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CodeListNameValueCodeCodeDescription
AgeList11 year old
AgeListNRNot Recorded
AgeList22 year old
AgencyTypeListWQ 
AgencyTypeListBA 
AgencyTypeListTI 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Selenastrum 
AnalysisTypeListPerchlorate 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity 
AnalysisTypeListBioaccumulation 
AnalysisTypeListDOC 
AnalysisTypeListMTBE-BTEX 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Atherinops 
AnalysisTypeListArchive 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-BivalveMussels 
AnalysisTypeListMercury, total 
AnalysisTypeListELISA 
AnalysisTypeListTOC 
AnalysisTypeListTBT 
AnalysisTypeListInfauna 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-OP 
AnalysisTypeListTOC/DOC 
AnalysisTypeListMetals, total 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Pimephales 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PBDE 
AnalysisTypeListTSS 
AnalysisTypeListChl a 
AnalysisTypeListSoft Algae 
AnalysisTypeListVOC 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-TRIAZ 
AnalysisTypeListDiatoms 
AnalysisTypeListGrain size/TOC 
AnalysisTypeListGrain Size 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-RWB 
AnalysisTypeListTBT/DBT 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-MCM 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Ceriodaphnia(4-d 
AnalysisTypeListSelenium 
AnalysisTypeListBacteria 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-OCH 
AnalysisTypeListTIE 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Hyalella(10-d) 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PCB 
AnalysisTypeListSWI cores 
AnalysisTypeListBOD 
AnalysisTypeListTurbidity 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-Special 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-TRC 
AnalysisTypeListCRAM 
AnalysisTypeListSSC 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment 
AnalysisTypeListMBAS 
AnalysisTypeListMercury, dissolved 
AnalysisTypeListOil & Grease 
AnalysisTypeListAFDM 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PAH 
AnalysisTypeListInorganics 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Ceriodaphnia(7-d 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Hyalella(4-d) 
AnalysisTypeListCOD 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics 
AnalysisTypeListBoron 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Eohaustorius 
AnalysisTypeListMetals, dissolved 
AnalysisTypeListVitellogenin 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PYD-PYN 
AnalyteTypeListConstituents 
AnalyteTypeListCollectionDevice 
AnomalyListNoneNone
AnomalyListFinEroFin Erosion
AnomalyListGillEroGill Erosion
AnomalyListScarScarring
AnomalyListLesLesion
AnomalyListTumTumor
AnomalyListOtherOther, describe in comments
AnomalyListParParasite
AnomalyListUlcerUlceration
BMIEffortListSAFIT_2006SAFIT Taxa List and Standard Taxonomic Effort (STE); 2006
BMIEnvironmentalVariablesListDFW-ABL_2003_EPA_1999DFW-ABL 2003 and EPA 1999 list of Environmental Variables
BMIFunctionalFeedingGroupListCAMLnet_2003CAMLnet (2003) list of Functional Feeding Groups
BMIHabitListSAFIT_2006SAFIT (2006) list of Habit values
BMIOperationalTaxonomicUnitListUSU_WCMAFE_2003Utah State University Western Center for Monitoring & Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystems (2003) list of OTU values
BMIPoffsTraitsListPoffs_2006Poffs (2006) list of Poffs environmental variable traits
BMIProgramExcludedTaxaListSAFIT_2006SAFIT (2006) list of taxa to exclude from analyses based on specific Program designations
BMIToleranceValueListCAMLnet_2003CAMLnet (2003) list of Tolerance Values
CalcValueTypeListProbabilityLikelihood of the occurrence of a given event
CalcValueTypeListT ValueT-statistic is a ratio of the departure of an estimated parameter from its notional value
CalcValueTypeListNot RecordedNot Recorded
CollectionDeviceTypeListLab 
