservoir elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, ft
Lake or reservoir elevation above Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009, m
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), ft
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above local mean sea level (LMSL), m
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, ft
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, m
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, ft
Estuary or ocean water surface elevation, above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m
Groundwater level above local mean sea level (LMSL), m
Groundwater level above Guam Vertical Datum of 2004, m
Groundwater level above Puerto Rico Datum of 2002, m
Effective depth of measurement, below sensor, centimeters, cm
Discharge, cumulative, cubic decameters, dam³
Discharge, cumulative, cubic feet, ft³
Flow rate, L/s
Streamflow, daily, ac-ft
Withdrawal of groundwater, mgd
Discharge, mean, composite sample, cubic feet per second, ft³/s
Velocity at point in stream, ft/s
Pump rate, gpm
Water surface elevation difference between two locations,ft
Gage height, above datum, m
Difference between observed and predicted water surface elevation, ft
Depth of sensor below water surface, not corrected for barometric pressure variations, ft
Depth of sensor below water surface, not corrected for barometric pressure variations, m
Groundwater flow direction, true north azimuth, degrees
Groundwater flow velocity, ft/day
Elevation above NGVD 1929, m
Streamflow, m³/s
Water Quality Parameters
Temperature, water, °C
Temperature, water, °F
Total partial pressure of dissolved gases, water, unfiltered, mmHg
Total partial pressure of dissolved gases, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, Jackson Turbidity Units
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, Hellige turbidimeter, mg/L as silicon dioxide
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, NTU
Color, water, filtered, platinum cobalt units
Oxidation reduction potential, mV
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, field, µS/cm at 25 °C
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, µS/cm at 25 °C
Salinity, water, unfiltered, mg/mL at 25 °C
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, %saturation
Biochemical oxygen demand, water, unfiltered, 5 days at 20 °C, mg/L
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Specific conductance, non-temperature corrected, water, unfiltered, µS/cm
Carbon dioxide, water, unfiltered, mg/L
pH, water, filtered, laboratory, standard units
Acid neutralizing capacity, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, field, mg/L as calcium carbonate
Bicarbonate, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, field, mg/L
Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand
Dissolved solids dried at 105 degrees Celsius, water, filtered, mg/L
Residue, total nonfilterable, mg/L
Total nitrogen, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Ammonia, water, filtered, mg/L as N
Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, unfiltered, mg/L as N
Nitrite, water, filtered, mg/L as N
Nitrate, water, filtered, mg/L as N
Ammonia (un-ionized), water, unfiltered, calculated, mg/L as N
Nitrate, water, unfiltered, mg/L as N
Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, mg/L as N
Nitrite plus nitrate, water, unfiltered, mg/L as N
Nitrite plus nitrate, water, filtered, mg/L as N
Phosphate, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, mg/L as phosphorus
Phosphorus, water, filtered, mg/L as phosphorus
Orthophosphate, water, filtered, mg/L as phosphorus
Organic carbon, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Organic carbon, water, filtered, mg/L
Organic carbon, suspended sediment, total, mg/L
Hardness, water, mg/L as calcium carbonate
Calcium, water, filtered, mg/L
Magnesium, water, filtered, mg/L
Sodium, water, filtered, mg/L
Sodium adsorption ratio, water, number
Chloride, water, filtered, mg/L
Sulfate, water, filtered, mg/L
Fluoride, water, filtered, mg/L
Fluoride, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Silica, water, filtered, mg/L
Arsenic, water, filtered, µg/L
Cadmium, water, filtered, µg/L
Cadmium, water, unfiltered, µg/L
Copper, water, filtered, µg/L
Copper, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L
Iron, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L
Iron, water, filtered, µg/L
Zinc, water, filtered, µg/L
Zinc, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L
Aluminum, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L
Aluminum, water, filtered, µg/L
Selenium, water, filtered, µg/L
PCBs, water, unfiltered, recoverable, g/day
Rhodamine WT, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L
Radon-222, water, unfiltered, disintegrations per minute per liter
Radon-222 counting error, water, unfiltered, disintegrations per minute per liter
fChl grn/brn, water, in situ µg/L
fChl, PC algae, water, in situ µg/L
fChl, PE algae, water, in situ µg/L
Percent fChl, grn/brn, in situ %
Percent fChl, PC algae,in situ %
Percent fChl, PE algae,in situ %
Chlorophyll a, fluorometric method, corrected, water, µg/L
Chlorophyll a, water, unfiltered, trichromatic method, uncorrected, µg/L
Chlorophyll a, fluorometric method, uncorrected, µg/L
