Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: Geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Permitted air emission locations
Source: KNREP Cabinet
Origin: unknown
Attributes: Attributes are contained in air.pat. The following items are included:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Incorporated cities.
Source: DNREP, USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
Origin: Compiled by reselecting cities of interest from the GNIS incorporated city database. Original GNIS data was produced from 1:24,000 topographic maps in 1978-1981. CITY.LUT contains a complete list of incorporated cites, by class (1992).
Attributes: Information describing each incorporated city is contained in the point attribute table CITY.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: State regulated dams.
Source: KNREPC, Division of Water tabular database.
Origin: This layer is created with ARC/INFO software from latitude and longitude coordinates transferred from an IBM database. The listing of state regulated dams is constantly updated, thus this layer is updated when the IBM datafile is obtained.
Attributes: Information describing each dam location is contained in the point attribute table dams.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: Geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: State regulated dams.
Source: KNREPC, Division of Water tabular database.
Origin: This layer is created with ARC/INFO software from latitude and longitude coordinates transferred from an IBM database. The listing of state regulated dams is constantly updated, thus this layer is updated when the IBM datafile is obtained.
Attributes: Information describing each dam location is contained in the point attribute table damsdow.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Kentucky permitted hazardous waste handlers.
Source: DNREP data base.
Origin: Permit data.
Attributes: Information describing each hazwaste site is contained in the polygon attribute table hazwaste.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Kentucky point discharge elimination system permitted sites.
Source: DNREP data base.
Origin: Permit data.
Attributes: Information describing each kpdes site is contained in the polygon attribute table kpdes.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Polygon
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Boundaries for state managed forests.
Source: USGS topographic maps (1:250,000).
Origin: Manually digitized from the 1:250,000 scale maps.
Attributes: Information describing each state forest is contained in the polygon attribute table SF.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Kentucky permitted landfills.
Source: DNREP data base.
Origin: Permit data.
Attributes: Information describing each landfill site is contained in the polygon attribute table landfill.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Polygon
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Land use and land cover classifications as they were derived by the US Geological Survey are represented in this layer.
Source: DNREP, US Geological Survey, Geographic Information Retrieval and Analysis System (GIRAS) digital data format downloaded from: ftp.epa.gov:/pub/EPAGIRAS.The Land Use and Land Cover data was compiled to portray the Level II categories of the Land Use and Land Cover classification system documented by Anderson and others (1976). For a complete explanation of the 1:250,000- scale LULC data see the USGS National Mapping Program, Technical Instructions, Data Users Guide 4, "Land Use and Land Cover Digital Data from 1:250,000- and 1:100,000-scale Maps". This booklet can be ordered from the Earth Science Information Center
Origin: The GIRAS digital data file structure was converted to the KNRIS ARC/INFO Librarian structure through various ARC/INFO utilities. The converted product was visually verified.
Attributes: Information describing each landuse polygon is contained in the polygon attribute table LANDUSE.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
LUCODE - USGS Land Use and Land Cover code
LUCODE TYPE
11 Residential
12 Commercial and Services
13 Industrial
14 Transportation, Communications and Services
15 Industrial and Commercial Complexes
16 Mixed Urban or Built-up Land
17 Other Urban or Built-up Land
21 Cropland and Pasture
23 Confined Feeding Operations
24 Other Agricultural Land
41 Deciduous Forest Land
42 Evergreen Forest Land
43 Mixed Forest Land
51 Streams and Canals
52 Lakes
53 Reservoirs
54 Bays and Estuaries
61 Forested Wetland
62 Non-forested Wetland
75 Strip Mines, Quarries and Gravel Pits
76 Transitional Areas
77 Mixed Barren Land
Layer Type: Polygon
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Boundaries for all state parks.
Source: DNREP, USGS topographic maps (1:250,000).
Origin: Manually digitized from the 1:250,000 scale 1x2 degree quadrangles.
Attributes: Information describing each area is contained in the polygon attribute table parks.PAT of each library tile. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Populated places based on Post Office locations, NOT including county seats or incorporated cities.
Source: DNREP, USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
Origin: Populated places points were reselected from the statewide database compiled from topographic maps (1:24,000) 1978-1981. County seats and incorporated cities were extracted for other layers, the remaining locations compose this coverage.
