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CodeListNameValueCodeCodeDescription
AgeList22 year old
AgeList11 year old
AgeListNRNot Recorded
AgencyTypeListWQ 
AgencyTypeListTI 
AgencyTypeListBA 
AnalysisTypeListPerchlorate 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity 
AnalysisTypeListBioaccumulation 
AnalysisTypeListTSS 
AnalysisTypeListTOC/DOC 
AnalysisTypeListMetals, total 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Pimephales 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PBDE 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Selenastrum 
AnalysisTypeListDOC 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PCB 
AnalysisTypeListTurbidity 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-Special 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-TRC 
AnalysisTypeListChl a 
AnalysisTypeListSoft Algae 
AnalysisTypeListVOC 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-TRIAZ 
AnalysisTypeListDiatoms 
AnalysisTypeListGrain size/TOC 
AnalysisTypeListGrain Size 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-RWB 
AnalysisTypeListTBT/DBT 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-MCM 
AnalysisTypeListTIE 
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 
AnalysisTypeListInfauna 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-OP 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Ceriodaphnia(4-d 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Hyalella(10-d) 
AnalysisTypeListSelenium 
AnalysisTypeListBacteria 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-OCH 
AnalysisTypeListSWI cores 
AnalysisTypeListBOD 
AnalysisTypeListArchive 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-BivalveMussels 
AnalysisTypeListMercury, total 
AnalysisTypeListELISA 
AnalysisTypeListTOC 
AnalysisTypeListTBT 
AnalysisTypeListMTBE-BTEX 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Atherinops 
AnalysisTypeListCRAM 
AnalysisTypeListSSC 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment 
AnalysisTypeListMBAS 
AnalyteTypeListConstituents 
AnalyteTypeListCollectionDevice 
AnomalyListNoneNone
AnomalyListGillEroGill Erosion
AnomalyListScarScarring
AnomalyListFinEroFin Erosion
AnomalyListLesLesion
AnomalyListOtherOther, describe in comments
AnomalyListTumTumor
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
CalcValueTypeListT ValueT-statistic is a ratio of the departure of an estimated parameter from its notional value
CalcValueTypeListNot RecordedNot Recorded
CalcValueTypeListProbabilityLikelihood of the occurrence of a given event
CollectionDeviceTypeListLab 
CollectionDeviceTypeListBen 
CollectionDeviceTypeListField 
CollectionDeviceTypeListTS 
CollectionDeviceTypeListTI 
CollectionDeviceTypeListAll 
CollectionDeviceTypeListHab 
CollectionMethodTypeListBen 
CollectionMethodTypeListHab 
CollectionMethodTypeListLab 
CollectionMethodTypeListField 
CollectionMethodTypeListAll 
CollectionMethodTypeListTI 
ComplianceTypeListTox 
ComplianceTypeListTI 
ComplianceTypeListLab 
ComplianceTypeListBA 
ComplianceTypeListAll 
ComplianceTypeListField 
CompositeTypeListSuperSuperComposite
CompositeTypeListNormalNormal
CompositeTypeListLABQALABQA
CompositeTypeListsupercomposite 
ConditionListWeakorganism weak upon collection
ConditionListLiveorganism alive upon collection
ConditionListNRNot Recorded
ConditionListDeadorganism dead upon collection
ConstituentTypeListFieldObs 
ConstituentTypeListTox 
ConstituentTypeListHabitat 
ConstituentTypeListOrganism 
ConstituentTypeListField 
ConstituentTypeListLab 
CoordinateSourceListMapMap used to obtain coordinate
CoordinateSourceListGPSGPS used to obtain coordinate
CoordinateSourceListNRNot Recorded
CoordinateSourceListGISGIS used to obtain coordinate
CountRefList44th size class
CountRefList33rd size class
