Streams Feature Class Feature Class Feature Class 0 WB_ID FWMIS Waterbody ID's are unique values assigned to waterbodies with fish or fish habitat survey information (both current and historic). FWMIS Waterbody ID None planned Waterbody ID Double 8 38 8 OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. OBJECTID OID 4 10 0 NAME Waterbody Official or Common Name Alberta Geographic Names System name as per the Base Features Single Line Network NAME attribute. Stream Name String 80 0 0 Shape Feature geometry. Esri Coordinates defining the features. Shape Geometry 8 0 0 HYDRO_CODE Hydrocode is composed of three basic parts: a four-digit numeric prefix that identifies the connection of the waterway outside of the province, a numeric string of variable length composed of a series of one or more five-digit (for most connections) units and an optional numeric suffix (to identify a specific point on a waterway). These three components are used to fully identify the connectivity of any given waterway within the province and externally to an oceanic outflow and the percentage distances of parent-child connections (confluences) within the network. Hydro Code Hydro Code String 254 0 0 SPECIES_PRES Fish Species Presence. Does not constitute species absence, but rather fish species positively identified from fish survey information contained in FWMIS. This field represents a recorded species at a particular time, and does not replace what species may, or may not occur in new inventories conducted at a particular site. It is important to note species presence information is temporally and spatially sensitive. The term "NO FISH SAMPLED TO DATE" is the result of either 1) no fisheries inventories conducted (current or historic), or 2) no fish species was identified/captured/measured at time of survey. FWMIS Inventory SPECIES_PRES String 300 0 0 STR_ORDER Stream order is a measure of the relative size of streams. The smallest tributaries are referred to as first-order stream, while larger rivers increase in order (numerically) in a upstream to downstream direction. BFD Simplified Linear Network 011 Strahler Order String 12 0 0 HUC_8 Hydrologic Unit Coded (HUC) Watersheds of Alberta are successively smaller hydrologic units that nest within larger hydrologic units, creating a hierarchical watershed boundary dataset. Existing high resolution watersheds or catchment polygons are collated into larger watershed units to achieve the hierarchical, nested polygon data set. Hydrologic Unit Coded (HUC) Watershed 011 HUC 8 Watershed String 12 0 0 Feature_Type General description of the stream arc type. Feature Type AQUEDUCT Aqueduct: A man made conduit for carrying a large quantity of flowing water above the terrain. No minimum length applies. Base Features Specifications CANAL Canal: A man made watercourse built to convey water for irrigation. An irrigation canal is larger than a ditch, but less than 20 metres in width, and has reinforced banks that are usually well maintained. The minimum length for capture is 250 metres. Base Features Specifications CANAL-MAJ-REP-PRI Major canal primary flow representation line: A system or manually generated flow representation line required in order to represent a polygonal feature as a single-line feature. A primary flow line represents the “shortest path” where two or more flows may exist around an obstruction such as an island. Base Features Specifications CANAL-MAJ-REP-SEC Major canal secondary flow representation line: A system or manually generated flow representation line required in order to represent a polygonal feature as a single-line feature. Secondary flow lines represent all other possible flow lines that may be generated other than the shortest path. Secondary flow lines exist where two or more flows exist around an obstruction such as an island. Base Features Specifications DITCH Ditch: A man made watercourse of narrow width, for the conveyance or redirection of water drainage or irrigation. Ditches receive little or no maintenance, and may be covered with low vegetation. The minimum length for capture is 100 metres Base Features Specifications FLOW-ARB-DEM DEM arbitrary flow representation line: A system generated flow representation line used to connect hydrography features such as single-line rivers/streams to double-line rivers or lakes; where those connections are not represented implicitly in the source data. Arbitrary flow lines are used to represent possible connectivity between hydrography entities where it is most likely to exist. Arbitrary flows are a requirement where disappearing streams occur. These disappearing streams are point features in the Hydropoints layer. The DEM generated Arbitrary Flow is constructed using the source digital elevation model in combination with stream-line algorithms (such as within ARC/INFO GRID) to derive surface drainage pattern. Base Features Specifications FLOW-ARB-MANUAL Manual arbitrary flow representation line: A manually generated flow representation line used to connect hydrography features, such as single-line rivers/streams to double-line rivers or lakes, where those connections are not represented implicitly in the source data. Arbitrary Flow lines are used to represent possible connectivity between hydrography entities where it is most. Base Features Specifications ICEFIELD-REP-PRI Icefield primary flow representation line: A system or manually generated flow representation line required in order to