Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Emily Creely, Tim Brabets
      Publication_Date: 19980801
      Title:
        Coverage b15283700
        Water-Quality Assessment of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska
        Basin boundary-Moose Creek
        Bed sediment and tissue site
      Edition: (Version 1.0, February 18, 1999)
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: None
        Issue_Identification: None
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Anchorage, AK
        Publisher:
          U.S. Geological Survey
          Scale_Denominator: 63,360
      Online_Linkage: <URL:http://agdc.usgs.gov/

  Description:
    Abstract:

      The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program's Cook
      Inlet Basin study unit is an integrated water-quality assess-
      ment designed to address a broad array of water-quality proper-
      ties at various spatial and temporal scales. These properties
      are then related to natural and human factors that can influence
      the quality of water. During the second year of this study, a
      distribution and occurrence survey of 15 sites in the Cook
      Inlet Basin was done. Moose Creek, located in the central portion
      of the Cook Inlet Basin was one of the 15 sites.

    Purpose:

      The purpose of this data set is to give the Cook Inlet NAWQA
      study unit the information needed to do basic spatial analysis
      for a given watershed within the Cook Inlet Basin. The Moose
      Creek basin as well as other drainage basins within the Cook
      Inlet Basin were digitized into a Geographic Information System
      (GIS) and used in overlay operations with other geographic data
      layers such as land cover, geology, and ecoregions in order to
      provide basin characteristics.

    Supplemental_Information:
      Procedures_Used
      Drainage basin boundaries for Moose Creek were delineated
      on USGS 1:63,360 scale topographic maps. Each quadrangle was
      digitized using ARC/INFO software on an Altek 9000 digitizer.
      Weed tolerances were set at .001 and snapping tolerances were set
      at .005. During registration, RMS errors > .005 were not accepted.

      Once digitized, the arcs were projected into an Albers Equal Area
      projection with the following parameters:

      Projection          ALBERS
      Units               METERS            Spheroid     CLARKE1866
      Datum               NAD27
      Parameters:
      1st standard parallel                            55  00  00
      2nd standard parallel                            65  00  00
      central meridian                                -154 00  00
      latitude of projection's origin                  50  00  00
      false easting (meters)                               0.0000
      false northing (meters)                              0.0000

      Arcs were then appended and overshoots & undershoots were
      corrected. Polygon topology was then created and labels added.

  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 19990325
    Currentness_Reference: N/A

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned.

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -149.10448309
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -148.91238912
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.90213944
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.67751816

  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Basin Boundaries, NAWQA, Cook Inlet, BST Sites
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, Moose Creek

  Access_Constraints: NONE

  Use_Constraints: For use at scales of 1:63,360 or smaller

  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Tim Brabets
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Hydrologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing address
        Address: 4230 University Drive, Suite 201
        City: Anchorage
        State_or_Province: AK
        Postal_Code: 99508
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7105
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: (tbrabets@usgs.gov)

  Data_Set_Credit: N/A

  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    dgux, 5.4R3.10, AViiON UNIX
    ARC/INFO version 7.1.1

  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Emily Creely, Tim Brabets
      Publication_Date: 19990325
      Title: Moose Creek Basin
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: N/A
        Issue_Identification: N/A
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Anchorage, AK
        Publisher: USGS
      Online_Linkage: <URL:http://agdc.usgs.gov/>

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: N/A

  Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.

  Completeness_Report: N/A

  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Digitized from 1:63,360 USGS topographic maps

  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        First draft of metadata created by tbrabets using
        FGDCMETA.AML ver. 1.31 10/16/98 on ARC/INFO data set
        /projects/proj_sled/nawqa_basins/b15283700
      Process_Date: 19990325

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 24
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
        Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
          Standard_Parallel: 55
          Standard_Parallel: 65
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 50
          False_Easting: 0.00000
          False_Northing: 0.00000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 1.0
          Ordinate_Resolution: 1.0
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:


      >
      >B15283700.PAT:
      >
      >COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
      >    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5
      >    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5
      >   17  B15283700#             4     5     B      -
      >   21  B15283700-ID           4     5     B      -
      >   25  STAID                 15    15     C      -
      >
      >
      >
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Alaska District Office
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 4230 University Drive, Suite 201
        City: Anchorage
        State_or_Province: AK
        Postal_Code: 99508
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7100
      Contact_Instructions: Contact via email
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov

  Distribution_Liability:

    Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey,
    U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied
    is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the
    data.

    The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty,
    and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in
    the use of this data, software, or related materials.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19990218
  Metadata_Review_Date: 19990224
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
        Contact_Person: Tim Brabets
      Contact_Position: Hydrologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing address
        Address: 4230 University Drive, Suite 201
        City: Anchorage
        State_or_Province: AK
        Postal_Code: 99508
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7105
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: (tbrabets@usgs.gov)
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata ("CSDGM version 2")
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: none