STRM_DSCRPTNS English utf8 dataset McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Information Manager im@mcmlter.org pointOfContact 2015-01-20 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - North American Profile Metadata - Data with Biological Extensions ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Stream descriptions, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2023, ongoing) 2015-01-20 publication Diane McKnight University of Colorado Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/ diane.mcknight@colorado.edu pointOfContact Michael Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/ michael.gooseff@colorado.edu http://goosefflab.weebly.com pointOfContact documentDigital As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, a systematic sampling program has been undertaken to monitor the the glacial meltwater streams in the region. Measurements are regularly made to examine water quality and quantity, as well as chemical and biological properties. The stream descriptions table serves as an index of the streams that have been studied. It documents the streams' basins and lengths, and provides a brief desciption of the landscape in which the streams are found. Name: Renée F. Brown Role: data manager Name: Chris Jaros Role: former field crew Name: Inigo San Gil Role: former data manager completed McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Information Manager im@mcmlter.org pointOfContact English Adams Stream at Weir ID: adams_weir kiwi site 3500027; 200 meters downstream of adams glacier 163.750000000000 163.750000000000 -78.131668000000 -78.131668000000 Coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of creek where it enters Lake Fryxell Parent Stream: Aiken Creek Provenance : GPS96-97.DOC ID: aiken_mouth 163.266326900000 163.266326900000 -77.603622000000 -77.603622000000 near inlet from Dromedary Glacier; sample site 1 Parent Stream: Alph River ID: alph_trough 163.483886700000 163.483886700000 -78.284164000000 -78.284164000000 USGS site 9; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weir Parent Stream: Andersen Creek Provenance : GPS96-97.DOC ID: andrsn_h1 162.906356800000 162.906356800000 -77.622772000000 -77.622772000000 Andrews Creek at mouth ID: andrws_mouth 163.044448852539 163.044448852539 -77.620834350586 -77.620834350586 Bartlette Creek at mouth ID: bartlt_mouth 162.416671752930 162.416671752930 -77.720832824707 -77.720832824707 Bartley East at Weir ID: bartly_eweir kiwi site 3500008 Parent Stream: Bartley Stream 162.188995361328 162.188995361328 -77.516700744629 -77.516700744629 Bohner at B5. Near Bohner at lower. Started Jan 2011. Parent Stream: Bohner Stream Provenance : Coordinates from Steve Crisp (email to Inigo San Gil) 162.558142000000 162.558142000000 -77.696332000000 -77.696332000000 Bowles Creek at mouth ID: bowles_mouth 163.050003051758 163.050003051758 -77.622222900391 -77.622222900391 USGS site 1; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weir Parent Stream: Canada Stream Provenance : GPS96-97.DOC ID: canada_f1 163.054733300000 163.054733300000 -77.613655000000 -77.613655000000 kiwi site 3500005 Parent Stream: Clark Stream ID: clark_lwright 163.629165600000 163.629165600000 -77.445831000000 -77.445831000000 Commonwealth Stream at C1 ID: common_c1 USGS site 13 163.380828900000 163.380828900000 -77.563332000000 -77.563332000000 USGS site 6; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weir Parent Stream: Crescent Stream Provenance : GPS96-97.DOC ID: crescent_f8 163.184463500000 163.184463500000 -77.619064000000 -77.619064000000 USGS site 7; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weir Parent Stream: Delta Stream Provenance : GPS96-97.DOC ID: delta_f10 163.108444200000 163.108444200000 -77.624619000000 -77.624619000000 Dune Creek at Lake Vida ID: dune_vida 161.875000000000 161.875000000000 -77.380554199219 -77.380554199219 Lake House east inlet stream ID: lkhouse_einlet 161.433334350586 161.433334350586 -77.701385498047 -77.701385498047 Garwood River at sample site 1; flats ID: flatsgarwood_flats 164.016662597656 164.016662597656 -78.020835876465 -78.020835876465 Green Creek at F9Description: USGS site 8; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weirID: green_f9 Provenance File Name :GPS96-97.DOC 163.059753417969 163.059753417969 -77.624099731445 -77.624099731445 Harnish Creek at F7ID: harnish_f7USGS site 17 163.232772827148 163.232772827148 -77.608329772949 -77.608329772949 Harnish Creek Tributary at F11Description: USGS site 20; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weirID: harnish_f11File Name :GPS96-97.DOC 163.269515991211 163.269515991211 -77.621246337891 -77.621246337891 House Stream at H2 Description: USGS site 10; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weir ID: house_h2 Provenance File Name :GPS96-97.DOC 162.741317749023 162.741317749023 -77.642982482910 -77.642982482910 USGS site 2; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weir Parent Stream: Huey Creek Provenance : GPS96-97.DOC ID: huey_f2 163.127410900000 163.127410900000 -77.604897000000 -77.604897000000 Lake Joyce at J1 ID: lkjoyce_j1 Coordinates estimated by Arne Bomblies based on diagram & short description in field notes. 161.592498800000 161.592498800000 -77.718559000000 -77.718559000000 Lake Joyce at J2 ID: lkjoyce_j2 Coordinates estimated by Arne Bomblies based on diagram & short description in field notes. 161.603057900000 161.603057900000 -77.718559000000 -77.718559000000 USGS site 16 Parent Stream: Lawson Creek id: lawson_b3 162.269910000000 162.269910000000 -77.721248000000 -77.721248000000 Lizotte Creek at mouth ID: lizotte_mouth 162.483337402344 162.483337402344 -77.704170227051 -77.704170227051 USGS site 3; coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of weir Parent Stream: Lost Seal Stream Provenance : GPS96-97.DOC ID: lostseal_f3 163.244400000000 163.244400000000 -77.595268000000 -77.595268000000 Lyons Creek at B4 ID: lyons_b4 USGS site 19 162.274993900000 162.274993900000 -77.727776000000 -77.727776000000 Mariah Creek at mouth ID: mariah_mouth 163.047226000000 163.047226000000 -77.623611000000 -77.623611000000 Mason Creek at Mouth ID: mason_mouth 162.274993900000 162.274993900000 -77.729164000000 -77.729164000000 McKay Creek at mouth. Id: mckay_mouth 162.747222900000 162.747222900000 -77.644722000000 -77.644722000000 McKnight Creek at mouth ID: mcknight_mouth 163.264724700000 163.264724700000 -77.599724000000 -77.599724000000 Meserve Stream at flume ID: meserve_flume kiwi site 3500007 162.241668700000 162.241668700000 -77.505554000000 -77.505554000000 Lower Miers Stream at Weir ID: mierslow_weir kiwi site 3500025 163.899993900000 163.899993900000 -78.102219000000 -78.102219000000 Coordinates taken from 1996-97 GPS measurements at center of river where it enters Lake Vanda Parent Stream: Onyx River Provenance : GPS96-97.DOC ID: onyx_mouth 161.687835700000 161.687835700000 -77.523613000000 -77.523613000000 Priscu Stream at B1 Id: priscu_b1 USGS Site 11 162.534729000000 162.534729000000 -77.699997000000 -77.699997000000 Red River art Blood Falls ID: red_bfalls 162.268051147461 162.268051147461 -77.723335266113 -77.723335266113 Santa Fe Stream at B2 ID: santafe_b2 USGS site 12; formerly N Taylor & Hendy Stream 162.266662597656 162.266662597656 -77.723052978516 -77.723052978516 Sharp Creek at mouth. Id: sharp_mouth 162.247222900391 162.247222900391 -77.722221374512 -77.722221374512 Victoria River at Lake Vida. Id: victoria_vida 161.199996948242 161.199996948242 -77.383331298828 -77.383331298828 Vincent Creek at mouth (vincent_mouth) 162.425003051758 162.425003051758 -77.720275878906 -77.720275878906 Von Guerard Stream at F21. Id: uvg_f21.This was an ill-fated upstream gage on Von Guerard, 2.5 kilometers upstream from F6.  It was installed during the lowest season of record (00-01) and then promptly destroyed during the 01-02 season.  It's parts were stripped and it never generated a hydrology database, but was certainly sampled. 163.301254272461 163.301254272461 -77.626380920410 -77.626380920410 Wharton Creek at mouth. ID: wharton_mouth 162.747222900391 162.747222900391 -77.645835876465 -77.645835876465 ground condition 1993-01-01 2023-04-20 https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/data/mcmlter-strm-descriptions-20230420.csv STRM_DSCRPTNS eng; US McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER STRM_DSCRPTNS Data Source Definition : Stream descriptions Record Delimiter : \n Number of Header Lines : 1 Number of Footer Lines : 0 Orientation : Column Quote Character : "Field Delimiter : , false DATASET_CODE Code representing stream descriptions dataset STREAM_NAME Name of McMurdo Dry Valley stream Basin Lake or oceanic body that stream drains into LENGTH_KM Length of stream from source to mouth Description Brief description of the stream and its surrounding landscape DBF https://mcm.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/data/mcmlter-strm-descriptions-20230420.csv dataset Metadata Access Constraints: none Metadata Use Constraints: none annually