California Fish Passage Assessment Database [ds69]

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Habitat fragmentation, Coastal, In-stream structures, Streams, Streams, Impediment, Habitat corridors, Habitat connectivity, environment, Anadromous species, Passage assessments, Stream flow, Dams, Salmon, Inventory, Road crossings, Potadromous migrations, Biotic barriers, structure, Central Valley, Passage, California, Barriers (structures), Obstacle, Culvert, Steelhead, inlandWaters, Diversion, Anadromous migrations


Summary

The Passage Assessment Database (PAD) is an ongoing inventory of known and potential barriers to anadromous fish in California. It compiles currently available fish passage information from more than two hundred data sources, and allows past and future barrier assessments to be standardized and stored in one place. The inventory is to be used to identify barriers suitable for removal or modification to restore spawning and riparian habitat for salmon and steelhead, and to enhance aquatic and riparian habitat. The PAD is intended to be compatible with a variety of other data sets related to anadromous fish issues. PAD records are saved with geographic location information. Each barrier record is indexed to the 24k high-resolution NHD allowing the user to combine the PAD with other fisheries data tied to the same hydrography.

Description

The Passage Assessment Database (PAD) geospatial file contains locations of known and potential barriers to salmonid migration in California streams with additional information about each record. The PAD is an ongoing map-based inventory of known and potential barriers to anadromous fish in California, compiled and maintained through a cooperative interagency agreement. The PAD compiles currently available fish passage information from many different sources, allows past and future barrier assessments to be standardized and stored in one place, and enables the analysis of cumulative effects of passage barriers in the context of overall watershed health. The database is set up to capture basic information about each potential barrier. It is designed to be flexible. As the database grows, other modules may be added to increase data detail and complexity. For the PAD to be useful as a restoration tool, the data within the PAD need to accurately depict the on-the ground reality of fish passage constraints. This requires the PAD to retrieve new barrier data and updates to existing sites and to have verified and vetted the information it receives. In 2013, new PAD data standards were designed to standardize this process and refine the data in PAD making the data more robust. They were further refined in 2014 and 2021. The data standards have been combined into one document with the PAD methodology which describes the database structure, data collection procedures and data quality and limitations, and is available online at: https://nrmsecure.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=78802 . In the future, the new standards will be implemented for all existing records. If after reading the metadata, additional details about the PAD project are needed, please visit the CalFish website at www.calfish.org/PAD . To send comments about data issues, corrections, edits or to map a new barrier location not yet reported in the PAD please send an email to: Anne.Elston@wildlife.ca.gov. New as of 2020: This feature classes identifies species and life stages that may be blocked or otherwise not blocked by structures and sites. It identifies if it blocks upstream or downstream migration or both. Since one structure/site can be a barrier to more than one species or block a species and not another species there may be multiple records at each site. Please note that these are not duplicates and each site/structure has a unique PAD ID and Passage ID. Preferred citation: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Passage Assessment Database, December 2023.

Credits

Since the inception of the Passage Assessment Database, funding for the compilation of these data have been provided by the California Coastal Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program is one of the most recent and longest funders of the PAD. The USFWS has recently provided funding for the compilation of miles upstream, etc. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission staff manage and compile data into this dataset. Datasets were collected and supplied by multiple agencies and organizations, and the PAD would not be possible without these datasets (see the "Source Citation" element (srccite) for more information). We would like to thank Daniel Wieferich from the United States Geological Service for metadata support. He reviewed and edited the metadata for compliance with the Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.

Use limitations

The PAD is a database of ongoing inventory of fish passage assessments related to fish passage in California. Since it is an inventory of assessments; the PAD includes information on known and potential barriers, non-barriers, remediated sites, and unscreened diversions which can impede fish passage. Known barriers (that is, total, partial, temporal, total and partial, total and temporal records) should be parsed or queried from the dataset, and reported as the number of barriers in California. Records with unknown or unassessed passage status, have the potential to block fish passage, and should be reported as potential barriers. Contact the PAD Administrator (Anne.Elston@wildlife.ca.gov), if you have questions about using, reporting or analyzing data in this dataset. The data in the PAD are a reflection of the datasets that have been found to date by PAD staff, not the actual state of fish passage in streams. Refer to "Data Quality" (dataqual) for information regarding data quality and limitations of this dataset. The PAD was intended to track the anadromous fish passage assessments in California; however, over time passage assessments related to non-anadromous species and some passage assessments outside of California have been added to the PAD. Per the current PAD data standards, https://nrmsecure.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=78802 , both will be maintained in the dataset but not added to the PAD anymore. Additionally, it should be noted that many fish passage assessments recorded in the PAD are outside of the current species range and within their historical range. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Distinct Population Segment boundaries, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/species-ranges-salmon-and-steelhead-west-coast-region , along with the PAD, can be used to indicate barriers below major rim dams and within the species current geographic area.

