US Long-Term Ecological Research Network
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Column Definition Unit
mwbc Master Water Body Code; If the MWBC begins with M the water body is the Mississippi River. The number after the M refers to the river mile. Data source is USGS Biological Resources Division Onalaska WI
lake_unique lake identification code; Code used based on old General Waters File lake identification by Wisconsin DNR. The first two numbers are county identification from 1-72 alphabetically. The remaining numbers are lake identification within the county generally alphabetical.
lakename lake name
county name of county (WI)
county_id county id number; assigned alphabetically 1=Adams 72=Wood 0=Miss River
month month of the year nominalMonth
year4 year nominalYear
max_depth_m maximum depth of aquatic plant growth; Depth of the deepest sampling quadrat that contained plant growth meter
total_quads total quadrats(I.e. sampling points) sampled in lake number
quads_lt_max quadrats in lake that were less than or equal to maximum depth of plant growth number
blnk_lt_max empty quadrats in lake that were less than or equal to maximum depth of plant growth number
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