Peak Streamflow and Stage Special Conditions (PEAK.peak_cd and PEAK.gage_ht_cd)
The following codes are used to indicate special conditions that affect how the peak stream flow and stage values may be interpreted
peak_cd | Meaning |
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1 | Discharge is a Maximum Daily Average |
2 | Discharge is an Estimate |
3 | Discharge affected by Dam Failure |
4 | Discharge less than indicated value which is Minimum Recordable Discharge at this site |
5 | Discharge affected to unknown degree by Regulation or Diversion |
6 | Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion |
7 | Discharge is an Historic Peak |
8 | Discharge actually greater than indicated value |
9 | Discharge due to Snowmelt, Hurricane, Ice-Jam or Debris Dam breakup |
A | Year of occurrence is unknown or not exact |
Bd | Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact |
Bm | Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact |
C | All or part of the record affected by Urbanization, Mining, Agricultural changes, Channelization, or other |
D | Base Discharge changed during this year |
E | Only Annual Maximum Peak available for this year |
F | Peak supplied by another agency |
O | Opportunistic value not from systematic data collection |
R | Revised |
gage_cd | Meaning |
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1 | Gage height affected by backwater |
2 | Gage height not the maximum for the year |
3 | Gage height was at a different site and/or datum |
4 | Gage height below minimum recordable elevation |
5 | Gage height is an estimate |
6 | Gage height datum changed during this year |
7 | Debris, mud, or hyper-concentrated flow |
8 | Gage height tidally affected |
Bd | Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact |
Bm | Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact |
F | Peak supplied by another agency |
R | Revised |