Chlorophyll, total, phytoplankton, spectrophotometric method, uncorrected, µg/L
Chlorophyll, total, water, in situ, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Chlorophyll a, total, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L
Chlorophyll a, green algae, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L
Chlorophyll a, cyanobacteria, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L
Chlorophyll a, cryptophytes, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L
Chlorophyll a, diatoms and dinoflagellates, in situ, excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm with correction for CDOM, µg/L
Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), in situ, fluorescence excitation at 370, 470, 525, 570, 590, 610 nm, fluorescence emission at 700 nm, mg/liter
Fluorescence transmission (transparency to fluorescence) at 700 nm, percent
UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, 370 nm excitation, 460 nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, 270 nm excitation, 340 nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, 370 nm excitation, 470 nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, 370 nm excitation, 520 nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), water, in situ, single band excitation, fluorescence emission, ppb QSE
Colored dissolved organic matter, water, filtered, field, single band excitation, fluorescence emission, ppb QSE
Chlorophyll a, estimated, water, in-situ, in-vivo fluorescence, RFU
Chlorophyll a, estimated, water, in-situ, in-vivo fluorescence, concentration estimated from reference material, µg/L
Chlorophyll a, modeled, water, in-situ, in-vivo fluorescence, concentration modeled from field samples analyzed by extraction, µg/L
Chlorophylls, water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, ug/L
Phycocyanins (cyanobacteria), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 590 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, µg/L
Chlorophylls, water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units, RFU
Phycocyanins (cyanobacteria), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 590 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units, RFU
Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), water, in situ, fluorometric method, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Phycoerythrin fluorescence (fPE), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU), RFU
Crude oil relative fluorescence (fCO), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Dark measurement spectral average, water, in situ, ultraviolet nitrate analyzer, raw counts
Light measurement spectral average, water, in situ, ultraviolet nitrate analyzer, raw counts
Absorbance at 254 nm, water, in situ, absorbance units
Absorbance at 350 nm, water, in situ, absorbance units
Phycocyanin (PC), water, in situ, concentration computed by regression of sensor data with field sample lab results, µg/L
Colored dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM), water, in situ, mg/l of carbon
Chlorophyll, water, in situ, uncorrected for degradation products, computed by regression of sensor data with sample lab results, µg/L as chlorophyll
Cyanobacterial abundance from a phycocyanin sensor (PC), water, in situ, concentration computed by regression of sensor data with field samples, cells/mL
Phycoerythrin fluorescence (fPE), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, µg/L as phycoerythrin
Phycoerythrin (PE), water, in situ, concentration computed by regression of sensor data with field sample lab results, µg/L
Cyanobacteria fluorescence of phycoerythrin (fPE), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, cells/mL
Cyanobacterial abundance from a phycoerythrin sensor (PE), water, in situ, concentration computed by regression of sensor data with field samples, cells/mL
Optical brightener relative fluorescence (fOB), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Optical brightener fluorescence (fOB), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, µg/L as 1,3,6,8-pyrene tetrasulfonic acid (PTSA)
Wastewater relative fluorescence (fWW), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Rhodamine WT relative fluorescence (fRWT), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Fluorescein relative fluorescence (fFL), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Fluorescein fluorescence (fFL), water, in situ, concentration calibrated to reference material, µg/L
Tryptophan, peak T, water, in situ, µg/l
Dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM), water, in situ, concentration estimated from ref. material, µg/l as PTSA
Absorbance at 280 nanometers, water, in situ, absorbance units
Absorbance at 370 nanometers, water, in situ, absorbance units
Yttrium, suspended sediment larger than 62.5 microns, total digestion, dry weight, milligrams per kilogram
Metolachlor, water, filtered, recoverable, µg/L
PCBs, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L
Atrazine, water, filtered, recoverable, µg/L
Metolachlor, water, dissolved, recoverable, g/day
Atrazine, water, dissolved, recoverable, grams per day
Chlorine (total residual), water, unfiltered, mg/L
Chlorine (free available), water, unfiltered, mg/L