CollectionDeviceTypeListAll 
CollectionDeviceTypeListBen 
CollectionDeviceTypeListField 
CollectionDeviceTypeListTI 
CollectionDeviceTypeListHab 
CollectionDeviceTypeListTS 
CollectionMethodTypeListLab 
CollectionMethodTypeListBen 
CollectionMethodTypeListTI 
CollectionMethodTypeListField 
CollectionMethodTypeListAll 
CollectionMethodTypeListHab 
ComplianceTypeListTox 
ComplianceTypeListTI 
ComplianceTypeListBA 
ComplianceTypeListField 
ComplianceTypeListAll 
ComplianceTypeListLab 
CompositeTypeListSuperSuperComposite
CompositeTypeListLABQALABQA
CompositeTypeListNormalNormal
CompositeTypeListsupercomposite 
ConditionListWeakorganism weak upon collection
ConditionListLiveorganism alive upon collection
ConditionListNRNot Recorded
ConditionListDeadorganism dead upon collection
ConstituentTypeListField 
ConstituentTypeListLab 
ConstituentTypeListOrganism 
ConstituentTypeListFieldObs 
ConstituentTypeListTox 
ConstituentTypeListHabitat 
CoordinateSourceListDigitalMapCoordinates obtained using a digital mapping tool – e.g. Google Maps, Google Earth, GIS software
CoordinateSourceListGPSGPS used to obtain coordinate
CountRefList33rd size class
CountRefList22nd size class
CountRefList11st size class
CountRefList44th size class
CountyListEl DoradoEl Dorado
CountyListInyoInyo
CountyListSonomaSonoma
CountyListMontereyMonterey
CountyListModocModoc
CountyListSacramentoSacramento
CountyListSan FranciscoSan Francisco
CountyListSan MateoSan Mateo
CountyListTehamaTehama
CountyListSan JoaquinSan Joaquin
CountyListHumboldtHumboldt
CountyListRiversideRiverside
CountyListSanta ClaraSanta Clara
CountyListSan BernardinoSan Bernardino
CountyListVenturaVentura
CountyListContra CostaContra Costa
CountyListSierraSierra
CountyListSutterSutter
CountyListAlamedaAlameda
CountyListAlpineAlpine
CountyListTrinityTrinity
CountyListCalaverasCalaveras
CountyListYubaYuba
CountyListSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo
CountyListPlumasPlumas
CountyListSan BenitoSan Benito
CountyListDouglasDouglas
CountyListMonoMono
CountyListImperialImperial
CountyListLassenLassen
CountyListOrangeOrange
CountyListFresnoFresno
CountyListKingsKings
CountyListStanislausStanislaus
CountyListKernKern
CountyListTuolumneTuolumne
CountyListSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara
CountyListMariposaMariposa
CountyListTulareTulare
CountyListNapaNapa
CountyListColusaColusa
CountyListLakeLake
CountyListMarinMarin
CountyListSanta CruzSanta Cruz
CountyListAmadorAmador
CountyListSolanoSolano
CountyListLos AngelesLos Angeles
CountyListSan DiegoSan Diego
CountyListMendocinoMendocino
CountyListPlacerPlacer
CountyListNot RecordedNot Recorded
CountyListShastaShasta
CountyListSiskiyouSiskiyou
CountyListNevadaNevada
CountyListDel NorteDel Norte
CountyListYoloYolo
CountyListMaderaMadera
CountyListButteButte
CountyListGlennGlenn
CountyListMercedMerced
DataTypeListText 
DataTypeListDate 
DataTypeListNumerical 
DataTypeListTime 
DatumListNAD83NAD83
DatumListWGS84WGS84
DietListNRNot Recorded
EnvironmentalVariablesAuthorityListDFW-ABLDFW-ABL
EnvironmentalVariablesAuthorityListEPAEPA
ExcludedQualifierListNANot Applicable; specimen is to be included in analysis
ExcludedQualifierListNTNon-target taxa identified in sample
ExcludedQualifierListLRLarge and/or rare taxa not identified in standard count
FieldObsVarTypeListBA 
FieldObsVarTypeListTI 
FieldObsVarTypeListWQ 
FunctionalFeedingGroupListMHMacrophyte Herbivore
FunctionalFeedingGroupListCFCollector Filterer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPAParasite
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPPredator
FunctionalFeedingGroupListSCScraper
FunctionalFeedingGroupListNRNot Recorded or unknown
FunctionalFeedingGroupListSHShredder
FunctionalFeedingGroupListGGrazer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListNANot Applicable; meant for taxa where a FFG is not needed
FunctionalFeedingGroupListOMOmnivore