represent a polygonal feature as a single-line feature. A primary flow line represents the shortest path; where two or more flows may exist around an obstruction, such as an island. An Icefield/Glacier is an area of permanent ice found in mountainous terrain that is greater than 10 hectares. Base Features Specifications LAKE-REP-PRI Lake primary flow representation line: A system or manually generated flow representation line required in order to represent a polygonal feature as a single-line feature. A lake primary flow representation line represents the shortest path connecting single line inflows and outflows. A lake is a body of water situated in a depression of the earth’s surface, usually having a well defined open water area and shoreline. Base Features Specifications OXBOW-PER Oxbow - Perennial: A crescent shaped lake or pond by the side of a river, formed as a result of the cutting through of a meander neck, and the silting of the backwater. Perennial oxbows contain water during the whole year. Perennial oxbows are represented as a single arc if less than 20 metres in width, and as a polygon if greater than 20 metres in width. The minimum length for capture is 250 metres. Base Features Specifications OXBOW-RECUR Oxbow - Intermittent (recurring): A crescent shaped lake or pond by the side of a river, formed as a result of the cutting through of a meander neck, and the silting of the backwater. Intermittent oxbows do not contain water during the dry periods of the year. Intermittent oxbows are represented as a single arc if less than 20 metres in width, and as a polygon if greater than 20 metres in width. The minimum length for capture is 250 metres. Base Features Specifications RIV-MAJ-REP-PRI Major river primary flow representation line: A system or manually generated flow representation line required in order to represent a polygonal feature as a single-line feature. A primary flow line represents the shortest path; where two or more flows may exist around an obstruction; such as an island. A major river is a natural hydrographic feature which has banks that are of an average of 20 metres or greater in width. Base Features Specifications RIV-MAJ-REP-SEC Major river secondary flow representation line: A system or manually generated flow representation line required in order to represent a polygonal feature as a single-line feature. Secondary flow lines represent all other possible flow lines that may be generated other than the shortest path. Secondary flow lines exist where two or more flows may exist around an obstruction, such as an island. Base Features Specifications SPILLWAY Spillway: A man made structure in the form of a paved apron on a dam for the passage of superfluous water. No minimum length applies. Base Features Specifications STR-INDEF River/Stream - Indefinite: A perennial or intermittent river/stream whose channel cannot be clearly distinguished. An indefinite river/stream is used when the actual channel is obscured by vegetation, high water, etc., and is most frequently found in forested areas, muskegs, bogs, wetlands, high water areas around perennial lakes, and through intermittent lakes. No minimum length applies. Base Features Specifications STR-PER River/Stream - Perennial: A natural hydrographic feature with shorelines that are less than an average of 20 metres in width. The river/stream bed normally contains flowing water, except under drought conditions. No minimum length applies. Base Features Specifications STR-RECUR River/Stream - Intermittent (recurring): A natural hydrographic feature with shorelines that are less than an average of 20 metres in width. The river/stream bed is often dry during certain times of the year due to climatic conditions and/or a limited area of drainage. No minimum length applies. Base Features Specifications Feature Type String 50 0 0 Shape.STLength() Shape.STLength() Double 0 0 0 20230402 22233500 20230402 22062700 FALSE FGDC CSDGM Metadata Streams 170939.434600 865415.343400 5425294.073700 6659097.902900 1 002 Projected GCS_WGS_1984 Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000) WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere <ProjectedCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:ProjectedCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/3.0.0'><WKT>PROJCS[&quot;WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere&quot;,GEOGCS[&quot;GCS_WGS_1984&quot;,DATUM[&quot;D_WGS_1984&quot;,SPHEROID[&quot;WGS_1984&quot;,6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM[&quot;Greenwich&quot;,0.0],UNIT[&quot;Degree&quot;,0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION[&quot;Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere&quot;],PARAMETER[&quot;False_Easting&quot;,0.0],PARAMETER[&quot;False_Northing&quot;,0.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Central_Meridian&quot;,0.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Standard_Parallel_1&quot;,0.