Dams Inventory Coverage
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- Identification_Information
- Data_Quality_Information
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
- Spatial_Reference_Information
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information
- Distribution_Information
- Metadata_Reference_Information
- Identification_Information:
- Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Publication_Date: 1868 - Present
- Title: Nebraska - Dams Inventory
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
- Publisher: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Online_Linkage: <dams-inventory-database>
- Online_Linkage: <dams-inventory-data-legend-and-notes>
- Online_Linkage: <dnr-federal-county-codes>
- Description:
- Abstract:
- The dams inventory database includes all dams which have minimum height of 6 feet and exceed a storage capacity of 50 acre feet, or have minimum height of 25 feet and exceed a storage capacity of 15 acre feet or have a "high" hazard classification. The data also describes the type of dam, the completion date, the dam height and length, the county the dam is located in and various other informative data. This data can also be retrieved by county, owner, dam identification number, township and range or varies other purposes.
- Purpose:
- This dam inventory data can be used as a digital layer in various studies.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date: 1868
- Ending_Date: 999999
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
- Progress: Planned
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Daily
- Spatial_Domain:
- Bounding_Coordinates:
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.066775
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -95.242537
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.067560
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.912089
- Keywords:
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Theme_Keyword: dams
- Theme_Keyword: water use
- Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
- Theme_Keyword: farming
- Theme_Keyword: environment
- Place:
- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Place_Keyword: Nebraska
- Place_Keyword: NE
- Place_Keyword: County
- Place_Keyword: USA
- Access_Constraints: none
- Use_Constraints:
- None, Acknowledgement of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources would be appreciated in products derived from this data.
- Point_of_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 94676
- City: Lincoln
- State_or_Province: Nebraska
- Postal_Code: 68509-4676
- Country: ) USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (402) 471-2363
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (402) 471-2900
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@dnr.ne.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 Central Time
- Contact_Instructions: url http://dnr.nebraska.gov
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
- Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
- Data_Quality_Information:
- Attribute_Accuracy:
- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
- The values of the attributes are collected from the engineering plans by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
- The engineering plans are checked for accuracy during the initial inspection of the dam.
- Completeness_Report:
- Every year the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources submits a copy of the dam inventory report to the Corps of Engineers and any questions about the data are updated at that time.
- Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: medium to low
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: medium to low
- Lineage:
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Publication_Date: 1868 - Present
- Title: Dams Inventory Data
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place: Lincoln, NE, United States
- Publisher: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Online_Linkage: http://dnr.nebraska.gov
- Type_of_Source_Media: paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date: 1868 - Present
- Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none
- Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Tabular Data: The text files were acquired from the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources. It was then imported into ACCESS. GIS Coverage: The data was imported into ARC/INFO.
- Process_Date: 1868 - Present
- Process_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94676
- City: Lincoln
- State_or_Province: Nebraska
- Postal_Code: 68509-4676
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (402) 471-2363
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (402) 471-2900
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dnr.gis@nebraska.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 Central Time
- 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: 2710
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
- Planar:
- Grid_Coordinate_System:
- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
- State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
- SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2600
- Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
- Standard_Parallel: 40.000000
- Standard_Parallel: 43.000000
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -100.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 39.833333
- False_Easting: 1640416.666667
- False_Northing: 0.000000
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
- Abscissa_Resolution: 600
- Ordinate_Resolution: 600
- 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
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label: dams
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- Nebraska dams point (.pat) coverage contains all the attribute data.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- 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: OID_
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: NIDID
- Attribute_Definition: the official national identification number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resource
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: the official national identification number
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: DAMNAME
- Attribute_Definition: the name of the dam
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: the name of the dam
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: LOCATION
- Attribute_Definition: the legal description that includes section, township and range
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- the same identification as the national identification except for a few exempt dams
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: COUNTY
- Attribute_Definition: name of the county the dam is located in
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Name of the county
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- See on-line link at Identification_Information
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: STREAM
- Attribute_Definition: the name of the river or stream that flows into the dam
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: the name of the river or stream that flows into the dam
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: DSTOWN
- Attribute_Definition: the name of the nearest downstream town
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: the name of the nearest downstream town
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: DISTDS
- Attribute_Definition: the distance in miles of the closest town or city downstream
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: the distance in miles of the closest town or city downstream
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: OWNER
- Attribute_Definition: dam owner's name
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: dam owner's name
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: OWNERTYPE
- Attribute_Definition: the type of owner
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: F, S, L, U or P
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- See on-line link at Identification_Information
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: DESIGNER
- Attribute_Definition: The designer of the dam.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: designer's name
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: PrivonFed
- Attribute_Definition: privately owned dam on federal property
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y or N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Y is for yes meaning the dam is privately owned on federal property N is for no the dam isn't on federal property
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: DAMTYPE
- Attribute_Definition: the type of dam
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: RE, ER, PG, CB, VA, MV, CN, MS, ST, TC or OT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- See on-line link at Identification_Information
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: PURPOSE
- Attribute_Definition: the purpose of the dam
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: I, H, C, P, F, S, R, D, or O
