LAGOSUS Depth data

Details

Variable nameVariable descriptionUnits
lagoslakeidunique lake identifier developed for LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0
lake_namegnislake name from the GNIS database by way of the LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 module
lake_statestwo-letter postal abbreviation(s) of state(s) intersecting the lake polygon from the LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 module
lake_depth_statetwo-letter postal abbreviation of the state used to search for a lake's depth
lake_lat_decdegthe latitude of the lake center point (NAD83) from the LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 moduledecimal degree
lake_lon_decdegthe longitude of the lake center point (NAD83) from the LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 moduledecimal degree
lake_maxdepth_mlake maximum depth in metersmeter
lake_meandepth_mlake mean depth in metersmeter
lake_waterarea_hasurface area of lake waterbody polygon from NHD (excluding islands) by way of the LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 modulehectare
lake_depth_sourcenamename of the source of lake depth data
lake_depth_sourceurlurl link of the source of lake depth data
lake_depth_effortname representing one of four different depth searching efforts (used for quality assurance and de-duplication); one of LAGOSNE, LAGOSUS, bathymetry, or NLA; corresponds with values of lagos_effort_reliability
lake_depth_effort_reliabilityreliability of each lagos_effort (used for quality assurance and de-duplication); values are in ascending order (1 = most reliable, 2 = reliable, 3 = less reliable, 4 = questionable)