Escherichia coli, defined substrate test method (DSTM), water, most probable number per 100 milliliters
Nitrate, water, unfiltered, field, mg/L
Inorganic nitrogen, water, dissolved, calculated as NH3+NO2+NO3, mg/L as N
Inorganic nitrogen, water, dissolved, calculated as NH3+NO2+NO3, tons/day as N
Orthophosphate, water, filtered, field, mg/L as phosphorus
Orthophosphate, water, in situ, mg/L as phosphorus
Nitrate, water, in situ, mg/L as nitrate
Calcium, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Phycocyanins, water, filtered, recoverable, µg/L
Chlorophyll, total, water, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, in-situ sensor, µg/L
Ammonia, water, dissolved, pounds per day as nitrogen
Acifluorfen, water, filtered, recoverable, µg/L
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detectors at multiple angles including 90 +-30 degrees, ratiometric correction, NTRU
Backscatter turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 0-45 degrees to incident light, backscatter units (BU)
Attenuation turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 180 degrees to incident light, attenuation units (AU)
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), multiple beam, detectors at multiple angles including 90 degrees, NTMU
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +/-2.5 degrees, FNU
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, detectors at multiple angles including 90 +-2.5 degrees, ratiometric correction, FNRU
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, detection angle 0 degrees to incident light (backscatter), FBU
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, detection angle 180 degrees to incident light (attenuation), FAU
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, multiple beam, detectors at multiple angles including 90 degrees, FNMU
Bromide, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Fluorescence at 650-700 nm as a fraction of incident light at 470 nm, measured in situ, percent
Chlorophyll a, water, in situ, in vivo fluorescence,µg/L
Bed sediment, fall diameter (deionized water), percent smaller than 4 millimeters
Suspended sediment, direct measurement, percent smaller than 0.5 millimeters
Suspended sediment, direct measurement, percent smaller than 0.25 millimeters
Suspended sediment, direct measurement, percent smaller than 0.125 millimeters
Suspended sediment, direct measurement, percent smaller than 0.063 millimeters
Mean particle diameter, calculated from fully processed size distribution, mm
Chloride, water, dissolved, lb/day
Chloride, water, dissolved, tons/day
Sulfate, water, dissolved, short tons/day
Suspended solids dried at 110 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Residue, water, filtered, sum of constituents, mg/L
Residue, water, dissolved, tons/day
Dissolved solids, water, filtered, short tons per acre-foot
Compaction, sediment, ft
Suspended sediment, sieve diameter, percent smaller than 0.0625 millimeters
Suspended sediment particles between 0.50 to 16.00 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, count/L
Suspended sediment particle load between 0.50 to 16.00 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, counts/sec
Suspended sediment particle concentration between 0.50 to 16.00 microns, water, unfiltered, mg/l
Suspended sediment particle load between 0.50 to 16.00 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, count/day
Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, lb/day
Suspended sediment particle load between 1.00 to 4.76 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, counts per second
Suspended sediment particle load between 1.00 to 4.76 microns, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, counts per day
Nitrate plus nitrite yield, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi²
Nitrate plus nitrite yield, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km²
Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N] yield, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi²
Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N] yield, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km²
Phosphorus yield, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi²
Phosphorus yield, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km²
Suspended sediment yield, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi²
Suspended sediment yield, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km²
Salinity, water, computed by regression equation from specific conductance, milligrams per liter, mg/L
Chloride, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, milligrams per liter, mg/L
Chloride flux, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day, kg/day
Chloride flux, water, filtered, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day, kg/day
Chloride flux, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day, lb/day
Chloride flux, water, filtered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day, lb/day
Chloride yield, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km²
Chloride yield, water, filtered, computed by regression equation, kilograms per day per square kilometer, kg/day/km²
Chloride yield, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi²
Chloride yield, water, filtered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day per square mile, lb/day/mi²