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.

Extent

West -124.524753 East -113.425595
North 42.987235 South 32.457698

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource environment, structure, inlandWaters


* Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords Coastal, Streams, Central Valley, California

Theme keywords Habitat fragmentation, Streams, Habitat corridors, Anadromous species, Stream flow, Dams, Salmon, Inventory, Potadromous migrations, Biotic barriers, Barriers (structures), Anadromous migrations

Thesaurus
Title USGS Biocomplexity Thesaurus




Theme keywords In-stream structures, Impediment, Habitat connectivity, Passage assessments, Road crossings, Passage, Obstacle, Culvert, Steelhead, Diversion

Theme keywords environment, structure, inlandWaters

Thesaurus
Title ISO 19115 Topic Categories




Citation

Title California Fish Passage Assessment Database [ds69]
Publication date 2023-12-2200:00:00


Presentation formats * digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format Vector Digital Data Set (Point)


Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name California Coastal Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role originator


Responsible party
Organization's name Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and California Department of Fish and Wildlife Biogeographic Branch
Contact's role publisher


Contact information
Address
Delivery point Sacramento, California, US



Responsible party
Organization's name Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Martina Koller (comp. prior to 2012) and Anne Elston (comp. from 2012-present), Data Management Specialist for the PAD
Contact's role originator


Resource Details

Dataset languages English(UNITED STATES)


Status under development
Spatial representation type vector


* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833


Credits
Since the inception of the Passage Assessment Database, funding for the compilation of these data have been provided by the California Coastal Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program is one of the most recent and longest funders of the PAD. The USFWS has recently provided funding for the compilation of miles upstream, etc. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission staff manage and compile data into this dataset. Datasets were collected and supplied by multiple agencies and organizations, and the PAD would not be possible without these datasets (see the "Source Citation" element (srccite) for more information). We would like to thank Daniel Wieferich from the United States Geological Service for metadata support. He reviewed and edited the metadata for compliance with the Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
ArcGIS item properties
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* Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents

Extent
Description
publication date
Temporal extent
Date and time 2023-12-22

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -124.375144275
East longitude -114.139577357
South latitude 32.593847086
North latitude 42.057250787

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -124.524753
* East longitude -113.425595
* North latitude 42.987235
* South latitude 32.457698
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -370672.148700
* East longitude 539036.963400
* South latitude -600794.773900
* North latitude 551789.017400
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Anne Elston
Organization's name Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Contact's position Data Management Specialist for the PAD (PAD Administrator)
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 916-376-1706

Address
Type both
Delivery point 1010 Riverside Pkwy
City West Sacramento
Administrative area California
Postal code 95605
e-mail address Anne.Elston@wildlife.ca.gov



Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency irregular


Resource Constraints

Legal constraints
Limitations of use
There are no legal limitations of use associated with this dataset. This PAD geospatial file is a public dataset.
Constraints
Limitations of use

The PAD is a database of ongoing inventory of fish passage assessments related to fish passage in California. Since it is an inventory of assessments; the PAD includes information on known and potential barriers, non-barriers, remediated sites, and unscreened diversions which can impede fish passage. Known barriers (that is, total, partial, temporal, total and partial, total and temporal records) should be parsed or queried from the dataset, and reported as the number of barriers in California. Records with unknown or unassessed passage status, have the potential to block fish passage, and should be reported as potential barriers. Contact the PAD Administrator (Anne.Elston@wildlife.ca.gov), if you have questions about using, reporting or analyzing data in this dataset. The data in the PAD are a reflection of the datasets that have been found to date by PAD staff, not the actual state of fish passage in streams. Refer to "Data Quality" (dataqual) for information regarding data quality and limitations of this dataset. The PAD was intended to track the anadromous fish passage assessments in California; however, over time passage assessments related to non-anadromous species and some passage assessments outside of California have been added to the PAD. Per the current PAD data standards, https://nrmsecure.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=78802 , both will be maintained in the dataset but not added to the PAD anymore. Additionally, it should be noted that many fish passage assessments recorded in the PAD are outside of the current species range and within their historical range. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Distinct Population Segment boundaries, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/species-ranges-salmon-and-steelhead-west-coast-region , along with the PAD, can be used to indicate barriers below major rim dams and within the species current geographic area.

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.


Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
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* Coordinate reference details
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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds69
* Object type point
* Object count 0



Indirect spatial referencing
These data are referenced to the National Hydrography Dataset (1:24,000) flowlines using the COMID field.