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Auxiliary_Sphere_Type&quot;,0.0],UNIT[&quot;Meter&quot;,1.0],AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,3857]]</WKT><XOrigin>-20037700</XOrigin><YOrigin>-30241100</YOrigin><XYScale>10000</XYScale><ZOrigin>0</ZOrigin><ZScale>1</ZScale><MOrigin>0</MOrigin><MScale>1</MScale><XYTolerance>0.001</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><WKID>102100</WKID><LatestWKID>3857</LatestWKID></ProjectedCoordinateSystem> 20230402 22233500 1.0 FGDC 150000000 5000 C18F5772-13AC-4B5B-B8C0-C186550349F3 Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Environmental Knowledge and Data Stewardship Great West Life Building 9920 - 108 Street NW Edmonton Alberta T5K 2M4 CA Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca 20230402 ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Provincial Geospatial Centre 7804277374 7804220712 14th Floor Oxbridge Place 9820-106 Street NW Edmonton Alberta T5K 2J6 CA AEP.Data@gov.ab.ca 08:15 to 16:30, Monday to Friday This is the point of contact regarding distribution of the data set. Queries about distribution of the data set submitted through facsimile or electronic mail must include the salutation "Attention: Alberta Environment and Parks; Dataset: Fisheries and Wildlife Management Information System - Hydrology Arcs". Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class 10.7.1 SHP ZIP Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class 10.7.1 FGDB ZIP MB 525 https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/biota/FishAndWildlife/FWMISHydrology.zip FTP Fish and Wildlife Management Information System Hydrology (ZIP) ZIP containing FGDB and SHP of Fish and Wildlife Management Information System Hydrology dataset Streams FWMIS Hydrology Arcs 2022-05-13T00:00:00 Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Environmental Knowledge and Data Stewardship Great West Life Building 9920 - 108 Street NW Edmonton Alberta T5K 2M4 CA Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Fish and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS) - Hydrology Arcs is a derived dataset from the Base Features Derived Simplified Linear Network, which is a derived dataset of the Single Line Hydrography Network (Base Stream and Flow Representation) dataset. FWMIS Hydrology Arcs has been modified for Fish and Wildlife business purposes, where spatial adjustments and field attributes have been added or removed as required. Modifications include, but are not limited to, the addition of a 'Species Presence' field, edits to spatial and aspatial components, removal of topological error, and semi-annual maintenance as required. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>SPECIES PRESENCE UPDATE: OCTOBER, 2022.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> FWMIS Hydrology Arcs are used to identify spatial representation of streams and rivers within the province of Alberta. This layer provides fish species presence (both current and historic), Fish and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS) Waterbody ID, Waterbody Official and Common Names, and Strahler Stream Order information. FWMIS Waterbody ID's are unique values assigned to mapped waterbodies with or without fish or fish habitat survey information (both current and historic). Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Environmental Knowledge and Data Stewardship 9920 - 108 Street NW Great West Life Building Edmonton Alberta T5K 2M4 CA Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca This is the point of contact regarding the creation of, and characteristics of, the data set. Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the data set submitted through facsimile or electronic mail must include the salutation "Attention: Alberta Environment and Parks; Dataset: Fisheries and Wildlife Management Information System - Hydrology Arcs". For Distribution Information contact instructions, refer to the Distribution Information section of this metadata record. For Metadata Information contact instructions, refer to the Metadata Reference Information section of this metadata record. 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Your use of this information will be governed by the terms of the Non-Commercial Licence – Alberta, in force as of the date you accessed the information, found at https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/NonCommercialLicence.pdf To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Non-Commercial Licence – Alberta. Public/Unrestricted GOA Data and Information Security Classification https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/pdf/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification-Standard.pdf Fish and Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool (FWIMT) Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Great West Life Building 9920 - 108 Street NW Edmonton Alberta T5K 2M4 CA aep.fwdatamgmt@gov.ab.ca FWMIS Data is Available Spatially Online using the Fish & Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool (FWIMT). Use the Fish and Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool (FWIMT) to find FWMIS fish and wildlife observation information, generate reports, and create maps. -120.900144 -108.452719 48.892109 60.092957 FWMIS Hydrology Arcs does not contain all streams and rivers with fish survey information, as there are many 'unmapped' bodies of water within the province of Alberta. This layer provides a broad representation of what fish species could potentially occur in reaches/sections of that particular waterbody, and it does not represent species absence. The field 'Species Presence' is updated bi-annually or as new information becomes available. Species Presence represents a historic listing of fish species that have been sampled in a particular body of water and/or what species have been captured/stocked as a result of a fisheries inventory. Any species listed indicates it was captured/measured