Orthophosphate, water, unfiltered, mg/L as phosphorus
Chlorophyll a, phytoplankton, chromatographic-spectrophotometric method, µg/L
Chlorophyll a, phytoplankton, chromatographic-fluorometric method, µg/L
Ammonia, water, unfiltered, mg/L as NH4
Nitrate, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Bromide, water, filtered, mg/L
Mercury, water, unfiltered, recoverable, µg/L
Volume of water filtered, L
Elevation of sample, ft
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detector angles at 90 +/- 2.5 degrees and 30 +/- 15 degrees, ratiometric, FBRU
Carbon dioxide, water, dissolved, at the water surface, ppm by volume of dissolved gases
Total coliforms, water, filtered, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 385 nm, emission at 430 nm, colony forming units per 100 milliliters, cfu/100ml
Total coliforms, water, unfiltered, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 385 nm, emission at 430 nm, colony forming units per 100 milliliters, cfu/100ml
Suspended sediment volumetric concentration by Laser In-Situ Scattering and Tranmissometry (LISST), µL/L
Full size suspended sediment volumetric diameter by Laser In-Situ Scattering and Tranmissometry (LISST), µm
Suspended sediment volumetric diameter greater than 63 microns by Laser In-Situ Scattering and Tranmissometry (LISST), µL/L
Suspended sediment volumetric diameter greater than 63 microns by Laser In-Situ Scattering and Tranmissometry (LISST), µm
Fitting parameter root-mean-square error (RMSE), water, in situ, Ultraviolet Nitrate Analyzer
Standard deviation, nitrate + nitrite, water, in situ, burst sample, Ultraviolet Nitrate Analyzer, mg/L as N
Coefficient of variation, nitrate + nitrite, water, in situ, burst sample, Ultraviolet Nitrate Analyzer, %
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 135-180 degrees, SDVB (SBU)
Phosphorus flux, water, in situ, computed by regression equation, kg/day as phosphorus
Tryptophan, water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Salinity, water, in situ, tidally filtered, practical salinity units at 25 °C
UV fluorescence, water, in situ, single band, excitation at 365 +-5 nm, emission at 480 +-40 nm, uncorrected for light attenuation, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
UV fluorescence, water, single band, excit at 365 +-5nm, emiss at 480 +-40nm, uncorrected for light attenuation, ug/L as quinine sulfate equivalents (QSE)
Surface temperature, non-contact, °C
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), upward intensity, micromoles of photons per m²/s
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), downward intensity, micromoles of photons per m²/s
Far-red radiation, upward intensity, micromoles of photons per m²/s
Far-red radiation, downward intensity, micromoles of photons per m²/s
UV fluorescence, water, in situ, 250-260nm excitation, 325-375nm emission, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
Escherichia coli, water, filtered, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 385 nm, emission at 430 nm, colony forming units per 100 milliliters, cfu/100ml
Escherichia coli, water, unfiltered, in situ, fluorescence excitation at 385 nm, emission at 430 nm, colony forming units per 100 milliliters, cfu/100ml
Suspended sediment concentration, mg/L
Suspended sediment discharge, tons/day
Total sediment discharge, tons/day
Total sediment concentration, mg/L
Suspended sediment load larger than 62.5 microns, sieve diameter, short tons/day
Bedload sediment discharge, tons/day
Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, lbs/sec
Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, short tons/sec
Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, tons/day
Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, regression computed, turbidity and streamflow as regressors, short tons/day
Suspended sediment concentration, from uncalibrated sensor, mg/L
Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, at a fixed point in stream, estimated by a regression equation with turbidity, mg/L
Suspended sediment discharge, pounds per day, lb/day
Silica, water, dissolved, short tons/day
Calcium, water, dissolved, short tons/day
Magnesium, water, dissolved, short tons/day
Sodium, water, filtered, tons/d
Potassium, water, dissolved, short tons/day
Bicarbonate, water, dissolved, short tons/day
Phosphorus, water, dissolved, pounds per day
Hydrolyzable phosphorus, water, dissolved, lb/day
Organic carbon, water, dissolved, short tons/day
Organic carbon, suspended sediment, short tons per day
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, total, tons per day as nitrogen
Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, pounds of phosphorus per day
Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, lb/PO4 /day
Organic carbon, water, unfiltered, short tons/day
Bedload transport rate of coarse fraction greater than 8 mm, computed by regression equation, Mg/day
Bedload transport rate of coarse fraction greater than 8 mm, computed by regression equation, short tons/day
Carbon dioxide load, water, dissolved, mg/s
Nitrate plus nitrite load, water, in situ, mg/s as N
Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl) load, water, in situ, micrograms per second as chlorophyll
Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/s
Salinity load, water, in situ, g/s
Dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM) load, water, in situ, micrograms per sec as quinine sulfate equivalents (QSE)
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory, µS/cm at 25 °C
Acid neutralizing capacity, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory, mg/L as CaCO3
Sodium adsorption ratio, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, number
Salinity, water, unfiltered, practical salinity units at 25 °C
Nitrate, water, dissolved, short tons of nitrate per day
Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day
Phosphorus, water, dissolved, short tons of phosphorus per day
Nitrite, water, dissolved, short tons of nitrogen per day
Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, short tons of nitrogen per day
Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, dissolved, short tons of nitrogen per day
Biochemical oxygen demand, water, unfiltered, 5 days at 20 degrees Celsius, short tons per day
Suspended solids dried at 110 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, short tons per day
Organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day
Ammonia, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day
Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, pounds per day
Suspended solids, dried at 105 degrees Celsius, water, unfiltered, tons/d
Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day
Total nitrogen, water, unfiltered, pounds per day
Orthophosphate, water, unfiltered, pounds per day
Orthophosphate, water, dissolved, pounds per day
Nitrite plus nitrate, water, dissolved, lb/d as N
Chlorophyll a, fluorometric method, uncorrected, area weighted average, µg/l
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), Hydrolab in vivo fluorescence of phycocyanin, excitation at 590 nm, emission at 650 nm, cells/mL
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), YSI in-vivo fluorescence of phycocyanin, excitation - 595, emission - 650 nm, cells/mL
Phycocyanins (cyanobacteria), Turner Designs SCUFA in vivo fluorescence of phycocyanin, excitation at 595 nm, emission at 670 nm, µg/l
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), water, in situ, phycocyanin, IVF (IVFU)
Manganese, water, unfiltered, computed by regression of sensor data with field sample lab results, µg/l
Type of quality assurance data associated with sample, code
Orthophosphate, water, filtered, field, mg/L
Ammonia, water, unfiltered, field, mg/L as nitrogen
Nitrate, water, unfiltered, field, mg/L as N
Nitrate, water, unfiltered, field, µmol/L
Silica, water, unfiltered, field, mg/l
Rhodamine WT fluorescence (fRWT), water, in situ, concentration calibrated to reference material, mg/l
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, mg/L as N
Dissolved organic carbon, water, in situ, estimated, mg/L
Total organic carbon, water, in situ, estimated, mg/L
Nitrite, water, in situ, µmol/L
Nitrite, water, in situ, mg/L as N
Molar ratio of nitrate (plus nitrite) and orthophosphate
Eosin WT fluorescence (fEWT), water, in situ, concentration calibrated to reference material, µg/l
Sulforhodamine WT fluorescence (fSWT), water, in situ, concentration calibrated to reference material, µg/l
Chloride, water, unfiltered, mg/L
Sodium, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Calcium, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Acid neutralizing capacity, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as CaCO3
Residue, dissolved, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Suspended solids, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Total solids, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Chloride, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Sulfate, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Fecal coliforms, estimated by regression equation, water, colonies per 100 ml
Escherichia coli, estimated by regression equation, water, colonies per 100 ml
Atrazine, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, µg/l
Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N], water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N], water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L
Nitrate, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as nitrogen
Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as nitrogen
Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as nitrogen
Orthophosphate, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as phosphorus
Orthophosphate, water, filtered, estimated by regression equation, mg/L as phosphorus
Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation,mg/L as phosphorus
Hydrolyzable phosphorus, water, filtered, estimated by GCLAS, mg/L as phosphorus
Enterococci, water, defined substrate test method (DSTM), most probable number per 100 ml
Set number, NWQL schedule 2001
Sample volume, NWQL schedule 1394, ml
Sample volume, NWQL schedule 1324, ml
Sample volume, NWQL schedule 1608, ml
Sample volume, NWQL schedule 1316, ml
pH, water, unfiltered, laboratory, standard units
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, field, NTU
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +/- 30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)