CountRefList22nd size class
CountRefList11st size class
CountyListEl DoradoEl Dorado
CountyListInyoInyo
CountyListSonomaSonoma
CountyListSan FranciscoSan Francisco
CountyListSan BernardinoSan Bernardino
CountyListMercedMerced
CountyListMontereyMonterey
CountyListModocModoc
CountyListSacramentoSacramento
CountyListYoloYolo
CountyListDel NorteDel Norte
CountyListGlennGlenn
CountyListMaderaMadera
CountyListButteButte
CountyListOrangeOrange
CountyListKingsKings
CountyListStanislausStanislaus
CountyListNapaNapa
CountyListColusaColusa
CountyListTuolumneTuolumne
CountyListFresnoFresno
CountyListSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara
CountyListMariposaMariposa
CountyListTulareTulare
CountyListNevadaNevada
CountyListKernKern
CountyListShastaShasta
CountyListSiskiyouSiskiyou
CountyListYubaYuba
CountyListMonoMono
CountyListImperialImperial
CountyListLassenLassen
CountyListSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo
CountyListPlumasPlumas
CountyListLakeLake
CountyListMarinMarin
CountyListSanta CruzSanta Cruz
CountyListAlpineAlpine
CountyListTrinityTrinity
CountyListCalaverasCalaveras
CountyListAmadorAmador
CountyListLos AngelesLos Angeles
CountyListSan DiegoSan Diego
CountyListMendocinoMendocino
CountyListPlacerPlacer
CountyListSolanoSolano
CountyListNot RecordedNot Recorded
CountyListContra CostaContra Costa
CountyListHumboldtHumboldt
CountyListRiversideRiverside
CountyListSanta ClaraSanta Clara
CountyListVenturaVentura
CountyListSan JoaquinSan Joaquin
CountyListSan MateoSan Mateo
CountyListTehamaTehama
CountyListSan BenitoSan Benito
CountyListAlamedaAlameda
CountyListSierraSierra
CountyListSutterSutter
CountyListDouglasDouglas
DataTypeListTime 
DataTypeListDate 
DataTypeListNumerical 
DataTypeListText 
DatumListWGS84WGS84
DatumListNAD83NAD83
DatumListNRNot Recorded
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
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPPredator
FunctionalFeedingGroupListSCScraper
FunctionalFeedingGroupListGGrazer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListOMOmnivore
FunctionalFeedingGroupListNANot Applicable; meant for taxa where a FFG is not needed
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPAParasite
FunctionalFeedingGroupListNRNot Recorded or unknown
FunctionalFeedingGroupListSHShredder
FunctionalFeedingGroupListCFCollector Filterer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListCGCollector Gatherer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPHPiercer Herbivore
GeometryShapeListPolygonCentPolygonCentroid
GeometryShapeListLineLine
GeometryShapeListLineCentLineCentroid
GeometryShapeListPolygonPolygon
GeometryShapeListPointPoint
GeometryShapeListPointCentPointCentroid
GPSFixList2D2 Dimensional
GPSFixList3D3 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
GroupTypeListStation 
GroupTypeListEcoregion 
GroupTypeListSample 
GroupTypeListProject 
GroupTypeListGeometry 
HabitListBUBurrowers
HabitListNRNot Recorded or unknown
HabitListNANot Applicable; meant for taxa where a Habit is not needed'
HabitListCNBehavioral habit designation for each organism; e.g. clingers, burrowers, sprawlers
HabitListSWBehavioral habit designation for each organism; e.g. clingers, burrowers, sprawlers
HabitListSPSprawlers
HabitListSKSkater
HabitListCBClimbers
HydromodListConChanConcreteChannel
HydromodListNRNot Recorded
HydromodListPierPier
HydromodListGradeContdrop in elevation, bed modification
HydromodListOtherOther
HydromodListAerialZipAerial Zipline
HydromodListBreakwaterBreakwater
HydromodListPumpStaPump Station
HydromodListCulvertused anytime water diverted through pipe
HydromodListWeirWeir
HydromodListBridgeBridge
HydromodListPipesOutside input source to waterbody
HydromodListDamDam
HydromodListNoneNone
HydromodLocListNANot Applicable
