WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN: Advance Identification (ADID) Wetlands in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties, Indiana (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1:24,000, Polygon Shapefile)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) (Creator)
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) (Creator)
Originator:
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) (Creator)
Originator: Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) (Compiler)
Publication_Date: 20080911
Title:
WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN: Advance Identification (ADID) Wetlands in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties, Indiana (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1:24,000, Polygon Shapefile)
Edition: Northwest Indiana Advance Identification of Wetlands Study
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Bloomington, Indiana
Publisher: Indiana Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
This data set is a digital compilation of paper maps produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission as part of an Advance Identification (ADID) of Wetlands study.
Description:
Abstract:
WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN is a polygon shapefile that shows wetlands that were included in an Advance Identification (ADID) of Wetlands study in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties, Indiana.
Because the shapefile was created several years before metadata were produced, some values in the attribute table are undefined. Persons who are able to provide definitions for these values are encouraged to contact personnel of the Indiana Geological Survey, who will incorporate the definitions into future revisions of the metadata.
The following is excerpted from a draft Joint Public Notice of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago Regional Office, of August 28, 2001 -
"The USEPA sponsors ADIDs with the COE and other partners in areas where development, mining, agricultural, or other pressures threaten high quality or locally critical wetlands with destruction or deterioration.
"Northwest Indiana, the most rapidly developing area in the State, has several wetlands that are critical to controlling storm water and reducing water pollution, that provide good wildlife and plant habitat, and some which are globally and regionally rare systems. The NWI ADID study was designed to provide landscape-level information on critical wetlands in advance of development pressure so that planners, regulators, developers, landowners, and others would consider the information when making land-use decisions. The basic purpose of the study is to further the protection of wetlands in the region.
"The study was designed by a diverse group of partners to identify which area wetlands provide important wetland functions. Area wetlands were assessed, characterized, and mapped for their plant and animal habitat and their capacity for storing storm water and filtering pollutants.
"The Clean Water Act of 1977 regulates discharge of dredged or fill material into the waters of the United States, including wetlands. The COE has regulatory authority under Section 404 of the Clean Water act to require permits for the discharge of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States. The COE may issue permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material if the proposed project meets certain criteria, as outlined in the Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines (40 CFR Part 230).
"The Northwest Indiana ADID assembles information on the region's wetlands to be used as a planning tool by landowners, developers, conservation organizations, and government agencies to support land-use decisions that protect natural resources. As used by the regulatory community, the ADID information is ADVISORY in nature, that is, the normal Section 404 (dredge and fill) permit application process will continue to be followed when any activity subject to regulation is proposed, should the discharge of dredge or fill material be contemplated at any of the identified "ADID" wetland sites. The assembled information can facilitate the Federal Section 404 permit process by providing information on wetlands and aquatic sites to Federal regulatory agencies to be used while reviewing permit applications. The agencies can use this information to establish preliminary positions on the loss of "ADID" wetlands, in that, such loss could result in significant degradation of waters of the United States.
"The ADID study area includes the portions of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties that are within the Lake Michigan basin. This region is ranked by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Natural Heritage Data Center as having the highest biodiversity in the State, with the greatest number of rare plant and animal species. The study area includes high quality wetlands that are being impacted by the negative effects of rapid urbanization (e.g., increased runoff, sediment and nutrient loadings, habitat loss and degradation, invasive plant species, and filling). Regional wetland types include shallow and deep marsh, scrub/shrub and forested wetland, bog, fen, dune and swale, and wet meadow.
"The approximate 620 square-mile project area contains approximately 47,000 acres of wetlands and other waterbodies, as designated on the National Wetlands Inventory Maps (NWI), prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The NWI maps were used as the project base map. The ADID maps provide wetland determinations; these do not represent jurisdictional boundaries of wetlands. Because of the large size of the project area, not all wetlands were included for assessment in the study. For example, wetlands smaller than five acres that were not contiguous with other waterbodies were screened from potential field assessment. (An exception was made in the portion of Lake County north of the I-80/I-94 where one acre was the screening threshold.) Despite the need to screen out several wetlands from this assessment, the ADID maps provide a useful, preliminary assessment of wetland locations and functional values, on a watershed and a sub-basin basis."
Purpose:
The following is excerpted from a draft Joint Public Notice of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), Detroit District, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Chicago Regional Office, of August 28, 2001 -
"Northwest Indiana, the most rapidly developing area in the State, has several wetlands that are critical to controlling storm water and reducing water pollution, that provide good wildlife and plant habitat, and some which are globally and regionally rare systems. The NWI ADID study was designed to provide landscape-level information on critical wetlands in advance of development pressure so that planners, regulators, developers,landowners, and others would consider the information when making land-use decisions. The basic purpose of the study is to further the protection of wetlands in the region."
Supplemental_Information:
The polygon shapefile was obtained from the Lake Rim GIS Web site of the Indiana Geological Survey (<http://129.79.145.5/arcims/lrim/index.html>). The shapefile was created in January 2002, but no accompanying metadata were produced at that time. The original shapefile has not been changed, but these metadata were produced in 2007, as part of a revision of the Lake Rim GIS Web site.
Further revisions to make the data set more useful (inclusion of 14-digit hydrologic unit codes and assigning county names and United States Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic quadrangle names to each mapped watershed) were made in 2008, with accompanying changes to the metadata.
The USACOE Chicago District provided the GIS support, whereas the USACOE Detroit District provided field and other planning support for the original creation of this data set.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2002
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: 2001 Northwest Indiana ADID Wetland study
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.531262
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.529426
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.760656
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.290141
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geography Network Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Indiana Geological Survey (IGS)
Theme_Keyword: wetland
Theme_Keyword: hydrology
Theme_Keyword: ecology
Theme_Keyword: land cover
Theme_Keyword: surface and manmade feature
Theme_Keyword: water
Theme_Keyword: Advance Identification (ADID)
Theme_Keyword: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Theme_Keyword: Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC)
Theme_Keyword: United States Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)
Theme_Keyword: stream
Theme_Keyword: swamp
Theme_Keyword: marsh
Theme_Keyword: lake
Theme_Keyword: pond
Theme_Keyword: habitat
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Indiana
Place_Keyword: Lake County
Place_Keyword: LaPorte County
Place_Keyword: Porter County

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
DATA DISCLAIMER This data set was compiled by the Indiana Geological Survey, using data believed to be accurate; however, a degree of error is inherent in all data. This product is distributed "AS-IS" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of suitability of a particular purpose or use. No attempt has been made in either the designed format or production of these data to define the limits or jurisdiction of any federal, state, or local government. These data are intended for use only at the published scale or smaller and are for reference purposes only. They are not to be construed as a legal document or survey instrument. A detailed on-the-ground survey and historical analysis of a single site may differ from this data.
COPYRIGHT 2008, THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CREDIT It is requested that the Indiana Geological Survey be cited in any products generated from this data. The following source citation should be included: WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN: Advance Identification (ADID) Wetlands in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties, Indiana (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1:24,000, Polygon Shapefile), digital representation by the Indiana Geological Survey, 2002.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 7636
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: IGSinfo@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Data_Set_Credit:
Data are from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcGIS version 9.2 shapefile format, approximately 4.09 Mb

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No information is available.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No checks for logical consistency were made.

Completeness_Report:
The following is excerpted from a draft Joint Public Notice of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), Detroit District, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Chicago Regional Office, of August 28, 2001 -
"Because of the large size of the project area, not all wetlands were included for assessment in the study. For example, wetlands smaller than five acres that were not contiguous with other waterbodies were screened from potential field assessment. (An exception was made in the portion of Lake County north of the I-80/I-94 where one acre was the screening threshold.)"
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The horizontal positional accuracy of this layer is not known.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The vertical positional accuracy was not a factor in the production of this shapefile.

Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC)
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Digital GIS data sets for the Northwest Indiana ADID study
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1996
Ending_Date: 2001
Source_Currentness_Reference: 2001
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NIRPC ADID
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information for ADID wetlands

Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Originator: Indiana Geological Survey (IGS)
Publication_Date: 20021100
Title:
WATERSHEDS_HUC14_SUBWATERSHEDS_USGS_IN: Subwatersheds, 14-digit, Hydrologic Units, Indiana Indiana, (United States Geological Survey, 1:24000 Polygon Shapefile)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.html>
Other_Citation_Details: None
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19460101
Ending_Date: 19910101
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 14-digit subwatershed boundaries
Source_Contribution: 14-digit subwatershed boundaries

