Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Melissa M. Foley Originator: Rebecca Paradis Publication_Date: 2017 Title: Sediment deposition in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, measured on rod surface elevation tables (RSETs) from 2011 to 2014 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F75B00N4 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F75B00N4 Online_Linkage: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/58f501d6e4b0f6ac3c40383a Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Melissa M. Foley Originator: Patrick B. Shafroth Originator: Matthew M. Beirne Originator: Rebecca Paradis Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie Publication_Date: 2017 Title: Ecological parameters in the Elwha River estuary before and during dam removal Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F75B00N4 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F75B00N4 Description: Abstract: This portion of the data release presents sediment deposition in the estuary as measured using rod surface elevation tables (RSETs) at fifteen locations throughout the Elwha River estuary, Washington, from August 2011 to June 2014 (no associated USGS Field Activities numbers because data were collected predominantly by biologists from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe). The locations of the RSETs were determined with a hand-held global positioning system (GPS). We measured sediment deposition from 2011 to 2013 using the RSET table and pins at 36 points around each RSET. Because of extensive sediment deposition in the estuary, we needed to modify our methodology in 2014. We fabricated a new attachment for the RSET base that consisted of a 30 cm horizontal measuring rod and level, which replaced the RSET table. We leveled the rod with respect to the RSET receiver and measured the distance from the end of the rod to the sediment surface at six locations around the center point using a weighted line. The two methods were calibrated so that measurements were comparable. Measurements were taken approximately every two months in 2011 and 2012 and before and after the rainy and freshet (snowmelt) seasons in 2013 and 2014. The sediment deposition data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv). Purpose: Data were obtained to assess the sediment response following the removal of two dams on the Elwha River between 2011 and 2014. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20110811 Ending_Date: 20140611 Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time data were collected Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.56693 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.55718 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.14900 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.14520 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:58f501d6e4b0f6ac3c40383a Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning Theme_Keyword: substrate Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: sedimentation Theme_Keyword: sand deposits Theme_Keyword: gravel deposits Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Theme_Keyword: sedimentation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords Theme_Keyword: sediment Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Place_Keyword: Elwha River Place_Keyword: Strait of Juan de Fuca Place_Keyword: Olympic Peninsula Place_Keyword: Clallam County Place_Keyword: State of Washington Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 2885 Mission St City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060-5792 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011, Mac OS X Yosemite, version 10.10.5. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Melissa M. Foley Originator: Jonathan A. Warrick Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie Originator: Andrew W. Stevens Originator: Patrick B. Shafroth Originator: Jeffrey J. Duda Originator: Matthew M. Beirne Originator: Rebecca Paradis Originator: Guy R. Gelfenbaum Originator: Randall McCoy Originator: Erin S. Cubley Publication_Date: 2017 Title: Coastal habitat and biological community response to dam removal on the Elwha River Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Ecological Society of America, Washington DC Publisher: Ecological Monographs Online_Linkage: http://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1268 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted. Logical_Consistency_Report: No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted. Completeness_Report: Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20110811 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20111011 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20111212 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20120308 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20120507 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20120712 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20120917 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20130328 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20131107 Process_Step: Process_Description: Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change. Process_Date: 20140611 Process_Step: Process_Description: Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed. Process_Date: 20201019 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed Process_Date: 20211013 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Susan A. Cochran Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7545 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scochran@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 166 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Sediment deposition Entity_Type_Definition: Tabular data Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude (deg. N) Attribute_Definition: Latitude of sample in decimal degrees, north Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 48.14520 Range_Domain_Maximum: 48.14900 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude (deg. E) Attribute_Definition: Longitude of sample in decimal degrees, east Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -123.55718 Range_Domain_Maximum: -123.56693 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: RSET number Attribute_Definition: Name of RSET location Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique identifier for the location given when permanent stations were installed. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date measured Attribute_Definition: Date RSET was measured in mm/dd/yyyy format Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 08/11/2011 Range_Domain_Maximum: 06/11/2014 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Dates in mm/dd/yyyy format Attribute: Attribute_Label: Average distance Attribute_Definition: Average measured distance from the table or measuring rod to the sediment surface. NS indicates the location was not sampled. Negative numbers indicate that sediment deposition was greater than the height of the original rod and extensions had to be added. Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -450.7 Range_Domain_Maximum: 980.4 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Change Attribute_Definition: Average sediment surface height change was calculated between successive time periods by subtracting the new measurement from the previous one. Positive numbers indicate that sediment was deposited between sampling intervals; negative numbers indicate erosion occurred between sampling intervals. NA indicates RSET was not measured in consecutive months so change could not be measured. Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -693.7 Range_Domain_Maximum: 948 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The first line of the csv file is a header line. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Sediment deposition data are presented as a comma-delimited file (.csv) and associated metadata. Distribution_Liability: Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: comma-delimited text Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 14.7.1 Format_Information_Content: comma-delimited text file File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied. Transfer_Size: 0.02 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/58f501d6e4b0f6ac3c40383a Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/F75B00N4 Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the Internet Fees: None. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20211013 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 2885 Mission St City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060-5792 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998