Sediment Data

Column: ID

• dd: 2 digits for the major drainage basin
• aa: 1 alphabetic character each for the sub-basin and sub-sub-basin
• ddd: 3 digits for the specific station within the sub-sub-basin

Column: DATA TYPE

The type of data measured, where

• BL: bed load
• BM: bed material-particle size
• DI: depth integrating-particle size
• PI: point integrating-particle size
• SV: split vertical depth integrating

Column: YEAR

The year, in the format yyyy.

Column: MONTH

The month, in the format mm.

Column: DAY

The day, in the format dd.

Columns: TIME, SYM

The time to the nearest minute of when the sample was taken, in the format HHmm. An E in the associated SYM column indicates the time is an estimate only.

Columns: DISCHARGE, SYM

The instantaneous discharge, in m³/s, at the time the sample was taken. The associated column SYM may contain the following

• A:manual gauge
• B:ice conditions
• D:dry
• E:estimated
• R:revised
• S:revised and manual gauge
• T:revised and ice conditions
• V:revised and dry
• W:revised and estimated
• Z:revised and sample collected this day

Columns: SAMPLING VERTICAL, SYM

The distance, in m, from an initial point to the sampling vertical or one of the following

• ----:unknow
• 1QLB: one-quarter from left bank
• 1QRB: one-quarter from right bank
• 3QLB: three-quarter from left bank
• 3QRB: three-quarter from right bank
• HWLB: high water left bank
• HWRB: high water right bank
• MULT: composite sediment measurement
• WELB: water's edge left bank
• WERB: water's edge right bank

The associated column SYM may contain the following

• K: sampling vertical not at the regular single vertical from left bank
• L: sediment measurement vertical not at the regular measurement cross-section from left bank
• M: sediment measurement vertical
• X: sampling vertical not at the regular single vertical
• Z: sediment measurement vertical not at the regular measurement cross-section

Column: TEMPERATURE

The instantaneous water temperature, in °C, at the time the sample was taken.

Columns: CONCENTRATION, SYM

The instantaneous concentration sampled, in mg/L. The associated column SYM may contain the following

• B: bottom
• C: coarse material present
• F: sample bottle filled
• G: organic material present
• K: sample(s) collected in a single vertical
• R: samples collected in several verticals
• T: top
• U: Automatic Sampling

Column: DISSOLVED SOLIDS

The instantaneous dissolved solids sampled, in mg/L.

Column: SAMPLER TYPE

The type of measurement device used to take the sample.

For bed load, it may contain one of the following

• ARN: Arnhem sampler
• BAS: basket sampler
• BOG: Bogardi sampler
• SON: sonic sampler
• VUV: VUV sampler
• PIT: pit sampler
• VOR: vortex sampler
• OTH: other
• -: not available

For bed material, it may contain one of the following

• BM54: US BM-54 bed material sampler
• BMH53: US BMH-53 piston type hand sampler
• BMH60: US BMH-60 bed material sampler
• CLAMP: clamp sampler
• CORE: core sampler
• LANE: lane sampler
• SCOOP: scoop sampler
• SHIP: Shipek sampler
• -: not available

For depth integrating and split vertical depth integrating, it may contain one of the following

• DH48: US DH-48 wading type sampler
• Dh49: US DH-59 hand line type sampler
• DIP: sample collected using sample bottle only
• D49: US D-49 suspended type sampler
• D74:US D-74 reel type sampler
• D77: US D-77 suspended type sampler
• P61: US P-61 sampler
• P63: US P-63 sampler
• P72: US P-72 sampler
• PS82: US PS-82 sampler
• PWS: plastic water sampler
• PUMP: automatic sampling device
• SURF: sample collected at the surface using a sampler
• -: not available

For point integrating, it may contain one of the following

• P61: US P-61 sampler
• P63: US P-63 sampler
• P72: US P-72 sampler
• PS82: US PS-82 sampler
• PWS: plastic water sampler
• PUMP: pumping sampler
• SURF: surface sampler
• -: not available

Column: SAMPLE DEPTH

The depth of the sample, in m, for point integrating.

Column: DEPTH1

The first depth of the sample, in m, for split vertical point integrating.

Column: DEPTH2

The second depth of the sample, in m, for split vertical point integrating.

Column: STREAMBED

Flag to indicate a streambed record, where

• SB: streambed record

Column: MESSAGES

A message code.

For bed load and bed material, it may contain one of the following

• 4: no material collected
• 5: sample combined with vertical below
• 6: sample combined with vertical above

For point integrating, it may contain one of the following

• 1: data not available
• 2: sample destroyed
• 3: sample combined with depth below

Columns: 0.002.512

The percentage values finer than the indicated particle sizes, in mm, for samples collected.

Column: ID

The unique 7-character station identification, in the format ddaaddd, where

• dd: 2 digits for the major drainage basin
• aa: 1 alphabetic character each for the sub-basin and sub-sub-basin
• ddd: 3 digits for the specific station within the sub-sub-basin

Column: PARAM

The parameter codes, where

• 4: suspended sediment load

Column:TYPE

The type of data, where

• T:tonnes

Column: YEAR

The year, in the format yyyy.

Column: DD

The day of the month, in the format dd.

Column: JAN, FEB, MAR,AVR,MAR,JUN,JUL,AUG,SEP,OCT,NOV,DEC,SYM

The values. The associated columns SYM may be empty or contain the following

• A: partial day
• B: ice conditions
• D: dry
• E: estimated
• S: sample(s) collected this day

Column: ID

The unique 7-character station identification, in the format ddaaddd, where

• dd: 2 digits for the major drainage basin
• aa: 1 alphabetic character each for the sub-basin and sub-sub-basin
• ddd: 3 digits for the specific station within the sub-sub-basin

Column: PARAM

The parameter codes, where

• 4: suspended sediment load

Column: DD--MM-YYYY

The date, in the format dd--mm--yyyy.

Columns: VALUE, SYM

The value. The associated column SYM may be empty or contain the following

• A: partial day
• B: ice conditions
• D: dry
• E: estimated
• S: sample(s) collected this day

Column: ID

The unique 7-character station identification, in the format ddaaddd, where

• dd: 2 digits for the major drainage basin
• aa: 1 alphabetic character each for the sub-basin and sub-sub-basin
• ddd: 3 digits for the specific station within the sub-sub-basin

Column: PARAM

The parameter codes, where

• 4: suspended sediment load

Column: JULIANDAY

The ordinal date, in the format dd.

Columns: VALUE, SYM

The value. The associated column SYM may be empty or contain the following

• A: partial day
• B: ice conditions
• D: dry
• E: estimated
• S: sample(s) collected this day