HydromodLocListDSDownstream
HydromodLocListUSUpstream
HydromodLocListWIWithin Sample Boundary
HydromodLocListNRNot Recorded
IntervalList15 min15 minutes
LengthSourceListLabLab Measurement
LengthSourceListFieldField Measurement
LengthSourceListNANot Applicable
LengthSourceListNRNot Recorded Measurement
LengthTypeListCWCarapace Width
LengthTypeListTLTotal Length
LengthTypeListFLFork Length
LengthWidthTypeListAbAbdomen measurement
LengthWidthTypeListCaCarapace measurement
LengthWidthTypeListFLFork Length
LengthWidthTypeListTLTotal Length
LengthWidthTypeListSWShell Width
LengthWidthTypeListSLShell Length
LifeStageTypeListBA 
LifeStageTypeListTI 
LocationTypeListWQ 
LocationTypeListTI 
LocationTypeListBA 
MethodTypeListLab 
MethodTypeListBA 
MethodTypeListTI 
MethodTypeListFieldObs 
MethodTypeListField 
OccupationMethodListWalk InSample was taken from walking into site
OccupationMethodListOtherRecord method in comment field
OccupationMethodListFrom DockSample was taken from a dock
OccupationMethodListRVResearch Vessel
OccupationMethodListGondolaGondola was used to collect the sample
OccupationMethodListFrom BridgeSample was taken from a bridge
OccupationMethodListBoat rampSample was taken from a boat ramp
OccupationMethodListKayakKayak was used to collect sample
OccupationMethodListMotor boatMotorized boat was used to collect sample
OccupationMethodListPumpSta PlatSample was taken from pumpstation platform
OccupationMethodListNRNot Recorded
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT2EffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT2
OrganismEffortListTargetEffortLevelSAFIT2TargetEffortLevelSAFIT2
OrganismEffortListTargetEffortLevelSAFIT1TargetEffortLevelSAFIT1
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT1EffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT1
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelFamilyEffectiveEffortLevelFamily
OrganismGroupListFish OilFish Oil
OrganismGroupListCrustaceanCrustacean
OrganismGroupListNot RecordedNot Recorded
OrganismGroupListBivalvesBivalves
OrganismGroupListReptileReptile
OrganismGroupListNot ApplicableNot Applicable
OrganismGroupListFishFish
OrganismGroupListAmphibianAmphibian
OrganismGroupListMammalMammal
OrganismGroupListPlanktonPlankton
OrganismGroupListPlantPlant
OrganismGroupListZooplanktonZooplankton
OrganismGroupListPhytoplanktonPhytoplankton
OrganismGroupListLampreyLamprey
OrganismGroupListBirdBird
OrganismGroupListDiatomDiatom
OrganismGroupListAlgaeAlgae including blue-green algae and cyanobacteria
OrganismTypeListBAPlant 
OrganismTypeListZooplanktonZooplankton
OrganismTypeListPlanktonPlankton
OrganismTypeListBAVert 
OrganismTypeListBird 
OrganismTypeListPhytoplanktonPhytoplankton
OrganismTypeListMammal 
OrganismTypeListTox 
OrganismTypeListBen 
OrganismTypeListFish 
OrganismTypeListBivalve 
PersonnelDutyListBiomorphBiomorphology data collections
PersonnelDutyListFormsForm data person
PersonnelDutyListGeomorphGeomorphology data collections
PositionWaterColumnListMetalimnionMetalimnion
PositionWaterColumnListHypolimnionAHypolimnionA
PositionWaterColumnListNot ApplicableNot Applicable
PositionWaterColumnListHypolimnionBHypolimnionB
PositionWaterColumnListNearbottomnearbottom
PositionWaterColumnListMidcolumnmidcolumn
PositionWaterColumnListSurfacesurface
PositionWaterColumnListDepthIntegratedCollections integrated over multiple depths
PositionWaterColumnListSubsurfacesubsurface
PrepPreservationTypeListWQ 
PrepPreservationTypeListTI 
ProjectTypeListWQ 
ProjectTypeListBA 
ProjectTypeListTI 
ProtocolTypeListWQ 
ProtocolTypeListTI 
ProtocolTypeListBA 
ProtocolTypeListTS 
PulseRateUnitsListHzHertz, shocking unit
PulseRateUnitsListppspulse per second, shocking unit
PurposeFailureTypeListBA 
PurposeFailureTypeListTI 
PurposeFailureTypeListWQ 