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data sets for the Northwest Indiana ADID study were supplied by personnel of NIRPC to personnel of the Indiana Geological Survey (IGS), who integrated the data into the Lake Rim GIS Web site of the IGS.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NIRPC ADID
Process_Date: 2001
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ADID
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Denver Harper
Contact_Position: Geologist, GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1369
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
dharper@indiana.edu Contact_Website: <http://igs.indiana.edu/>
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata were created for the shapefile showing ADID wetlands.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ADID
Process_Date: 2007
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Denver Harper
Contact_Position: Geologist, GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 N Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1369
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
dharper@indiana.edu Contact_Website: <http://igs.indiana.edu/>
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN were spatially joined in ESRI ArcMap to extract HUC14 subwatershed identification numbers and subwatershed names for each polygon in the WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN data set. The field "Watersheds" was renamed to "PLAN_UNIT" to avoid confusion with standard watershed names and boundaries used in Indiana. The fields "COUNTY," "USGS_QUAD", "HUC_14", and "HU_NAME" were compared to the locations of the polygons, and errors were corrected. Wetland polygons that straddled county, United States Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic quadrangle, and HUC 14 watershed boundaries were assigned concatenated values representing the county, quadrangle, or subwatershed location (for example, if a polygon straddled a subwatershed boundary, both HUC 14 identification numbers and subwatershed names were given in the HUC_14 and HU_NAME fields, respectively). The layer name was changed from WETLANDS_ADID_LAKE_RIM to WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN upon recommendation from personnel of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to distinguish the Indiana ADID wetlands from those mapped in other states under the same program. Metadata were revised for the shapefile showing ADID wetlands.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WETLANDS_ADID_LAKE_RIM, WATERSHEDS_HUC14_SUBWATERSHEDS_USGS_IN
Process_Date: 20080911
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis
Contact_Person: Sally Letsinger
Contact_Position: Research Hydrogeologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
sletsing@indiana.edu Contact_Website: <http://igs.indiana.edu/>
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This metadata was pre-parsed and parsed using CNS (Chew and Spit. v 2.6.1) and MP (Metadata Parser, v 2.7.1) software written by Peter N. Schweitzer (United States Geological Survey). The errors generated by MP were all addressed and corrected, except that no values were assigned to "Abscissa_Resolution" and "Ordinate_Resolution."
Process_Date: 20080911
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis
Contact_Person: Sally Letsinger
Contact_Position: Research Hydrogeologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
sletsing@indiana.edu Contact_Website: <http://igs.indiana.edu/>
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Indiana
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1431

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 16
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon (square meters)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Perimeter
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon (meters)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site_No
Attribute_Definition: Unique site-identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Index_
Attribute_Definition: Wetland category
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DEV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undefined, as of August 2, 2007
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NIRPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ENC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undefined, as of August 2, 2007
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NIRPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HCHYDR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
High Capacity Hydrologic Function Wetland. These wetlands provide good storm water retention or pollutant removal functions. Wetlands serve as natural water storage areas during periods of high runoff and stream flow. Riparian or reducing peak stream flows. Depressional wetlands may hold runoff for longer periods of time, reducing the volume of storm runoff and potentially supplementing base flow as the depressions slowly drain. Wetlands that are in the headwaters of a sub-watershed or that are located in a flood-prone area meet the criteria for this category. Wetlands that intercept sediment-laden flow, are vegetated, and are upstream of high quality wetlands and other water bodies meet the criteria for being effective at pollutant removal.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Draft Joint Public Notice of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago Regional Office, August 28, 2001.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HQBIO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
High Biological Function Wetland. The wetlands in this category represent wetlands and wetland complexes of five acres or greater that are the least impacted by ditching, filling, draining, excavating, intensive surrounding land use, or other anthropogenic disturbances. These wetlands include native vegetative communities and/or provide good habitat for waterfowl, songbirds, aquatic mammals, and amphibians. Some smaller wetlands were included in this assessment - wetlands within the area of concern (AOC), and the rare systems of dune and swale, and panne.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Draft Joint Public Notice of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago Regional Office, August 28, 2001.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: OTHER
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Undefined, as of August 2, 2007. Could be either - (1) Other Wetlands with ADID Data. These are wetlands that have a variety of associated data obtained from field visits or from the files of natural resource organizations; or (2) other NWI Wetlands/Waterbodies. These are wetlands and other waterbodies designated on the National Wetlands Inventory that were not assessed during the ADID project.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: USGS_Quad
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle of the U.S. Geological Survey in which the wetland is located. If a polygon straddles a quadrangle boundary, both quadrangle names are given
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Acres
Attribute_Definition: Area of the polygon (acres)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1291.29
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Class
Attribute_Definition:
Wetland classification; includes designations such as "bog," "marsh," "fen," "dune and swale," and others
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: County
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the county in which the wetland is located. If a polygon straddles a county boundary, the names of both counties are given
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Plan_unit
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the planning unit in which the wetland is located. Some planning units used in the wetland mapping project were drainage basins for streams or rivers, whereas others were stream reaches or other program- or agency-specific areas. The attribute contents include designations such as "Lake Michigan," "Trail Creek," "Little Calumet," "Area of Concern" and others
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HQ_Hab
Attribute_Definition: Does the wetland contain high-quality habitat?
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yes, the wetland contains high-quality habitat
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: No
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No, the wetland does not contain high-quality habitat
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HF_Poll_RE
Attribute_Definition: High Functioning for Pollutant Removal
Attribute_Definition_Source: NIRPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Yes, even though the wetland is not high quality, based on its position in the landscape, it may be removing pollutants
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NIRPC
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HF_Strmwtr
Attribute_Definition: High Functioning for Stormwater Storage
Attribute_Definition_Source: NIRPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes, the wetland is high-functioning for stormwater removal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NIRPC
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rest_Pot
Attribute_Definition:
Restoration potential; designations include "low," "medium," "high," and "very high"
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mgt_Activi
Attribute_Definition:
Recommended management activities; includes designations such as "control invasives," "limit drainage," and others
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Threats
Attribute_Definition:
Potential threats to the wetland; includes designations such as "invasive species," "encroching development," and others
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Invas_Spp
Attribute_Definition: Names of invasive species associated with the wetland
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Seeps_Spri
Attribute_Definition:
Description of seeps or springs that are associated with the wetland or that are potentially present
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Open_Water
Attribute_Definition:
Provides a description of open water associated with the wetland; in some instances, an approximate percent of open water is provided
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ownership_
Attribute_Definition:
General description of ownership of the wetland; includes designations such as "private," "State of Indiana," "U.S. Steel," and others
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Wildlife_O
Attribute_Definition:
General description of wildlife associated with the wetland; includes designations such as "endgrd species habitat," "excellent reptile and amphibian habitat," and others
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Contaminat
Attribute_Definition:
General description of contamination associated with the wetland; includes designations such as "runoff from farms," "septic failure," "residential runoff," and others
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Disturbanc
Attribute_Definition:
General description of disturbances associated with the wetland; includes designations such as "development," "ditching," "grazing," and others
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fill
Attribute_Definition:
General description of fill that is associated with the wetland; includes designations such as "development," "slag," "RR," "yes," and others. In some instances, an approximate percentage of fill is provided.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Comments
Attribute_Definition: Miscellaneous comments regarding the wetland
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Stormwater
Attribute_Definition: Is the wetland affected by stormwater runoff?
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yes, the wetland is affected by stormwater runoff
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Nutrient_R
Attribute_Definition:
Nutrient removal-transformation; the wetland is located upstream of a lake larger than 6 acres and is capable of sufficient retention time to allow effective nutrient removal
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Sierra Club (<http://illinois.sierraclub.org/w&w/wetland/adid.html>)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Yes, the wetland is located upstream of a lake larger than 6 acres and is capable of sufficient retention time to allow effective nutrient removal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Sierra Club (<http://illinois.sierraclub.org/w&w/wetland/adid.html>)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sediment_R
Attribute_Definition:
Sediment-toxicant retention; the wetland is located so that it receives stormwater runoff and is capable of providing significant sediment-pollutant removal
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Sierra Club (<http://illinois.sierraclub.org/w&w/wetland/adid.html>)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Yes, the wetland is located so that it receives stormwater runoff and is capable of providing significant sediment-pollutant removal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Sierra Club (<http://illinois.sierraclub.org/w&w/wetland/adid.html>)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Township
Attribute_Definition:
Township (Congressional System, also known as Public Land Survey System) in which the wetland is located
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Range
Attribute_Definition:
Range (Congressional System, also known as Public Land Survey System) in which the wetland is located
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Section
Attribute_Definition:
Section (Congressional System, also known as Public Land Survey System) in which the wetland is located
Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Huc_14
Attribute_Definition:
14-digit hydrologic units, subwatershed number. If a polygon straddles a subwatershed boundary, both subwatershed numbers are given
Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Hu_name
Attribute_Definition:
Subwatershed name, 14-digit hydrologic unit name. If a polygon straddles a subwatershed boundary, both subwatershed names are given
Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Publication Sales
Contact_Position: Clerk
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 7636
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: IGSinfo@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:
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The information on these media is proprietary to Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey. Any copying, adaptation, distribution, public performance, or public display of this information without the express written consent of Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey is discouraged.
CREDIT
It is required that the Indiana Geological Survey be cited in any products generated from this data. The following source citation should be included: WETLANDS_ADID_LAKERIM_IN: Advance Identification (ADID) Wetlands in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties, Indiana (US Environmental Protection Agency, 1:24,000, Polygon Shapefile), digital representation by the Indiana Geological Survey, 2002.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20081022
Metadata_Review_Date: 20081022
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis
Contact_Person: Sally Letsinger
Contact_Position: Research Hydrogeologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
sletsing@indiana.edu Contact_Website: <http://igs.indiana.edu/>
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
This metadata file is intended to accompany the data set identified and received from the IGS. It is not to be altered or summarized. IGS does not support secondary distribution. If this data set was received from anyone other than the IGS, this metadata file and the data set it describes may lack integrity.
Generated by mp version 2.9.7 on Thu Oct 23 08:12:16 2008