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USGS 2D Hydraulic Modeling - Model Output

Metadata

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S Geological Survey/Western Fisheries Research Center/Columbia River Research Laboratory
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: YFO_Wapato_Reach_2D_model_1491cfs
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: \\IBR1EYOUNGD01\C$\Data_2_SDE_prep\test47filegd.gdb
Description:
Abstract: The underlying goal of this project is to develop an integrated water management/habitat response tool that will allow the BOR to quantify the feasibility, effectiveness, and risks associated with various management alternatives, including re-regulation of reservoir releases under current water supplies and demand scenarios, potential increases in water availability of 500 - 800 KAF through import of water from the Columbia River and construction of the Black Rock storage facility, or combinations thereof. This study would meet two primary objectives necessary to achieve this goal: (1) Development of multiple habitat response models capable of quantifying wetted area in the EDT habitat units and area of SSCV habitat associated with the EDT units as a function of discharge. (2) Development and integration of a decision support system, compatible with RiverWare and EDT, that can be used to quantify the temporal distribution of wetted area of the EDT habitat units and SSCV patch characteristics under different management scenarios. Purpose: This dataset will be used to estimate a range of variables at the following flows for the Wapato and Union Gap Reaches: Union Gap Reach - 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000 Wapato Reach - 300, 500, 750, 1491, 2000, 2450, 5000, 7500, 15000

Reclamation conducted the 2D hydraulic modeling for the Easton, Kittitas, and Naches reaches. The USGS conducted the 2D hydraulic modeling for the Union Gap and Wapato reaches. Therefore, separate metadata files have been developed for these two sets of information. Supplemental_Information: This dataset has been modified by the Bureau of Reclamation's UCAO office to better follow the format of Reclamation modeled reaches for the same study. The changes are listed in the last paragraph of the 'process' section.

Therefore, if requesting data or clarification about the data from the USGS, instead of Reclamation, it will be beneficial to read about these modifications.

Data may be obtained from the original USGS source or from Reclamation. Both contacts are listed under the 'distribution' section. If this metadata has been exported into some format other than ESRI software, both contacts may not be included. The USGS has valid contact information throughout this metadata record. The general physical address for Reclamation is: 1917 Marsh Road; Yakima, WA 98901. The general phone number is: (509) 575-5848.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2006
Time_of_Day: unknown
Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.442411
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.333207
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.497462
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.417571

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gap metadata
Theme_Keyword: habitat
Theme_Keyword: fish
Theme_Keyword: riparian
Theme_Keyword: in-stream habitat
Theme_Keyword: hydrology
Theme_Keyword: water

Place:
Place_Keyword: Pacific Northwest
Place_Keyword: Washington
Place_Keyword: Yakima Basin

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Western Fisheries Research Center, Columbia River Research Laboratory
Contact_Position: James R. Hatten, Reasearch Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 5501-A Cook-Underwood Rd.
City: Cook
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98605
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-538-2299, Ext 252
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-538-2843
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jhatten@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:00 a.m. To 3:30 p.m. Monday Through Friday
Data_Set_Credit: Thomas Batt
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: none
Security_Classification: Unclassified
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: Bureau of Reclamation's UCAO office received the modeling data from the USGS and have modified minor parts of it. The changes below could have resulting in some inaccuracies of the valiables, although it would be very minor. This is described in more detail at the end of the "Process Step" section. 1) 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). 2) 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. Logical_Consistency_Report: NoneCompleteness_Report: Water variables were simulated from a two dimensional hydrodynamic model starting at rivermile 103.8, 1/4 mile south of Sunnyside diversion dam, and ending at rivermile 93.7, 1 .5 miles north of SR22 bridge at Toppenish. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Final accuracy unknown, but positional data used for hydrodynamic modeling was collected using USGS bathymetric sonar, RTK GPS and Total Station data. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Final accuracy unknown, but positional data used for hydrodynamic modeling was collected using USGS bathymetric sonar, RTK GPS and Total Station data.

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0.15
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Accuracy range is 2cm for total station and RTK elevation to 15cm for sonar data.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: BOR, Yakima, WA
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Topographic and water Lidar Survey of the Wapato Reach.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Lidar data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2003
Beginning_Time: unknown
Ending_Date: 2005
Ending_Time: unknown
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BOR, Yakima
Source_Contribution: Provided most of the underlying bathymetry used to generate the Riv2D Bed file.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 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 42.48 cu. m/s with a downstream water surface elevation of 239.66 m. The bed elevation surface upon which the hydrodynamic simulation was based was derived from multiple survey methods ranging from both topographic and water penatrating Lidar to USGS RTK surveys that were used to fill in data gaps. Final mesh was irregulary spaced varying between 2.5 and 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). For the Wapato Reach at any modeled flow, this effected less that 0.006% of the total 2D modeling points in the entire data set and less than 0.028% of the pool designated 2D modeling points. The average depth of water in these areas was 0.33 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.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BOR, Yakima
Process_Date: 2006
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Thomas R. Batt
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Western Fisheries Research Center, Columbia River Research Laboratory
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-538-2299
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-538-2843
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbatt@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. To 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Process_Date: 20081202
Process_Time: 09342700

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: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 134658

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_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: YFO_Wapato_Reach_2D_model_1491cfs

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

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: X_VEL
Attribute_Definition: velocity in the x-direction

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Y_VEL
Attribute_Definition: velocity in the y-direction

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: roughtness
Attribute_Definition: Model roughness value (k) equating to Manning's value and substrate size. Values from 0 - 1. Smooth features having a value of 0 and very rough features having a value of 1.

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AVGDIR
Attribute_Definition: Average velocity direction.>

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DIR
Attribute_Definition: vector direction

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: froude_number
Attribute_Definition: turbulence rating with 0 being no turbulence and 1 and higher as very turbulent

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: habitat_class
Attribute_Definition: habitat type

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: water_depth
Attribute_Definition: depth of water in feet

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: water_surface_elevation
Attribute_Definition: vertical elevation of the water surface in feet

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: bed_elevation
Attribute_Definition: bed elevation in feet

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: water_velocity
Attribute_Definition: water velocity magnitude in ft/sec

Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: This shapefile has multiple point fields representing velocity, depth, roughness, velocity direction, froude, water surface elevtion, and x and y location values.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Western Fisheries Research Center, Columbia River Research Laboratory
Contact_Position: James R. Hatten, Reasearch Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 5501-A Cook-Underwood Rd.
City: Cook
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98605
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-538-2299, Ext 252
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-538-2843
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jhatten@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:00 a.m. To 3:30 p.m. Monday Through Friday

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 1.808
Custom_Order_Process:
Contact Geospatial Data Administrator or GIS Coordinator for custom data requests.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Time_of_Day: unknown

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20081202
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Thomas R. Batt
Contact_Organization: USGS, Columbia River Research Laboratory
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 5501A Cook-Underwood Rd.
City: Cook
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98605
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (509)- 538-2299
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (509)-538-2843
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbatt@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0700 - 1530
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: Credit CRRL for data use
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: none
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

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