FunctionalFeedingGroupListCGCollector Gatherer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPHPiercer Herbivore
GeometryShapeListPolygonPolygon
GeometryShapeListPointPoint
GeometryShapeListPointCentPointCentroid
GeometryShapeListLineLine
GeometryShapeListLineCentLineCentroid
GeometryShapeListPolygonCentPolygonCentroid
GPSFixList3D3 Dimensional
GPSFixList2D2 Dimensional
GPSFixListNRNot Recorded
GrabSizeList0.72BMI_TRC, 8 transects x 0.09m2 D-frame kick net
GrabSizeList0.99BMI_RWB/MCM, 11 transects x 0.09m2 D-frame kick net
GroupTypeListEcoregion 
GroupTypeListSample 
GroupTypeListProject 
GroupTypeListGeometry 
GroupTypeListStation 
HabitListNANot Applicable; meant for taxa where a Habit is not needed'
HabitListSPSprawlers
HabitListBUBurrowers
HabitListNRNot Recorded or unknown
HabitListCBClimbers
HabitListSKSkater
HabitListCNBehavioral habit designation for each organism; e.g. clingers, burrowers, sprawlers
HabitListSWBehavioral habit designation for each organism; e.g. clingers, burrowers, sprawlers
HydromodListGradeContdrop in elevation, bed modification
HydromodListOtherOther
HydromodListAerialZipAerial Zipline
HydromodListBreakwaterBreakwater
HydromodListConChanConcreteChannel
HydromodListPierPier
HydromodListNRNot Recorded
HydromodListDamDam
HydromodListCulvertused anytime water diverted through pipe
HydromodListBridgeBridge
HydromodListWeirWeir
HydromodListPumpStaPump Station
HydromodListNoneNone
HydromodListPipesOutside input source to waterbody
HydromodLocListUSUpstream
HydromodLocListNANot Applicable
HydromodLocListNRNot Recorded
HydromodLocListDSDownstream
HydromodLocListWIWithin Sample Boundary
IntervalList15 min15 minutes
LengthSourceListNANot Applicable
LengthSourceListNRNot Recorded Measurement
LengthSourceListFieldField Measurement
LengthSourceListLabLab Measurement
LengthTypeListCWCarapace Width
LengthTypeListFLFork Length
LengthTypeListTLTotal Length
LengthWidthTypeListFLFork Length
LengthWidthTypeListAbAbdomen measurement
LengthWidthTypeListSWShell Width
LengthWidthTypeListSLShell Length
LengthWidthTypeListCaCarapace measurement
LengthWidthTypeListTLTotal Length
LifeStageTypeListBA 
LifeStageTypeListTI 
LocationTypeListBA 
LocationTypeListTI 
LocationTypeListWQ 
MethodTypeListTI 
MethodTypeListField 
MethodTypeListBA 
MethodTypeListLab 
MethodTypeListFieldObs 
OccupationMethodListWalk InSample was taken from walking into site
OccupationMethodListNRNot Recorded
OccupationMethodListPumpSta PlatSample was taken from pumpstation platform
OccupationMethodListMotor boatMotorized boat was used to collect sample
OccupationMethodListBoat rampSample was taken from a boat ramp
OccupationMethodListKayakKayak was used to collect sample
OccupationMethodListFrom BridgeSample was taken from a bridge
OccupationMethodListGondolaGondola was used to collect the sample
OccupationMethodListRVResearch Vessel
OccupationMethodListFrom DockSample was taken from a dock
OccupationMethodListOtherRecord method in comment field
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelFamilyEffectiveEffortLevelFamily
OrganismEffortListTargetEffortLevelSAFIT2TargetEffortLevelSAFIT2
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT1EffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT1
OrganismEffortListTargetEffortLevelSAFIT1TargetEffortLevelSAFIT1
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT2EffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT2
OrganismGroupListBirdBird
OrganismGroupListNot RecordedNot Recorded
OrganismGroupListCrustaceanCrustacean
OrganismGroupListBivalvesBivalves
OrganismGroupListPlanktonPlankton
OrganismGroupListPlantPlant
OrganismGroupListZooplanktonZooplankton
OrganismGroupListPhytoplanktonPhytoplankton
OrganismGroupListDiatomDiatom
OrganismGroupListAlgaeAlgae including blue-green algae and cyanobacteria
OrganismGroupListAmphibianAmphibian
OrganismGroupListMammalMammal
OrganismGroupListFish OilFish Oil
OrganismGroupListReptileReptile
OrganismGroupListNot ApplicableNot Applicable
OrganismGroupListFishFish
