Description: This data incorporates USGS stream gauge drainage areas modeled using ESRI Hydrology tools from the New Jersey 10 Foot Digital Elevation Model with: (1) minimum, maximum and average year-to-year change in annual stream discharge in cubic feet per second calculated using available historic USGS streamflow data collected between 1985 and 2017 from the USGS "GAGES II" gauge dataset interpolated across the Passaic Watershed stream network using ESRI Spline interpolation methods, and (2) changes in land use areas (agriculture, barren land, forest, urban, water and wetland) based on comparison of land use datasets from 1986 and 2015 obtained from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Geographic Information Network, respectively.Fields:OBJECTID: ESRI Object ID (Object ID data type)STAID: USGS Stream Gauge ID (Text data type).MIN _CHNG: Minimum rate of change in discharge rates (cubic feet per second) interpolated for stream lines using USGS stream gauge discharge data (Double data type).MAX _CHNG: Maximum rate of change in discharge rates (cubic feet per second) interpolated for stream lines using USGS stream gauge discharge data (Double data type).MEAN _CHNG: Mean rate of change in discharge rates (cubic feet per second) interpolated for stream lines using USGS stream gauge discharge data (Double data type).ROC_STD: Standard Deviation of rate of change in discharge rates (cubic feet per second) interpolated for stream lines using USGS stream gauge discharge data (Double data type).AG_1986: Agricultural land area (square feet) in 1986 (Double data type).AG_2015: Agricultural land area (square feet) in 2015 (Double data type).AG_AREA_CHG: Change in Agricultural land (square feet) between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).AG_AREA_CHG_P: Percent change in Agricultural land between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).BL_1986: Barren land area (square feet) in 1986 (Double data type).BL_2015: Barren land area (square feet) in 2015 (Double data type).BL_AREA_CHG: Change in Barren land (square feet) between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).BL_AREA_CHG_P: Percent change in Barren land between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).FOR_1986: Forest area (square feet) in 1986 (Double data type).FOR_2015: Forest area (square feet) in 2015 (Double data type).FOR_AREA_CHG: Change in Forest land (square feet) between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).FOR_AREA_CHG_P: Percent change in Forrest land between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).URB_1986: Urban land area (square feet) in 1986 (Double data type).URB_2015: Urban land area (square feet) in 2015 (Double data type).URB_AREA_CHG: Change in Urban land (square feet) between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).URB_AREA_CHG_P: Percent change in Urban land between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).WAT_1986: Water cover area (square feet) in 1986 (Double data type).WAT_2015: Water cover area (square feet) in 2015 (Double data type).WAT_AREA_CHG: Change in Water cover (square feet) between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).WAT_AREA_CHG_P: Percent change in Water cover between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).WET_1986: Wetland area (square feet) in 1986 (Double data type).WET_2015: Wetland area (square feet) in 2015 (Double data type).WET_AREA_CHG: Change in Wetland area (square feet) between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).WET_AREA_CHG_P: Percent change in Wetland area between 1986 and 2015 (Double data type).Shape_Length: Drainage perimeter (feet) (Double data type).Shape_Area: Drainage area (square feet) (Double data type).
Copyright Text: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of GIS at https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/
USGS Water Data for the Nation at https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis
New Jersey Geographic Information Network at https://njogis-newjersey.opendata.arcgis.com/
Description: This dataset provides USGS stream gauge locations with: (1) drainage areas modeled using ESRI Hydrology tools from the New Jersey 10 Foot Digital Elevation Model, (2) annual discharge rates (cubic feet per second) for available years between 1985 and 2017, and (3) the average year-to-year change in annual stream discharge (cubic feet per second) and normalized average year-to-year change in annual stream discharge (cubic feet per second per square mile) calculated using available historic USGS streamflow data collected between 1985 and 2017 from the USGS "GAGES II" gauge dataset.Fields:OBJECTID: ESRI Object ID (Object ID data type)STAID: USGS Stream Gauge ID (Text data type).STANAME: USGS Stream Gauge Dame (Text data type).STATE: USGS Stream Gauge State (Text data type).DRAIN_SF: Modeled stream gauge drainage area in square feet (Double data type).DRAIN_MI: Modeled stream gauge drainage area in square miles (Double data type).A_1985 through A_2017: Annual stream gauge discharge rates (cubic feet per second) for the year indicated (Double data type).AVCHNG: Average change in discharge 1985-2017 (cubic feet per second) calculated using the following equation: ((Y2-Y1) + (Y3-Y2) + (Yn-Yn-1)) / n, where Y = reported discharge rate (cubic feet per second) at a given year and n = number of gauges.NORM_AVCHNG: Normalized average change in discharge 1985-2017 (cubic feet per second per mile) calculated using the following equation: ((Y2-Y1)/A2 + (Y3-Y2)/A3 + (Yn-Yn-1)/An)) / n, where Y = reported discharge rate (cubic feet per second) at a given year, n = number of samples, and A = gauge discharge area in square miles.
Copyright Text: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of GIS at https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/
USGS Water Data for the Nation at https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis
New Jersey Geographic Information Network at https://njogis-newjersey.opendata.arcgis.com/
Description: This dataset combines Lower Passaic, Saddle (WMA 4) and Upper and Mid Passaic, Whippany, Rockaway (WMA 6) watersheds in Northern New Jersey into a single feature representing the Passaic Watershed as a whole. Fields:OBJECTID: ESRI Object ID (Object ID data type)Shape_Length: Passaic Watershed perimeter (feet) (Double data type).Shape_Area: Passaic Watershed area (square feet) (Double data type).DESC: Watershed description (Text data type).
Copyright Text: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of GIS at https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/