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Quality Factor(QF) Data is supplied Automatically where applicable
e.g. (ZMAX, ZMAXQF) , (MG, MGQF)

Water Quality Field Name Abbreviations Table


If you would like more information on any of the field names, a definition, format and historical information is given in the water component information page.
Browser Field Name Browser Field Name Abbreviations
BARCODE SHEETBAR
FIELD STATION NUMBER FLDNUM
DATE DATE
TIME TIME
SAMPLES NSAMPLES
LOCATION CODE LOCATCD
WAVE HEIGHT WAVHI, WAVEHIQF
WATER DEPTH WDP
Z MAX ZMAX, ZMAXQF
SECCHI SECCHI, SECCHIQF
WAVE CODE WAVCD
Z ICE ZICE, ZICEQF
Z S ICE ZSICE, ZSICEQF
% ICE PICE, PICEQF
Z SNOW ZSNOW, ZSNOWQF
% SNOW PSNOW, PSNOWQF
SITE TYPE SITETYPE
STRATUM TYPE STRATUM
SUMMARY CODE SUMCD
SUBSTRATE CODE SBSTRATE
COVERAGE CODE VEGCOVER
VEG DENSITY VEGDENS
VEG TYPE VEGTYPE
METHOD METHOD
UTM ZONE UTMZONE
COORDINATES NORTH SOUTH NORTHING
COORDINATES EAST WEST EASTING
SAMPLE TYPE SAMPTYPE
STAGE READING STAGE
SITE COMMENT COMMENT
SAMPLE ROW NUMBER ROWNUM
Z Z, ZQF
SAMPLE DEPTH CODE SAMPZCD
CALCULATED SAMPLE DEPTH CODE CALCZCD
TEMP TEMP, TEMPQF
DO DO, DOQF
PH PH, PHQF
TURB TURB, TURBQF
COND COND, CONDQF
VEL VEL, VELQF
DIR DIR, DIRQF
SAMPLE BARCODE SMPLBAR
FILTERED SNP SNPCODE
FILTERED NOX NOXCODE
FILTERED MET METCODE
FILTERED CL CLCODE
FILTERED SS SSCODE
FILTERED CHS CHSCODE
FILTERED CHF CHFCODE
UNFILTERED PYT PYTCODE
UNFILTERED TNP TNPCODE
SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS SRP, SRPQF
TOTAL SOLUBLE PHOSPHORUS TSP, TSPQF
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS TP, TPQF
TOTAL NITROGEN TN, TNQF
TOTAL SOLUBLE N TSN, TSNQF
SUSPENDED SOLIDS SS, SSQF
ORGANIC MATTER ORG, ORGQF
CHLOROPHYLL A CHLS, CHLSQF
PHAEOPHYTIN PHAEO, PHAEOQF
AMMONIUM N NHX, NHXQF
NITRATE NITRITE NOX, NOXQF
SILICA SI, SIQF
DISSOLVED CALCIUM CA, CAQF
DISSOLVED IRON FE, FEQF
DISSOLVED MANGENESE MN, MNQF
DISSOLVED POTASSIUM K, KQF
CHLORIDE CL, CLQF
VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS VSS, VSS_QF
CHLOROPHYLL FL1 CHLF, CHLFQF
CHLOROPHYLL FLI1 CHLFI, CHLFIQF
SODIUM NA, NAQF
MAGNESIUM MG, MGQF
SULFATE SO4, SO4QF
HABITAT CLASS HABCLASS
RAWTURB RAWNTU, RAWNTUQF

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