Mussel Critical Habitat Florida and Georgia
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- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Publication_Date: 11/15/2007
- Title: Mussel Critical Habitat Florida and Georgia
- Edition: Vol. 72, No. 220
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Federal Register 50 CFR Part 17
- Online_Linkage:
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\\Bishop\nas1\MRGIS_shapefiles\2012_11_06current\Fish_and_Wildlife_Habitat\mussels_crit_hab_arc\mussels_crit_hab_arc.shp
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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This geospatial dataset shows the designation of critical habitat for the endangered fat threeridge, shinyrayed pocketbook, Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, and oval pigtoe, and the threatened Chipola slabshell and purple bankclimber (collectively referred to as the seven mussels).
- Purpose:
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This dataset is provided for illustrative purposes only. This dataset does not represent the legal definition of critical habitat units for the seven mussels. For the precise legal definition, please refer to the narrative unit descriptions as listed in the Federal Register, 50 CFR Part 17, Designation of Critical Habitat for Five Endangered and Two Threatened Mussels in Four Northeast Gulf of Mexico Drainages; [Final Rule 11/15/2007].
Final determination of critical habitat for seven listed mussels created under court order (Civil Action No. 1:04 CV-0729-GET).
- Supplemental_Information:
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Critical habitat identifies specific areas that are essential to the conservation of a listed species, and that may require special management considerations or protection. Section 7(a)(2) of the Act requires that Federal agencies ensure that actions they fund, permit, or carry out are not likely to result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat.
The regulatory effect of the critical habitat designation does not extend beyond those activities funded, permitted, or carried out by Federal agencies. State or private actions, with no Federal involvement, are not affected.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 11/15/2007
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.604220
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.118693
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.424226
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.840630
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: critical habitat
- Theme_Keyword: mussels
- Theme_Keyword: fat threeridge
- Theme_Keyword: shinyrayed pocketbook
- Theme_Keyword: Gulf moccasinshell
- Theme_Keyword: Ochlockonee moccasinshell
- Theme_Keyword: oval pigtoe
- Theme_Keyword: Chipola slabshell
- Theme_Keyword: purple bankclimber
- Theme_Keyword: Amblema neislerii
- Theme_Keyword: Hamiota (Lampsilis) subangulata
- Theme_Keyword: Medionidus penicillatus
- Theme_Keyword: Medionidus simpsonianus
- Theme_Keyword: Pleurobema pyriforme
- Theme_Keyword: Elliptio chipolaensis
- Theme_Keyword: Elliptoideus sloatianus
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword: Florida
- Place_Keyword: Georgia
- Place_Keyword: Alabama
- Place_Keyword: Northeast Gulf of Mexico drainage
- Place_Keyword: Apalachicola River
- Place_Keyword: Chattahoochee River
- Place_Keyword: Flint River
- Place_Keyword: Ochlockonee River
- Place_Keyword: Suwannee River
- Place_Keyword: Econfina Creek
- Place_Keyword: Chipola River
- Use_Constraints:
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These data are not to be used in any way for legal or site-specific uses. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not responsible for any misuse or misinterpretation of these data. It is the responsibility of the user to use the data in an appropriate and consistent manner, recognizing its limitations.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jerry Ziewitz
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Contact_Position: Biologist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: 1601 Balboa Ave.
- City: Panama City
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 32405
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-769-0552 x223
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-763-2177
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jerry_Ziewitz@fws.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30
- Contact_Instructions:
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Please contact via email or phone.
For information regarding the GIS data please contact Wendy Gierhart.
For information regarding the critical habitat rule and associated biological questions please contact Jerry Ziewitz.
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- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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The attributes were verified by displaying them both tabularly and graphically. Unit numbers were checked for accuracy. River lengths (meters, kilometers, and miles) were checked for accuracy.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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These data appear to be logically consistent. No feature errors were identified
- Completeness_Report:
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The data represents sites with known use by one of the seven species of mussels mapped. Mapped sites were identified based on survey results and the knowledge of biologists. Ommissions may be possible due to the extent of coverage and difficulty of surveying all rivers and streams within the northeastern Gulf of Mexico drainages.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Horizontal accuracy was not tested; however, data was created using USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) at a scale of 1:100,000.
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not Applicable
- Lineage:
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 20040625
- Title: National Hydrography Dataset medium resolution arc data
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: <http://nhd.usgs.gov/>
- Online_Linkage: <http://nhdgeo.usgs.gov/metadata/nhd_medium.htm>
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
- Type_of_Source_Media: online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2004
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NHD
- Source_Contribution:
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NHD arc data was used as the base data to select the rivers included in the critical habitat designation.
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Gierhart, US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Mussel Sampling Site Locator
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
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Compilation of all known mussel survey data from published reports, unpublished survey data, and field notes from biologists working in the northeast Gulf of Mexico drainages.
- Source_Scale_Denominator: Various
- Type_of_Source_Media: computer program
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 1915
- Ending_Date: 2007
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MSSL
- Source_Contribution:
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Freshwater mussel survey locations throughout Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, depicting historically and currently occupied river reaches.
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Publication_Date: 9/19/2003
- Title:
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Recovery Plan for Endangered Fat Threeridge, Shinyrayed Pocketbook, Gulf Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee Moccasinshell, Oval Pigtoe and Threatened Chipola Slabshell, and Purple Bankclimber
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Atlanta, GA
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.fws.gov/endangered/recovery/index.html>
- Source_Scale_Denominator: n/a
- Type_of_Source_Media: paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 9/19/2003
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 7 Mussels Recovery Plan
- Source_Contribution:
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The Recovery Plan provided species location tables at the river and county level. This aided in mapping historic occurrences and currently occupied stream reaches.