QATypeListTI 
QATypeListTox 
QATypeListField 
QATypeListAll 
QATypeListBA 
QATypeListLab 
QATypeListFieldObs 
ReconVerificationListGPSGPS were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListLocal ContactLocal contacts were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListTopo MapTopo maps were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListRoadsRoads were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListNot VerifiedStation location was not verified
ReconVerificationListSignsSigns were used to verify station location
RegionList7 
RegionList8 
RegionList3 
RegionList' 
RegionList0 
RegionList1 
RegionList6 
RegionList9 
RegionList5L 
RegionList2 
RegionList4 
RegionList5S 
ResQualTypeListTox 
ResQualTypeListTI 
ResQualTypeListAll 
ResQualTypeListBA 
ResQualTypeListHab 
ResQualTypeListLab 
ResQualTypeListField 
ResQualTypeListByCatch 
SexListNRNot Recorded
SexListUnkUnknown
SexListMMale
SexListFFemale
SexListLABSexed in LAB; need to change after id is made
SieveSizeList5mm5 mm
SieveSizeList50um50 um
SieveSizeList0.5mm0.5 mm
SieveSizeListNoneNone
SieveSizeList1.0mm1.0 mm
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
StartingBankListLBLeft Bank
StartingBankListNRNot Recorded
StartingBankListRBRight Bank
StartingBankListNANot Applicable
StateListCACalifornia
StateListAZArizona
StateListOROregon
StateListNVNevada
StateListILIllinois
StateListIDIdaho
StateListWIWisconson
StateListUTUtah
StateListCOColorado
StateListMTMontana
StationSourceListRWQCB5LReg 5L
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
StationSourceListSFEISFEI/CALFED
StationSourceListILRP5_SVWQCILRP5_SVWQC
StationSourceListSWAMP_SB_BOG_LKSWAMP_SB Bioaccumulation Oversight Group Lakes
StationSourceListNot Recorded 
StationSourceListGBPGBP
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
StationSourceListMBNEPMorrow Bay National Estuary Program
StationSourceListBVB_PomoBig Valley Band of Pomo Indians
StationSourceListVCWPD 
StationSourceListDPRCalifornia Department of Pesticide Regulation
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-SPoTSWAMP_SB Stream Pollution Trends
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
StationSourceListRWQCB3Reg 3
StationSourceListUSGS-SctoU.S. Geological Survey-Water Resources-Sacramento
StationSourceListRWQCB4Reg 4
StationSourceListRWQCB5FReg 5F
StatMethodListTST Welch TestWelch’s t-test is an adaptation of Student’s t-test intended for use with two samples having unequal variances
StatMethodListT-testPaired T-test
StatMethodListBC T-testBonferroni corrected Paired T-test
StatMethodListARCT T-testArcSin square root transformed, paired T-test
StatMethodListDunDunnett's test comparing multiple means to a control
StatMethodListSteelSteel's Many-One Rank
StatMethodListNRNot Recorded
StatMethodListWilcoxWilcoxon Rank Sum
StatMethodListNoneNo Statistical Method
StatMethodListFisherFisher's Exact
StatMethodListMann-UMann-Whitney U-test
TaxonomicQualifierListNoneNo Code representing the taxonomist's justification for not identifying a specimen to standard effort to report
TaxonomicQualifierListLTaxonomist's literature not sufficient
TaxonomicQualifierListMBad Mount
TaxonomicQualifierListOOther - see comments
TaxonomicQualifierListDDamaged beyond identification
TaxonomicQualifierListIImmature specimen
TestExposureTypeListNot RecordedNot Recorded
TestExposureTypeListChronicChronic Exposure
TestExposureTypeListAcuteAcute Exposure
TisSourceListNANot Applicable
TisSourceListTransTransplant
TisSourceListNRNot Recorded
TisSourceListResResident
TissueTypeListBivalve 
TissueTypeListFish 
TissueTypeListMammal 
TissueTypeListPlankton 
TissueTypeListBird 
TissueTypeListCrustacean 
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
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