Appendix C: Column Descriptor List for NWIS Flat-File Format -- QC for Surface-Water Sites

Para-  
meter |  Description   |  Units
Code

STAID - Station identification number
SNAME - Station name
DATES - Date sample was collected
TIMES - Time sample was collected
LATLG - Latitude and Longitude of collection site
MEDIM - Medium code (Q=Blank;R=Replicate)
STYPE - Sample type (9=regular;7=replicate)
STATE - State code (08=Colorado;31=Nebraska;56=Wyoming)
CNTYC - State code+County code:

EVENT - Hydrologic event (J=Storm;4=Snowmelt;9=Routine sample)
00608 NITROGEN, AMMONIA, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS N)
00613 NITROGEN, NITRITE, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS N)
00623 NITROGEN, AMMONIA PLUS ORGANIC, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS N)
00625 NITROGEN, AMMONIA PLUS ORGANIC, TOTAL, (MG/L AS N)
00631 NITROGEN, NITRITE PLUS NITRATE, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS N)
00665 PHOSPHORUS, TOTAL, (MG/L AS P)
00666 PHOSPHORUS, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS P)
00671 PHOSPHORUS, ORTHOPHOSPHATE, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS P)
00680 CARBON, ORGANIC, TOTAL, (MG/L AS C)
00681 CARBON, ORGANIC, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS C)
00689 CARBON, ORGANIC, SUSPENDED, TOTAL, (MG/L ASC)
00915 CALCIUM, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS CA)
00925 MAGNESIUM, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS MG)
00930 SODIUM, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS NA)
00935 POTASSIUM, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS K)
00940 CHLORIDE, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS CL)
00945 SULFATE, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS SO4)
00950 FLUORIDE, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS F)
00955 SILICA, DISSOLVED, (MG/L AS SIO2)
01000 ARSENIC, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS AS)
01002 ARSENIC, TOTAL, (UG/L AS AS)
01005 BARIUM, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS BA)
01007 BARIUM, TOTAL, (UG/L AS BA)
01010 BERYLLIUM, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS BE)
01025 CADMIUM, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS CD)
01027 CADMIUM, TOTAL, (UG/L AS CD)
01030 CHROMIUM, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS CR)
01034 CHROMIUM, TOTAL, (UG/L AS CR)
01035 COBALT DISSOLVED (UG/L) AS CO)
01040 COPPER, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS CU)
01042 COPPER, TOTAL, (UG/L AS CU)
01045 IRON, TOTAL, (UG/L AS FE)
01046 IRON, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS FE)
01049 LEAD, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS PB)
01051 LEAD, TOTAL, (UG/L AS PB)
01055 MANGANESE, TOTAL, (UG/L AS MN)
01056 MANGANESE, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS MN)
01060 MOLYBDENUM, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS MO)
01062 MOLYBDENUM, TOTAL, (UG/L AS MO)
01065 NICKEL, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS NI)
01067 NICKEL, TOTAL, (UG/L AS NI)
01075 SILVER, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS AG)
01077 SILVER, TOTAL, (UG/L AS AG)
01090 ZINC ,DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS ZN)
01092 ZINC, TOTAL, (UG/L AS ZN)
01095 ANTIMONY, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS SB)
01105 ALUMINUM, TOTAL, (UG/L AS AL)
01106 ALUMINUM, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS AL)
01145 SELENIUM, DISSOLVED, (UG/L AS SE)
01147 SELENIUM, TOTAL, (UG/L AS SE)
04024 PROPACHLOR, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
04028 BUTYLATE, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
04029 BROMACIL, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
04035 SIMAZINE, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
04037 PROMETON, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
04040 DEETHYL ATRAZINE, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
04041 CYANAZINE, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
04095 FONOFOS, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
34253 ALPHA BHC, (UG/L)
34653 P,P' DDE, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
38442 DICAMBA, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
38482 MCPA, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
38538 PROPOXUR, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
38711 BENTAZON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
38746 2,4-DB, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
38811 FLUOMETURON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
38933 CHLORPYRIFOS, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
39341 LINDANE, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
39381 DIELDRIN, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
39415 METOLACHLOR, WATER, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
39532 MALATHION, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
39542 PARATHION, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
39572 DIAZINON, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
39632 ATRAZINE, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
39732 2,4-D, DISSOLVED, (UG/L) 
39742 2,4,5-T, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
39762 SILVEX, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
46342 ALACHLOR, WATER, DISSOLVED, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49235 TRICLOPYR, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49236 PROPHAM, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49291 PICLORAM, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49292 ORYZALIN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49293 NORFLURAZON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49294 NEBURON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49296 METHOMYL, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49297 FENURON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49298 ESFENVALERATE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49299 DNOC, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49300 DIURON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49301 DINOSEB, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49302 DICHLORPROP, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49303 DICHLOBENIL, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49305 CLOPYRALID, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49307 CHLORAMBEN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49308 3-HYDROXYCARBOFURAN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49311 BROMOXYNIL, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49314 ALDICARB SULFOXIDE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
49315 ACIFLUORFEN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
70300 SOLIDS, RESIDUE ON EVAPORATION AT 180 DEG C, DISSOLVED, (MG/L)
71999 SAMPLE PURPOSE, (CODE) (15=NAWQA sample)
81352 FILTER PORE SIZE, (MICRO-METERS)
82630 METRIBUZIN, (SENCOR), WATER, DISSOLVED, (UG/L)
82660 2,6-DIETHYLANILINE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82661 TRIFLURALIN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82663 ETHALFLURALIN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82664 PHORATE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82665 TERBACIL, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER,0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82666 LINURON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82667 METHYL PARATHION, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82668 EPTC, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82669 PEBULATE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82670 TEBUTHIURON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82671 MOLINATE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82672 ETHOPROP, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82673 BENFLURALIN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82674 CARBOFURAN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82675 TERBUFOS, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82676 PRONAMIDE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82677 DISULFOTON, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82678 TRIALLATE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82679 PROPANIL, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82680 CARBARYL, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82681 THIOBENCARB, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82682 DCPA, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L) 
82683 PENDIMETHALIN, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82684 NAPROPAMIDE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82685 PROPARGITE, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82686 METHYL AZINPHOS, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
82687 PERMETHRIN, CIS, WATER, FILTERED, GLASS FIBER, 0.7 U, RECOVERABLE, (UG/L)
99100 BLANK, TYPE OF SOLUTION, (FIXED VALUE CODE)
                (10=distilled/deionized water;20=standard
                water reference sample;40=organic free water;
                50=VOC free water)
99101 BLANK, SOURCE OF SOLUTION, (FIXED VALUE CODE)
                (10=NWQL;20=USEPA;30=USGS;40=NIST;80=Ocala Lab)
99102 BLANK, TYPE OF SAMPLE, (FIXED VALUE CODE)
                (100=field blank;150=lab blank)
99104 REFERENCE MATERIAL OR SPIKE SOURCE CODE NUMBER
99105 REPLICATE, TYPE, (FIXED VALUE CODE)
                (10=concurrent;20=sequential;30=split;
                40=split-concurrent;50=split-sequential)
99106 SPIKE, TYPE, (FIXED VALUE CODE)
                (10=field;20=lab;30=surrogate;40=internal
                standards)
99107 SPIKE, SOURCE, (FIXED VALUE CODE)
                (10=NWQL;20=USEPA;30=USGS;40=NIST;
                80=Ocala Lab)
99108 SPIKE VOLUME IN ML