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Using mussel locations from source data, river reaches were selected from the NHD arc shapefiles and exported into a new shapefile. Biologists with expertise in current mussel occurrences reviewed the river reaches to identify missing streams or remove extra stream segments. New river reaches were added based on survey data received during the proposed critical habitat comment period. Fields were added to the attribute table for river distance (in meters, miles, and kilometers), unit name, unit number, and the species that occupy each unit.
The upstream boundary of a unit in an occupied stream is the first perennial tributary confluence or first permanent barrier to fish passage (such as a dam) upstream of the upstream-most current occurrence record. The downstream boundary of a unit in an occupied stream is the mouth of the stream, the upstream extent of tidal influence, or the upstream extent of an impoundment, whichever comes first, downstream of the downstream-most occurrence record. Survey locations are typically at road crossings, because that is where surveyors can most easily gain access to the stream. These road crossings do not typically represent a meaningful ecological boundary for longitudinal stream habitat conditions.
Data layers defining map units were created with USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) GIS data. The 1:100,000 river reach (route) files were used to calculate river kilometers and miles. The following data sources were referenced to identify upstream and downstream extents of critical habitat units: USGS 7.5' quadrangles; Georgia Department of Transportation county highway maps; U.S. Census Bureau 1:100,000 TIGER line road data; 1993 Georgia digital orthographic quarter quads (DOQQs); 2004 Florida DOQQs; and DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteers for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. The projection used in mapping all units was Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), NAD 83, Zone 16 North.
- Process_Date: 2006-2007
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Wendy Gierhart
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Contact_Position: Biologist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 1601 Balboa Ave.
- City: Panama City
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 32405
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-769-0552 x244
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-763-2177
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wendy_gierhart@fws.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Map_Projection:
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- Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 2011 Florida GDL Albers
- Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
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- Standard_Parallel: 24.0
- Standard_Parallel: 31.5
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.0
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.0
- False_Easting: 400000.0
- False_Northing: 0.0
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0001
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001
- Planar_Distance_Units: meter
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: D NAD 1983 2011
- Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: GIS.FWC.mussels_crit_hab_arc
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: NAME
- Attribute_Definition: River or creek name
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NHD
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LENGTH
- Attribute_Definition: Length in meters
- Attribute_Definition_Source: X-Tools extension
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 28.932
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 33793.978
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LEVEL_
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SPECIES
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SPECIESSCI
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LGTH_MILES
- Attribute_Definition: Length in miles
- Attribute_Definition_Source: [Length] / 1609.344
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.018
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.999
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: miles
- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LNGTH_KM
- Attribute_Definition: Length in kilometers
- Attribute_Definition_Source: [Length] / 1000
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.029
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 33.794
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilometers
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: UNIT_NO
- Attribute_Definition: Critical habitat unit number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 11
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SpeciesSci
- Attribute_Definition: Species (scientific name) that occupy the CH unit
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Amblema neislerii
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lampsilis subangulata
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Medionidus penicillatus
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Medionidus simpsonianus
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pleurobema pyriforme
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Elliptio chipolaensis
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Elliptoideus sloatianus
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: UNIT_NAME
- Attribute_Definition: Critical habitat unit name
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Econfina Creek
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Chipola River Complex
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Uchee Creek
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sawhatchee Creek and Kirkland Creek
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Upper Flint River Complex
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Middle Flint River Complex
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lower Flint River Complex
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Apalachicola River Complex
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Upper Ochlockonee River Complex
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lower Ochlockonee River
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Santa Fe River Complex
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: COM_ID
- Attribute_Definition: Common identifier
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NHD
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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The 10-digit common identifier value uniquely identifies each reach and feature.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: RCH_CODE
- Attribute_Definition: Reach code
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NHD
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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A reach code is a numeric code that uniquely labels each reach. This 14-digit code has 2 parts: the first 8 digits are the hydrologic unit code for the subbasin in which the reach exists; the last 6 digits are assigned in sequential order, and arbitrarily among the reaches.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: GNIS_ID
- Attribute_Definition: Geographic Names Information System
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NHD
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Geographic names designated as being official for Federal use are encoded for many reaches and features. These eight-digit identifier names were taken from the National Geographic Names Database of the Geographic Names Information System.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SOURCETHM
- Attribute_Definition: Cataloging Unit Number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NHD
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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The "Source Theme" field was automatically created while using the X-Tools extension Merge Themes command. The 8-digit HUC (Hydrologic Unit Code) was retained.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: BASIN
- Attribute_Definition: Basin Name
- Attribute_Definition_Source: NHD
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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The basin name corresponding to the HUC (Hydrologic Unit Code) value.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Species
- Attribute_Definition: Species (common name) that occupy the CH unit
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: fat threeridge
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: shinyrayed pocketbook
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Gulf moccasinshell
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ochlockonee moccasinshell
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: oval pigtoe
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Chipola slabshell
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: purple bankclimber
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- Attribute_Label: SHAPE
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Wendy Gierhart
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Contact_Position: Biologist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 1601 Balboa Ave.
- City: Panama City
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 32405
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-769-0552 x244
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-763-2177
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wendy_gierhart@fws.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
- Distribution_Liability:
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These data were created in response to court order (Civil Action No. 1:04 CV-0729-GET) to designate critical habitat for seven mussels. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>) when available. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregated use with other data.
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- Fees: None
- Ordering_Instructions:
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Contact USFWS by phone or email requesting data layer and needed time frame.
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- Metadata_Date: 20121106
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Wendy Gierhart
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Contact_Position: Biologist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 1601 Balboa Ave
- City: Panama City
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 32405
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-769-0552 x244
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-763-2177
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wendy_gierhart@fws.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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