Layer Name: air

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 Name: city

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 Name: dams

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 Name: damsdow

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 Name: hazwaste

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 Name: kpdes

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 Name: kyforest

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 Name: landfill

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 Name: landuse

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 Name: parks

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 Name: popplace

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 Name: pws

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 Name: seats

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 Name: sewersdd

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 Name: soils

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 Name: superfund

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 Name: water

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 Name: wetlands

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 Name: wma

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 Name: wsdams

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: