HUC12 Priority Watersheds (View 1)

<span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>This layer shows a multi-component analysis for California stream gage priorities at the </span><a href='https://hydro.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/wbd/MapServer/6' rel='nofollow ugc' style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>Hydrologic Unit Code 12 (HUC12)</a><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'> watershed resolution.</span><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>  The Stream Gage Prioritization Analysis is part of the </span><a href='https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/stream_gaging_plan/' rel='nofollow ugc' style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>Senate Bill 19 Stream Gaging Plan</a><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>, which seeks to prioritize areas for additional stream gaging efforts.</span><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>  The dataset includes the gaged proportion of each HUC12 based on a </span><a style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); font-family:inherit;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:12pt;'>Gage Gap Analysis</span><span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:10.6667px;'> </span></a></span><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'>and information on prioritization results based on five management criteria.<span style='font-family:inherit;'>  </span>The management criteria include scores for ecosystem, water quality, water supply, flood, and reference gages.<span style='font-family:inherit;'>  </span>The priorities are the top scoring 200 watersheds for each management criteria area, for a total of 921 watersheds with overlap between the priorities. The 921 priorities are assigned a primary (highest scoring) benefit.<span style='font-family:inherit;'>  </span>Included is the presence of gages that could be reactivated or upgraded in the watershed. The presence of underrepresented communities, as defined in the Department of Water Resources <a href='https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/dacs/' rel='nofollow ugc' style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;'>DAC Mapping Tool</a>, is also noted for each watershed.</span><div><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><br /></span></div><div><span style='font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;'><b><font size='4'>Data Dictionary:</font></b></span></div><div><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' style='border-collapse:collapse; width:549pt;' width='732'><tbody><tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; width:152pt;' width='202'><u><font size='3'>Field Name</font></u></td>
<td style='border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><u><font size='3'>Range</font></u></td>
<td style='border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><u><font size='3'>Description</font></u></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>huc12</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>4469</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Hydrologic
unit code (HUC) size 12, subbasin, 10-40 thousand acres</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>huc12_name</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Name
of the HUC12 </font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>huc10</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>1039</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Hydrologic
unit code (HUC) size 12, watershed, 40-250 thousand acres</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>huc10_name</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Name
of the HUC10 </font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>tier</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'>3-Jan</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Prioritization
category number, with 1 being the highest</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>category</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Prioritization
category description</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>best_in_huc10</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
or 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>1
indicates that HUC12 watershed is the top score within its HUC10, which
comprises several HUC12s; 0 indicates that it is not the top scoring
HUC12. </font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='100' style='height:75.0pt;'>
<td height='100' style='height:75.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>primary benefit</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Primary
benefit based on top score for management criteria. If <font>&quot;multi-benefit</font><font>&quot;, it scores in top </font><font>100</font><font> in multiple categories; if &quot;</font><font>high
combined score</font><font>&quot;, it scores in the top 200 in
no categories but the sum of the scores is in the top 200.  If the category has a &quot;+&quot; this
indicates a multibenefit that has a clear primary benefit in top 100.</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none;'><font size='3'>total_individual_priority_score</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'>0 - 5</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Summary
of XX priority scores, with a maximum possible value of 5. </font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none;'><font size='3'>ecosystem
priority</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'>1, 0.5, 0</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Score
= 1 is rank 1-100; Score = 0.5 is rank 101-200 for ecosystem</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none;'><font size='3'>waterquality
priority</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'>1, 0.5, 0</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Score
= 1 is rank 1-100; Score = 0.5 is rank 101-200 for waterquality</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none;'><font size='3'>watersupply
priority</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'>1, 0.5, 0</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Score
= 1 is rank 1-100; Score = 0.5 is rank 101-200 for watersupply</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none;'><font size='3'>flood priority</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'>1, 0.5, 0</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Score
= 1 is rank 1-100; Score = 0.5 is rank 101-200 for flood</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none;'><font size='3'>reference
priority</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'>1, 0.5, 0</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Score
= 1 is rank 1-100; Score = 0.5 is rank 101-200 for reference</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none;'><font size='3'>score_summary
priority</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'>1, 0.5, 0</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Score
= 1 is rank 1-100; Score = 0.5 is rank 101-200 for raw score summary</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>huc12_proportion_need_gage</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
- 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Proportion
of huc12 watershed that is ungaged, by stream segment length</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none;'><font size='3'>community_present_in_huc12</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none;'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Presence
and type of underrepresented community in HUC12 watershed</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>huc12_gg_combined</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
- 4</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Sum
<font>ecosystem_gg, watersupply_gg, waterquality_gg,</font><font> and</font><font> flood_gg</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>huc12_gg_combined_plus_reference</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
- 5</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Same
as <font>huc12_gg_combined</font><font> plus </font><font>reference_score</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>huc12_raw_combined</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Sum
<font>Ecosystem Raw, Water Supply Raw, Water Quality Raw, </font><font>and </font><font>Flood Raw</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>ecosystem_gg</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
– 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
ecosystem score = <font>ecosystem_raw</font><font>
x </font><font>huc12_proportion_need_gage</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>ecosystem_rank</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>Jan-96</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
ecosystem ranking based on <font>ecosystem_gg</font><font>, with 1 the highest. 
Equal scores receive equal highest rank.</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>ecosystem_raw</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
- 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Raw
management priority score, without gage gap</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>waterquality_gg</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
– 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
waterquality score = <font>waterquality_raw</font><font> x </font><font>huc12_proportion_need_gage</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>waterquality_rank</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>1
- 1299</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
waterquality ranking based on <font>waterquality_gg</font><font>, with 1 the highest. 
Equal scores receive equal highest rank.</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>waterquality_raw</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
- 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Raw
management priority score, without gage gap</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>watersupply_gg</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
– 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
watersupply score = <font>watersupply_raw x
huc12_proportion_need_gage</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>watersupply_rank</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>Jan-66</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
watersupply ranking based on <font>watersupply_gg</font><font>, with 1 the highest. 
Equal scores receive equal highest rank.</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>watersupply_raw</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
- 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Raw
management priority score, without gage gap</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>flood_gg</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
– 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
flood score = <font>flood_raw</font><font> x </font><font>huc12_proportion_need_gage</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>flood_rank</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>Jan-25</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
flood ranking based on <font>flood_gg</font><font>
, with 1 the highest.  Equal scores
receive equal highest rank.</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>flood_raw</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
- 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Raw
management priority score, without gage gap</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>reference_score</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
– 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
reference gage score = (1 – <font>reference</font><font>_</font><font>gagepair_score</font><font>) * </font><font>reference_impairment_score</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>reference_rank</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>1
– 2231 (4469)</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
reference ranking based on <font>reference_score</font><font>, with 1 the highest. 
Equal scores receive equal highest rank.</font></font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='40' style='height:30.0pt;'>
<td height='40' style='height:30.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>reference_gagepair_score</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0-
1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Final
gage pairing score, which indicates how well each watershed matches to the
best fit reference gage.  1 indicates a
perfect match. </font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='60' style='height:45.0pt;'>
<td height='60' style='height:45.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>reference impairment score</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'>0
or 1</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Assesses
whether or not the watershed is impaired (0) or potentially not impaired
(1).  Impairment is evaluated based on
upstream water storage only.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>site_id_upgrade</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Recommended
Reactivation Gage ID </font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>site_name_upgrade</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Recommended
Reactivation Gage Name </font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>site_id_reactivate</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Recommended
Upgrade Gage ID </font></td>
</tr>
<tr height='20' style='height:15.0pt;'>
<td height='20' style='height:15.0pt; border-top:none; width:152pt;' width='202'><font size='3'>site_name_reactivate</font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:41pt;' width='55'><font size='3'> </font></td>
<td style='border-top:none; border-left:none; width:356pt;' width='475'><font size='3'>Recommended
Upgrade Gage Name
</font></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>