anywhere along that waterbody, and not a specific location. At time of use, the user assumes all responsibility for discrepancies with data contained in FWMIS. FWMIS/FWIMT is the official holder of all fisheries inventory data, and should be consulted as the sole source of fisheries survey information. Esri ArcGIS 13.0.2.36056 1 -120.900144 -108.452719 60.092957 48.892109 <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Redistribution of information acquired under an agreement or license for Department use only, in whole or in part, whether alone or as part of a value added product, is not permitted without the written consent of the Informatics Branch on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>While every effort has been made to ensure that the information accessible from this dataset is complete, accurate, and current, the Government of Alberta, their agents and employees are not liable for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the possession, publication, or use of, or reliance on, that information. This information is provided "as is" without expressed or implied warranty.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>Species Presence in this layer represents a generalization of where a particular fish species may occur in a body of water. At time of use, the user assumes all responsibility for discrepancies with data contained in FWMIS. It should be noted that FWMIS is the ultimate issuer of fisheries inventory data, and information contained thereof is the official dataset.</SPAN></P></DIV> This dataset is sourced from the Base Features Single Line Network (BF_SLNET) and Single Line Hydrography Network (Base Stream and Flow Representation). Modifications include, but are not limited to, the addition of a 'Species Presence' field, edits to spatial and aspatial components, removal of topological error, and annual maintenance as required. 'Species Presence' is updated bi-annually (approximate) or as new information becomes available. Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks Resource Data Biologist Great West Life Building 9920 -108 Street NW Edmonton Alberta T5K2M4 CA Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca The Single Line Hydrography Network (BF_SLNET, Base Stream and Flow Representation) contains all captured single line representations of hydrographic features. In addition, single line representations of polygonal features and single line arbitrary network connectors are in the file. BF_SLNET was designed to provide users with a connected network of single line hydrography. Single Line Hydrography Network (BF SLNET) Base Stream and Flow Representation 2000-09-05T00:00:00 Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta ground condition 1981-01-01T00:00:00 1996-01-01T00:00:00 The BASEFEAT.BFD_SLN base is a simplification of the Base Features Single Line Network (BF_SLNET) which involved removing or manipulating all features that do not form simple geographic connections. Due to the simplification process that was applied to the BF_SLNET, the BASEFEAT.BFD_SLN contains fewer streams than the BF_SLNET and no streams that have been split on characteristics other than confluences. The simplification process removed approximately 30% to 40% of the arcs present in the BF_SLNET. For problematic flows, such as secondary flows, the arcs are deleted. Unsplitting does not remove the linework but multiple arcs are now identified as only one arc. All problematic features in the BF SLNet are removed from this dataset to facilitate the assignment of Strahler Order. The BASEFEAT.BFD_SLN contains no artificially bisected streams, braided or cross-connecting secondary flows or circular flows, which are often associated with drainage ditches. Base Features Derived Simplified Linear Network (BFD SLN) Base Features Derived Simplified Linear Network (BFD SLN) 2017-01-01T00:00:00 Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Is a derived product based on the Base Features Single Line Network (BF SLNET). publication date To correct the error that the name 'Writing Creek' had been assigned to the incorrect feature, the Waterbody ID and Name for Waterbody ID #1950 was moved to Waterbody ID #63126 and the ID and Name for Waterbody ID #63126 were moved to ID #1950. Writing Creek now correctly falls in McPherson Coulee. 2017-04-24T00:00:00 Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Resource Data Biologist 9920 - 108 Street NW Great West Life Building Edmonton Alberta T5K2M4 CA Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca Species Presence is updated from recent input of fisheries inventory survey data. As information is loaded, new information on waterbodies becomes available. 2017-08-23T00:00:00 Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Resource Data Biologist Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca Species Presence is updated from recent input of fisheries inventory survey data, current as of January 8, 2018. 2018-01-08T00:00:00 Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Resource Data Biologist Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca May, 2018 iteration includes corrected stocked pond locations and the delineation of previously unmapped waterbodies 2018-05-18T00:00:00 Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Resource Data Biologist Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca 0 EPSG 6.18.3(9.3.1.2) dataset Simple FALSE 0 TRUE FALSE