Attributes: Information describing each populated place location is contained in the point attribute table popplace.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Description: Public Water Supplies.
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Source: KNREPC, Division of Water tabular database.
Origin: This layer is created with ARC/INFO software from latitude and longitude coordinates transferred from an IBM database. The listing of public water supplies is constantly updated, thus this layer is updated when the IBM datafile is obtained. The point location represents the intake and/or point of source.
Attributes: Information describing each public water supply point is contained in the point attribute table PWS.PAT.
Relate File: None
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Description: County seat locations.
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Source: DNREP, USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
Origin: County seat names were related to the the statewide database compiled from topographic maps (1:24,000) 1978-1981. Seat locations were reselected and a seperate coverage created.
Attributes: Information describing each county seat location is contained in the point attribute table seats.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Description: Sewage Treatment Plants.
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Source: KNREPC, Division of Water tabular database.
Origin: This layer is created with ARC/INFO software from latitude and longitude coordinates transferred from an IBM database. The listing of sewage treatment plants is constently updated, thus this layer is updated when the IBM datafile is obtained.
Attributes: Information describing each sewage treatment plant is contained in the point attribute table sewersdd.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Polygon
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Description: Interpretive general soils map
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Source: DNREP, USGS 1x2 degree 1:250,000 quadrangle maps
Origin: In 1985 the NREPC Division of Conservation began digitizing the interpretive general soils map as part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey program. In counties where no published soil surveys existed, the experience of the local soil scientist was used to extrapolate lines from adjoining mapped areas or to update previous reconnaissance surveys.
Attributes: Information describing each soil polygon is contained in the polygon attribute table soils.PAT.
SOIL - numeric code
PF - prime farmland
K - erodibility
WT - water table
ROCK - depth to bedrock
STEEL - steel corrosivity
CONCRETE - concrete corrosivity
PH - surface pH
PHYS - physiographic region
FARM - farmable land
FRAG - fragipan
HYDRIC - hydric soil
TIMBER - prime timberland
SEPTIC - septic tank suitable
Item Name Code Description
---- ------------- ---- -----------
PF Prime Farmland (percent)
1 0 - 20
2 21 - 40
3 41 - 60
4 61 - 80
5 > 80
6 WATER
K Erodibility
1 0.00 - 0.30
2 0.31 - 0.35
3 0.36 - 0.40
4 0.41 - 0.50
5 WATER
WT Water Table (feet)
1 less than or equal to 1.0
2 1.0 - 2.5
3 2.5 - 4.0
4 4.0 - 5.5
5 > 5.5
WATER
ROCK Bedrock Depth (inches)
1 0 - 20
2 21 - 30
3 31 - 40
4 41 - 50
5 > 50
WATER
STEEL Corrosivity (percent)
1 0 - 21
2 21 - 40
3 41 - 60
4 61 - 80
5 > 80
6 WATER
CONCRETE corrosivity (percent)
1 0 - 20
2 21 - 40
3 41 - 60
4 61 - 80
5 > 80
PH acid/base (pH 1-14)
1 less than or equal to 5.0
2 5.1 - 5.5
3 5.6 - 6.0
4 6.1 - 6.5
5 > 6.5
6 WATER
PHYS - physiographic region, 1-10
FARM farmable (percent)
1 0 - 20
2 21 - 40
3 41 - 60
4 61 - 80
5 > 80
6 WATER
FRAG fragipan (percent)
1 0 - 10
2 11 - 20
3 21 - 30
4 31 - 40
5 41 - 50
6 51 - 60
7 > 60
8 WATER
HYDRIC hydric (percent)
1 0 - 20
2 21 - 40
3 41 - 60
4 61 - 80
5 > 80
6 WATER
TIMBER prime timberland (percent)
1 0 - 20
2 21 - 40
3 41 - 60
4 61 - 80
5 > 80
6 WATER
SEPTIC septic tank (percent)
1 0 - 69
2 70 - 79
3 80 - 89
4 90 - 95
5 > 95
6 WATER
Layer Type: Polygon
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Description: National priority list (NPL) superfund site boundaries.
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Source: NREPC Division of Waste Management investigation/feasibility study documents.
Origin: The twenty Kentucky NPL site boundaries, as delineated/presented in the investigative reports, were transferred to 7.5' USGS topographic maps and digitized.