OrganismGroupListLampreyLamprey
OrganismTypeListFish 
OrganismTypeListBen 
OrganismTypeListBird 
OrganismTypeListBAVert 
OrganismTypeListBivalve 
OrganismTypeListBAPlant 
OrganismTypeListZooplanktonZooplankton
OrganismTypeListPhytoplanktonPhytoplankton
OrganismTypeListPlanktonPlankton
OrganismTypeListMammal 
OrganismTypeListTox 
PersonnelDutyListFormsForm data person
PersonnelDutyListGeomorphGeomorphology data collections
PersonnelDutyListBiomorphBiomorphology data collections
PositionWaterColumnListDepthIntegratedCollections integrated over multiple depths
PositionWaterColumnListSubsurfacesubsurface
PositionWaterColumnListMidcolumnmidcolumn
PositionWaterColumnListSurfacesurface
PositionWaterColumnListMetalimnionMetalimnion
PositionWaterColumnListHypolimnionBHypolimnionB
PositionWaterColumnListHypolimnionAHypolimnionA
PositionWaterColumnListNot ApplicableNot Applicable
PositionWaterColumnListNearbottomnearbottom
PrepPreservationTypeListTI 
PrepPreservationTypeListWQ 
ProjectTypeListWQ 
ProjectTypeListTI 
ProjectTypeListBA 
ProtocolTypeListWQ 
ProtocolTypeListTS 
ProtocolTypeListBA 
ProtocolTypeListTI 
PulseRateUnitsListppspulse per second, shocking unit
PulseRateUnitsListHzHertz, shocking unit
PurposeFailureTypeListTI 
PurposeFailureTypeListWQ 
PurposeFailureTypeListBA 
QATypeListFieldObs 
QATypeListField 
QATypeListTox 
QATypeListTI 
QATypeListBA 
QATypeListAll 
QATypeListLab 
ReconVerificationListLocal ContactLocal contacts were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListRoadsRoads were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListTopo MapTopo maps were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListSignsSigns were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListGPSGPS were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListNot VerifiedStation location was not verified
RegionList4 
RegionList5S 
RegionList2 
RegionList3 
RegionList6 
RegionList9 
RegionList0 
RegionList' 
RegionList1 
RegionList7 
RegionList5L 
RegionList8 
ResQualTypeListBA 
ResQualTypeListAll 
ResQualTypeListByCatch 
ResQualTypeListLab 
ResQualTypeListField 
ResQualTypeListTox 
ResQualTypeListHab 
ResQualTypeListTI 
SexListNRNot Recorded
SexListLABSexed in LAB; need to change after id is made
SexListFFemale
SexListUnkUnknown
SexListMMale
SieveSizeList0.5mm0.5 mm
SieveSizeListNoneNone
SieveSizeList1.0mm1.0 mm
SieveSizeList5mm5 mm
SieveSizeList50um50 um
SourceListEPA 833-R-10-004 June 2010CA Tox Testing Methods Analyzed Using Test of Significant Toxicity (TST) Approach; Table 3-8 EPA 833-R-10-004 June 2010 Table ES-2
StartingBankListNRNot Recorded
StartingBankListLBLeft Bank
StartingBankListRBRight Bank
StartingBankListNANot Applicable
StateListCACalifornia
StateListOROregon
StateListILIllinois
StateListIDIdaho
StateListWIWisconson
StateListUTUtah
StateListCOColorado
StateListNVNevada
StateListMTMontana
StateListAZArizona
StationSourceListRWQCB5Reg 5S
StationSourceListSWRCB-SMCStormwater Monitoring Coalition
StationSourceListCCWG-MLMLCentral Coast Wetlands Group at Moss Landing Marine Labs
StationSourceListUM-CESUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
StationSourceListUSFS-VALLEJOU.S. Forest Service Vallejo
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-EPA-NS SWAMP_SB_National Lakes Survey
StationSourceListSWRCBState Water Resources Control Board
StationSourceListDPRCalifornia Department of Pesticide Regulation
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-SPoTSWAMP_SB Stream Pollution Trends
StationSourceListRWQCB3Reg 3
StationSourceListUSGS-SctoU.S. Geological Survey-Water Resources-Sacramento
StationSourceListRWQCB4Reg 4
StationSourceListRWQCB5FReg 5F
StationSourceListDRMPDelta Regional Monitoring Program
StationSourceListILRP_SSJWQCSouthern San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition
StationSourceListUCD-TERCUniversity of California Davis-Tahoe Environmental Research Center
