Dam Table

Dams in the Pacific Northwest, originally derived from the National Inventory of Dams but being updated by state agencies.

Field Name Field Description Data Type Field Size*
DamID The DamID number for the dam. int 4
Dam_Name The name of the dam varchar 65
NID_# The National Inventory of Dams ID number char 7
FERC_SiteID Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Site Location Code char 12
Provisional If yes, indicates the reach number assgned may not be the exact location of the dam bit 1
LocationID Unique identifier categorizing a line, point or polygon in either 1:100,000 or 1:24,000 scale GIS coverage. varchar 13
BegFt The beginning (downstream) measure, in feet from the mouth of the stream, of the location of the dam. int 4
FishwayTypeID Code describing the type of fishway tinyint 1
FishwayStatusID Code describing presence or status of fish passage facilities at the dam. tinyint 1
Owner The dam owner varchar 100
AgencyTypeID Management agency type code. tinyint 1
Year_Compl The year the dam was completed smallint 2
Year_Removed The year the dam was removed (if applicable) smallint 2
Dam_Length Dam crest length in feet real 4
NID_Height The maximum of dam, structure, or hydraulic height in feet real 4
Height Height of dam in feet from a source other than the National Inventory of Dams. smallint 2
Norm_Stor The normal storage capacity of the reservoir in acre feet real 4
Max_Stor The maximum storage capacity of the reservoir in acre feet real 4
Longitude Longitude of the dam in decimal degrees using the 1983 North American Datum (NAD83). decimal 9
Latitude Latitude of the dam in decimal degrees using the 1983 North American Datum (NAD83). decimal 9
LLsource Method by which the Longitude and Latitude values were determined. varchar 3
Comments Comments related to the dam text 16
RefID The primary reference number describing the source of the Dam information int 4
UpdDate The date and time the record was created or updated by agency compiler. smalldatetime 4
LastModifiedBy Network ID of regional staff or compiler that last updated record. varchar 50
LastModifiedOn Date regional staff or compiler last updated record datetime 8
EndFt The ending (upstream) measure, in feet from the mouth of the stream, of the location of the dam (not in DEF). int 4
StateID The identifier code for the state. Cross reference to State table. (not in DEF) tinyint 1
QID QueryID - Location Code formerly used by online query system (use LocationID) varchar 13
LLID Unique stream identifier determined on a 1:100,000 scale GIS coverage. varchar 13
RRN The 1:250,000 scale EPA River Reach number, cross reference to Reach table. Obsolete field. varchar 16
Prop real 4
Year_Initiated The year the dam construction was initiated smallint 2
DamOwnerTypeID Code for the institutional status of the dam owner (Private, Federal or State, etc.) tinyint 1
OwnerTypeID Institutional status code for land owner tinyint 1
FishwayID Code describing presence of fish passage facilities tinyint 1

*The text datatype pre-allocates only 16 bytes. Size represents actual bytes for all other data types.


Revised Wednesday September 28 2005