Attributes: Information describing each 7.5' quadrangle is contained in the polygon attribute table superfund.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Kentucky permitted water withdrawers.
Source: DNREP data base.
Origin: Permit data.
Attributes: Information describing each site is contained in the polygon attribute table water.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Polygon
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Description: National Wetland Inventory Polygon coverage, central Kentucky, including the Kentucky River basin.
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Source: DNREP, US Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 7.5 minute quadrangles developed from high altitude aerial photography flown from 1983 - 1987.
Origin: Wetlands were identified on photos based on vegetation, visiable hydrology and geography in accordance to Classification of Wetland and Deepwater Habitats of the US, 1979. The final format was digitized straight from the mylars base maps.
Attributes: Information describing each wetland polygon is contained in the polygon attribute table wetlands.pat. Each record contains the following items:
AREA - polygon area (sq. meter)
PERIMETER - polygon permiter (meters)
NWIP# - sequential ID
NWIP-ID - polygon ID
CODE - numeric classification code
LABEL - alpha classification code
{L - LACUSTRINE} Deepwater habitats formed by a dam or topographic
depression, lacking trees shrubs and emergents, >20
acres and the greatest depth >2 meters.
1 - LIMNETIC Deepwater habitats, >2 meter depth.
AB - Aquatic Bed Plants which grow on or below water surface.
1 - algal Rockweeds, kelp, green algae, red algae and stoneworts
2 - aquatic moss
3 - rooted vascular
4 - floating vascular
5 - unknown submergent
6 - unknown surface
OW - Open Water (unkown bottom)
RB - Rock Bottom
1 - bedrock
2 - rubble
UB - Unconsolidated Bottom
1 - cobble/gravel
2 - sand
3 - mud
4 - organic
2 - LITTORAL Wetland habitats from shoreline to 2 meter depth.
AB - Aquatic Bed
1 - algal
2 - aquatic moss
3 - rooted vascular
4 - floating vascular
5 - unknown submergent
6 - unknown surface
EM - Emergent Erect, rooted plants excluding mosses and lichens.
2 - nonpersistent
OW - Open Water (unknown bottom)
RB - Rock Bottom
1 - bedrock
2 - rubble
RS - Rocky Shore
1 - bedrock
2 - rubble
UB - Unconsolidated Bottom
1 - cobble-gravel
2 - sand
3 - mud
4 - organic
US - Unconsolidated Shore
1 - cobble-gravel
2 - sand
3 - mud
4 - organic
5 - vegetated
- Primarily represents upland areas, but may include unclassified
wetlands such as man-modified areas, non photo-identifiable areas
and/or unintentional omissions.
{P - PALUSTRINE} Waters dominated by trees shrubs and emergents,
>20 acres and less than 2 meters deep.
AB - Aquatic Bed
1 - algal
2 - aquatic moss
3 - rooted vascular
4 - floating vascular
5 - unknown submergent
6 - unknown surface
EM - Emergent
1 - persistent
2 - nonpersistent
FO - Forested
1 - broad-leaved deciduous
2 - needle-leaved deciduous
3 - broad-leaved evergreen
4 - needle-leaved evergreen
5 - dead
6 - deciduous
7 - evergreen
ML - Moss/Lichen
1 - moss
2 - lichen
OW - Open Water (unknown bottom)
RB - Rock Bottom
1 - bedrock
2 - rubble
SS - Scrub/Shrub
1 - broad-leaved deciduous
2 - needle-leaved deciduous
3 - broad-leaved evergreen
4 - needle-leaved evergreen
5 - dead
6 - deciduous
7 - evergreen
UB - Unconsolidated Bottom
1 - cobble/gravel
2 - sand
3 - mud
4 - organic
US - Unconsolidated Shore
1 - cobble/gravel
2 - sand
3 - mud
4 - organic
5 - vegetated
{R - RIVERINE} Flowing water
1 - TIDAL
2 - LOWER PERENNIAL Low gradient, slow velocity and flows all year.
3 - UPPER PERENNIAL High gradient, high velocity and flows all year.
4 - INTERMITTENT Flowing water exists only part of year.
5 - UNKNOWN PERENNIAL Unknown velocity and flows all year.