StationSourceListDWR-NDCalifornia Department of Water Resources, Northern District
StationSourceListSFEISFEI/CALFED
StationSourceListILRP5_SVWQCILRP5_SVWQC
StationSourceListSWAMP_SB_BOG_LKSWAMP_SB Bioaccumulation Oversight Group Lakes
StationSourceListNot Recorded 
StationSourceListGBPGBP
StationSourceListMBNEPMorrow Bay National Estuary Program
StationSourceListBVB_PomoBig Valley Band of Pomo Indians
StationSourceListVCWPD 
StationSourceListSCAPOSDSonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
StationSourceListSWAMP_SB_BOGSWAMP_SB Bioaccumulation Oversight Group
StationSourceListTNCThe Nature Conservancy
StationSourceListSSI_FDCSierra Streams Institute previously Friends of Deer Creek
StationSourceListDFWCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife
StationSourceListCSDCity of San Diego
StationSourceListRWQCB8Reg 8
StationSourceListDWRDepartment of Water Resources
StationSourceListRWQCB9Reg 9
StationSourceListMPSL-DFWMarine Pollution Studies Lab, Department of Fish and Wildlife
StationSourceListMLJ-LLCMichael L. Johnson, LLC
StationSourceListUCD-GCUniversity of California Davis-Granite Canyon
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-BOGSWAMP_SB Bioaccumulation Oversight Group
StationSourceListRWQCB5UReg 5U
StationSourceListRWQCB2Reg 2
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-PSASWAMP_SB Perrenial Stream Assessment
StationSourceListMPSL-MLMLMPSL-MLML
StationSourceListRWQCB7Reg 7
StationSourceListSNARLSierra Neveda Aquatic Research Laboratory
StationSourceListSCCWRPSouthern Califormia Water Resource Project
StationSourceListRWQCB1Reg 1
StationSourceListRWQCB6Reg 6
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-RCMPSWAMP_SB_Reference Condition Management Plan
StationSourceListDFW-ABLDFW-ABL
StationSourceListRWQCB5LReg 5L
StatMethodListSteelSteel's Many-One Rank
StatMethodListWilcoxWilcoxon Rank Sum
StatMethodListNRNot Recorded
StatMethodListNoneNo Statistical Method
StatMethodListFisherFisher's Exact
StatMethodListDunDunnett's test comparing multiple means to a control
StatMethodListMann-UMann-Whitney U-test
StatMethodListBC T-testBonferroni corrected Paired T-test
StatMethodListARCT T-testArcSin square root transformed, paired T-test
StatMethodListTST WelchWelch’s t-test is an adaptation of Student’s t-test intended for use with two samples having unequal variances
StatMethodListT-testPaired T-test
TaxonomicQualifierListIImmature specimen
TaxonomicQualifierListDDamaged beyond identification
TaxonomicQualifierListMBad Mount
TaxonomicQualifierListLTaxonomist's literature not sufficient
TaxonomicQualifierListOOther - see comments
TaxonomicQualifierListNoneNo Code representing the taxonomist's justification for not identifying a specimen to standard effort to report
TestExposureTypeListChronicChronic Exposure
TestExposureTypeListAcuteAcute Exposure
TestExposureTypeListNot RecordedNot Recorded
TisSourceListNRNot Recorded
TisSourceListNANot Applicable
TisSourceListResResident
TisSourceListTransTransplant
TissueTypeListBird 
TissueTypeListFish 
TissueTypeListMammal 
TissueTypeListCrustacean 
TissueTypeListPlankton 
TissueTypeListBivalve 
ToleranceValueList6Intermediate tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList0Highly intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList5Medium tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList2Intermediate intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList4Intermediate intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList1Intermediate intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList9Intermediate tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList3Intermediate intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList10Highly tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList7Intermediate tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList8Intermediate tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
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