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- See on-line link at Identification_Information
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: YRCOMPLTD
- Attribute_Definition:
- the year the dam's construction was completed. If followed by an "E", the completion date was estimated.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- the year the dam's construction was completed. If followed by an "E" the completion date was estimated.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: YRMODIFIED
- Attribute_Definition: the year the dam was modified and the modification type.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: S, F, M, E, H, and O
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- See on-line link at Identification_Information
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: DAMLENGTH
- Attribute_Definition: length of the dam measured in feet
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: length of the dam measured in feet
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: DAMHT
- Attribute_Definition:
- the height of the dam measured in feet from the top of the dam to the lowest point along the downstream toe.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: the height of the dam measured in feet
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: STRHT
- Attribute_Definition:
- The structural height of the dam is measured in feet. The structural height is measured from the top of the dam to the lowest point of excavation during construction.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: structural height of the dam measured in feet
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: HYDRHT
- Attribute_Definition:
- The height from the maximum designed reservoir level to the lowest point along the downstream toe.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- The height from the maximum designed reservoir level to the lowest point along the downstream toe.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: MAXDISCH
- Attribute_Definition:
- maximum designed discharge measured from the dam in cubic feet per second
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: maximum designed discharge measured in cubic feet per second
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: MAXSTOR
- Attribute_Definition:
- Storage at the maximum attainable reservoir elevation, in acre-feet.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- storage at the maximum attainable reservoir elevation, in acre-feet.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: NORMSTOR
- Attribute_Definition:
- Permanent storage below the lowest principal spillway opening, in acre-feet.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Permanent storage below the lowest principal spillway opening, in acre-feet.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: NORMSURF
- Attribute_Definition: Reservoir surface area at the normal storage level, in acres.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: Reservoir surface area at the normal storage level, in acres.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: DRAINAREA
- Attribute_Definition:
- Size of the watershed area, that drains into the dam in square miles
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Size of the watershed area, that drains into the dam, in square miles
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: HAZARD
- Attribute_Definition:
- Potential for downstream damage due to a large discharge and/or failure of the dam
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: H, S, L, M, or TBD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- See on-line link at Identification_Information
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: EAP
- Attribute_Definition: Emergency action plan available or not.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y, N, or NR
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- - Y - Yes - N - No - NR - Not required
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: LastInspDt
- Attribute_Definition: Date the dam was last inspected by DNR
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resource
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: last inspection date by DNR
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: InspFreq
- Attribute_Definition: Frequency of DNR's inspections, in years
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: last inspection date by DNR
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: StateReg
- Attribute_Definition: The dam under the jurisdiction of the State of Nebraska.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Y - Yes
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: REGAGENCY
- Attribute_Definition: the state agency that regulates the dam
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: the state agency that regulates the dam
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: ApplNo
- Attribute_Definition:
- a number assigned by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources when the dam owner applies for a storage permit.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- a number assigned by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resource
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: PlanNo
- Attribute_Definition:
- A number assigned by DNR to the engineering drawings of the dam.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: the dams engineering drawing number assigned by DNR
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: Volume
- Attribute_Definition: Volume of earthen embankment in Cubic Yards.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: LongDec83
- Attribute_Definition: NAD 83 - Decimal Degrees
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resource
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: NAD 83 Decimal Degrees
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: LatDec83
- Attribute_Definition: NAD 83 - Decimal Degrees
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resource
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain: NAD 83 Decimal Degrees
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: WaterDivis
- Attribute_Definition: Water Divisions divided by state statues
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, 1-D, 1-E, 1-F, 2-A, 2-B, 2-C. 2-D, 2-E, 2-F
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label: InfoFrom
- Attribute_Definition: Where dam information originated
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Nebraska Department of Naturral Resources
- Distribution_Information:
- Distributor:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94676
- City: Lincoln
- State_or_Province: Nebraska
- Postal_Code: 68509-4676
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (402) 471-2363
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (402) 471-2900
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dnr.gis@nebraska.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 Central Time
- Contact_Instructions: ) url http://dnr.nebraska.gov
- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
- Distribution_Liability: none
- Standard_Order_Process:
- Digital_Form:
- Digital_Transfer_Information:
- Format_Name: ARCE (ARC/INFO EXPORT)
- Format_Version_Number: ARC/INFO 8.1
- Format_Specification:
- This data is in double precision format. After the data was put in ARC/INFO Export format. However upon request we will output it to another format if you are not able to use this one.
- Format_Information_Content: Spatial and attribute information
- File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
- Transfer_Size: 0.072
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
- Online_Option:
- Computer_Contact_Information:
- Network_Address:
- Network_Resource_Name: http://dnr.nebraska.gov
- Access_Instructions:
- Access the data through our web site by http://dnr.nebraska.gov. Enter ther Data Bank Option; Enter the Spatial/GIS Data Option; Enter the Dams Inventory Database; Select the ARC/EXPORT option. For other formats and projections try the GIS Processing Site.
- Offline_Option:
- Offline_Media: CD-ROM
- Recording_Capacity:
- Recording_Density: 700
- Recording_Density: 4
- Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
- Recording_Format: maybe compressed
- Fees:
- The online copy of the ARC Export data set may be retrieved via web at no charge. For delivery of digital data in other formats there may be an additional charge plus the cost of the media.
- Ordering_Instructions:
- You can either order by leaving a message over the web site or call Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
- Metadata_Date: 20120109
- Metadata_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
- Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 94676
- City: Lincoln
- State_or_Province: Nebraska
- Postal_Code: 68509-4676
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (402) 471-2363
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (402) 471-2900
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dnr.gis@nebraska.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 Central Time
- Contact_Instructions: url http://dnr.nebraska.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
- Metadata_Extensions:
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