AB - Aquatic Bed
1 - algal
2 - aquatic moss
3 - rooted vascular
4 - floating vascular
5 - unknown submergent
6 - unknown ssubmergent
EM - Emergent
2 - nonpersistent
OW - Open Water (unknown bottom)
RB - Rock Bottom
1 - bedrock
2 - rubble
RS - Rocky Shore
1 - bedrock
2 - rubble
SB - Streambed
1 - bedrock
2 - rubble
3 - cobble-gravel
4 - sand
5 - mud
6 - organic
7 - vegetated
UB - Unconsolidated Bottom
1 - cobble-gravel
2 - sand
3 - mud
4 - organic
US - Unconsolidate Shore
1 - cobble-gravel
2 - sand
3 - mud
4 - organic
5 - vegetated
- Primarily represents upland areas, but may include unclassifed
wetlands such as man-modified areas, non photo-identifiable areas
and/or unintentional omissions.
{MODIFERS}
In order to more adequately describe wetland and deepwater
habitats one or more of the water regime, water chemistry,
soil or special modifers may be applied. The formed modifer
may also be applied to the ecological system.
{WATER REGIME}
Non-Tidal Tidal
A - temporarily flooded K - artifically flooded
B - saturated L - subtidal
C - seasonally flooded M - irregularly exposed
D - seasonally flooded/ well drained N - regularly flooded
E - seasonally flooded/saturated P - irregularly flooded
F - semipermanently flooded S - temporary-tidal
G - intermittently exposed R - seasonal-tidal
H - permanently flooded T - semipermanent-tidal
J - intermittently flooded V - permament-tidal
K - artifically flooded U - unknown
W - intermittently flooded/temporary
Y - saturated/semipermently/seasonal
Z - intermittently exposed/permently
U - unknown
{WATER CHEMISTRY}
Coastal Halinity Inland Salinity pH Modifiers for
all Fresh Water
1 - hyperhaline 7 - hypersaline a - acid
2 - euhaline 8 - eusaline t - circumneutral
3 - mixohaline 9 - mixosaline i - alkaline
4 - polyhaline 0 - fresh
5 - mesohaline
6 - oligohaline
0 - fresh
{SOIL}
g - organic
n - mineral
{SPECIAL MODIFERS}
b - beaver
d - partially drained/ditched
f - farmed
h - diked/impounded
r - artifical substrate
s - spoil
x - excavated
- Primarily represents upland areas, but may include unclassifed
wetlands such as man-modified areas, non photo-identifiable areas
and/or unintentional omissions.
Kentucky has no NWI identified Marine or Estuarine wetlands.
SOURCE
ON LINE:
"Classfication of wetlands and deepwater habitats in the
United States" abstract can be viewed from:
http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/npscpubs/npscpubs.htm
submit query: re=0421
IN PRINT:
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
United States, Fish and Wildlife Service
Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States
(Biological service program ;FWS/OBS-79/31)
1. Wetlands-United States-Classification. 2.Wetland ecology-United
States. 3. Aquatic ecology-United States. I Cowardin, Lewis M. II. Title.
III. Series: United States. Fish and Wildlife Service. Biological services
program ; FWS/OBS-79/31.
QH76.U54a 79/31 [QH104] 574.5'0973s [574.5'2632] 79-607795
purchase this publication from:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402
Relate file: none
Layer Type: Polygon
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Description: Boundaries for wildlife management areas.
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Source: DNREP, USGS topographic maps (1:250,000) and site plats.
Origin: Manually digitized from the 1:250,000 scale 1x2 degree quadrangles. Individual plats of state wildlife management areas were digitized separately and referenced to the 1x2 degree quadrangles. The quadrangles were merged and dissolved. Several project areas have been re-digitized from 1:24,000 USGS topographic maps and inserted into this layer.
Attributes: Information describing each area is contained in the polygon attribute table wma.PAT. Each record contains the following items:
Layer Type: Point
Library: /disk_4/gis/ky/state/dnrep
Projection: geographic, decimal degrees, NAD83
Description: Water supply dams.
Source: KNREPC, Division of Water tabular database.
Origin: This layer is created with ARC/INFO software from latitude and longitude coordinates transferred from an IBM database.
Attributes: Information describing each dam location is contained in the point attribute table wsdams.PAT. Each record contains the following items: