Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study

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Fish Habitats by Species Life Stage for USGS 2D Hydraulic Modeled Reaches

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USDI; Bureau of Reclamation
Publication_Date: 6/26/2008
Publication_Time:
UnknownTitle: YFO_Wapato_Reach_interpreted_habitat_class
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: \\IBR1EYOUNGD01\C$\Data_2_SDE_prep\UCAO_2D_Hydraulic_Model_Results_GIS_DB.gdb

Description:
Abstract:
General stream habitat categories developed by Reclamation biologist from two dimensional hydraulogic modeling information for a specific reach listed in the data sets name. Purpose: This is part of a larger study known as the Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasability Study (YRBWSFS). The modeling was conducted to support analysis of how fish habitats change in the reach specified in this data sets name, based on flow variations. The final data sets will be used to help determine how fish habitat will be effected by potential new water storage options. Supplemental_Information: This data set is part of a larger set of information. The modeled reaches are: Easton, Kittitas, Naches, Union Gap, Wapato

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2005
Time_of_Day: unknown
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status: Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.442018
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.333206
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.496755
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.418166

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Habitat
Theme_Keyword: Fish
Theme_Keyword: Riparian
Theme_Keyword: In-Stream Habitat
Theme_Keyword: hydrology
Theme_Keyword: water

Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Pacific Northwest
Place_Keyword: Washignton
Place_Keyword: Yakima Basin

Access_Constraints:
The USDI Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) provides public domain spatial data without restrictions. Access to spatial data that are considered 1) works in-progress, 2) for internal use, or 3) confidential, sensitive, or private may be restricted. Access to such data may require a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. For further information, contact the Geospatial Data Administrator (see Point of Contact info).

Use_Constraints:
The USDI Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) provides spatial data """"""""as-is"""""""" without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, any warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. In no event will the producers of Reclamation spatial data be liable for any damages arising from the use of, or the inability to use, these data. The user assumes all responsibility for spatial and attribute accuracy, completeness, validity, and appropriateness with regard to the suitability of these spatial data for any specific use or application, and such use or application is at the user's own risk.

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Upper Columbia Area Office, USDI Bureau of Reclamation
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: US Bureau of Reclamation Box 1749 1917 Marsh Road
City: Yakima
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98907-1794
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-575-5848
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-454-5611
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: eyoung@pn.usbr.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0730-1600
Contact_Instructions:

Data_Set_Credit:
Denver Technical Service Center, USDI Bureau of Reclamation USGS; Columbia River Research Laboratory

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Bed elevation used in the modeling process is tied to the accuracies of the bathymetric LiDAR work conducted in 2004 and 2005 with a listed error or 0.25 meters (suspected accuracy is 0.1 meters).

The habitat classifications are tied to the wetted area and water velocity from the modeling process.

For more information, see the process section of this document.
Logical_Consistency_Report: polygon topology exists
Completeness_Report: Completely finished for the project areas. The habitat categorization was completed for the following reaches: Easton, Kittitas, Naches, Union Gap, Wapato

Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal accuracy value is based on the published accuracies for the equipment used when collecting the bathymetric LiDAR data (0.25 meters). This is the major data set used to create the three dimensional mesh for the modeling. The modeling output was then used to determine fish species habitat locations. Based on error analysis, it is believed that the accuracy value is closer to 0.1. However the modeling process undoubtedly added further error to the base data. Also, the propagation of the modeling point outputs to a continuous surface adds error, especially around the river edges.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.25Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The horizontal accuracy value is based on the published accuracies for the equipment used when collecting the bathymetric LiDAR data (0.25 meters). This is the major data set used to create the three dimensional mesh for the modeling. The modeling output was then used to determine fish species habitat locations. Based on error analysis, it is believed that the accuracy value is closer to 0.1. However the modeling process undoubtedly added further error to the base data. Also, the propagation of the modeling point outputs to a continuous surface adds error, especially around the river edges.

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.25

Lineage: Process_Step:
Process_Description: This dataset was produced through a two step process: 1) Two dimensional hydraulic model created for the specific reaches. 2) General habitat classifications derived from modeling output.

THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORIGINAL TWO DIMENSIONAL HYDRAULIC MODELING WORK: Model ouput variables were estimated for the Gap Reach of the Yakima River under steady-state flow by means of two-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling. The River 2D model used a two-dimensional finite element method to solve the two-dimensional shallow water flow equations. For a detailed explanation of the model, see Ghanem, A.H., P.M. Steffler, F.E. Hicks, and C. Katopodis, 1995, Two-dimensional finite element modeling of aquatic habitats:, Water Resources Engineering Report No. 95-S1, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. The conditions simulated were for a flow of 283.17 cu. m/s with a downstream water surface elevation of 288.5 m. The bed elevation surface upon which the hydrodynamic simulation was based was derived from multiple survey methods ranging from USGS boat surveys to total station data collected in small secluded sections of this reach. Final mesh was irregulary spaced varying between 2.5 to 25 meters. Final CDG files from River2D were imported into ArGIS. The final data set is in the form of a ArcGIS shapefile.

Bureau of Reclamation's UCAO office received the modeling data from the USGS and have modified minor parts of it. The changes are listed below: 1) Metadata keywords changed to include both location and theme information. 2) Attribute names changed to reflect same naming convertions of USBR modeling work. 3) Vertical and horizontal accuracies changed from a value representing units in centimeters to units in meters. 4) Water surface elevation and water depth values for locations with a froude number of 0 were changed to -3.2808 (null value used in USBR modeled areas). This resulted in pools with a Froude value = 0 being classified as land even with the model showing it being watered. For the Union Gap Reach at any modeled flow, this effected less that 0.0004% of the total 2D modeling points in the entire data set and less than 0.0034% of the pool designated 2D modeling points. The average depth of water in these areas was 0.7 inches. 5) Water velocity values were changed to a value of 0 (to be consistent with USBR modeled areas) for locations with a froude number of 0. 6) Certain attributes were deleted.

THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE GENERAL HABITAT CLASSIFICATION DEVELOPMENT: 1) All flow levels for a specific reach were combined using the ArcGIS 'update' tool. 2) Any wetted area non-attached to the main channel in some way was eliminated from the dataset. 3) Reclamation biologists used the wetted area and water velocities to classify the habitat into the following categories: backwater, beaver pond, braid, groundwater, main, pond outlet, side channel, wetland, by overlaying ortho-photography with the combined modeled flow levels.

Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Upper Columbia Area Office, USDI Bureau of Reclamation
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1917 Marsh Road
City: Yakima
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98901-2058
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-575-5848
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-454-5611
Contact_Instructions:

Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 46

SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 55

SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 55

SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 45.833333
Standard_Parallel: 47.333333
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.333333
False_Easting: 1640416.666667
False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000328
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000328
Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: YFO_Wapato_Reach_interpreted_habitat_class
Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Denver Technical Services Center, USDI Bureau of Reclamation

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HABITAT
Attribute_Definition: Description of the general habitat types.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: backwater
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: beaver pond
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: braid
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: groundwater
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: main
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: pond outlet
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: side channel
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: wetland

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: habitat
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Length
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Contains attributes on the fish habitat classifications

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Upper Columbia Area Office, USDI Bureau of Reclamation
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: US Bureau of Reclamation Box 1749 1917 Marsh Road
City: Yakima
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98907-1794
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-575-5848
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-454-5611
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: eyoung@pn.usbr.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0730-1600
Contact_Instructions:

Resource_Description: U. S. Bureau of Reclamation's Yakima River Basin Database

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The user assumes all responsibility for spatial and attribute accuracy, completeness, validity and appropriateness with regard to the suitability of these spatial data for any specific use or application, and such use or application is at the user's own risk.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20081201
Metadata_Review_Date: 20010814
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Upper Columbia Area Office, USDI Bureau of Reclamation
Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: US Bureau of Reclamation Box 1749 1917 Marsh Road
City: Yakima
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98907-1794
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-575-5848
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-454-5611
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: eyoung@pn.usbr.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0730-1600

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Metadata_Use_Constraints: none
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

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