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds69
* Object type point
* Object count 0



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds69
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Data Quality

Scope of quality information
Resource level dataset




Data quality report - Conceptual consistency
Measure description
The Passage Assessment Database was compiled using information about fish passage from a large number of sources. These datasets used by the PAD were originally created for a number of different purposes, from general stream habitat surveys to rigorous assessments of fish barriers. The quality of the data in the PAD will vary depending on the data source, including different amounts of accuracy of fish passage information, detail and varying degrees of accuracy in location descriptions. See to "Attribute Accuracy" (attraccr), "Horizontal Positional Accuracy" (horizpar) and "Completeness" (complete) reports for more detailed explanations. For a list of data sources, refer to "Online Link" (onlink). Since many datasets overlapped in their geographic range, information about the same barrier could sometimes be found in several different datasets. In most cases, the duplicates were identified during data entry or in subsequent data quality evaluation. However, the dataset may still contain a slight overestimate of the numbers of known and potential barriers.




Data quality report - Completeness omission
Measure description
The PAD strives to keep the data as current and updated as possible, however, there can be a lag between on the ground projects and when that information is entered into the PAD. The data in the PAD are a reflection of the datasets that have been found to date by PAD staff, not the actual state of fish passage in streams. For example, the PAD includes very comprehensive data about passage barriers in some watersheds but not in others. This does not mean that there arent many barriers in the other watersheds, but rather that the PAD does not yet include comprehensive barrier data for these watersheds. Many datasets have no assessment of whether the inventoried structures are barriers to fish passage, if and when they were surveyed, and whether the structures are partial, temporal or total barriers. Non-surveyed structures are listed as unassessed and may need a formal assessment. Other structures were surveyed for fish passage, but passage status was indeterminate; therefore, many are listed as unknown passage status. FishXing can assist with a passage determination for those determined indeterminate at time of survey. Many original datasets are missing other information that should be included in the passage assessment database. For example, many datasets do not have species information indicating which species (and life stage) are blocked by the barrier and the level of blockage (i.e., temporal or total). In some cases, the original datasets include this information, but this information was not added to the PAD.




Data quality report - Quantitative attribute accuracy
Measure description
Since the inception of the PAD in 2002, passage statuses (BarStatus field attributes (i.e., total, temporal, partial)) came from various data sources (from fish passage surveys to professional judgement) and people with varying degrees of fish passage knowledge. For a majority of the PAD records, professional judgement is used as the protocol for determining passage status. In early 2013, new PAD data standards were developed and implemented for new records and the person that made the professional passage status determination began to be tracked. Prior to this, only the name of the agency that made the passage status determination was tracked and because there are many references from the same agency for each PAD record, tracking the person that made the determination was difficult. To deal with the differences in the level of fish passage expertise and the potential for receiving fish passage determinations and assessments by persons with little to no fish passage experience; new PAD data standards were developed in regards to who determines fish passage. The new PAD data standards dictate that if the passage status was not determined by a fish passage professional, the passage status will be listed as unknown until a fish passage professional has confirmed or disputed the sources passage assessment. Since 2013, professional fish passage experience from the person that assessed passage at the site if not specified in the assessment report is requested in order to meet this PAD data standard, and is tracked in the database. Prior to 2013, when a barrier had been remediated by adding a fishway or by another modification, the passage status of that PAD record was changed to "not a barrier" unless otherwise specified by the data source. In order to track the success of the fish passage improvement projects and assess whether the site still impedes passage, a new passage status called "remediated, fish presence unconfirmed" was developed and used until such time qualitative (photo) or quantitative (fish counts) data was provided to the PAD to confirm that it is indeed not a barrier to fish passage. The PAD Data Standard is used to ensure the accuracy of the passage status and location attributes for all new records added and updated in the PAD since 2013.




Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy
Dimension horizontal


Measure description
The PAD Data Standard is used to ensure the accuracy of the location attributes in this dataset. Per the data standard, the PAD Administrator verifies with the data source that the coordinates are precise and where not precise, asks for the bank location and distance in feet from the coordinates, and standardizes all PAD locations by tying them to hydrography. All records in this dataset are stored with geographic location information. Each barrier record is indexed to the High-resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) developed by USGS at roughly 1:24,000 scale (24K NHD). The NHD was used to assign a stream address to a PAD record. Using the Locate feature along route command in ESRI's ArcGIS 9.3 and later versions, each barrier was assigned a position along the measured stream network by capturing the unique identifier for each line segment and the measure along the segment that represents the barrier location. When aligned to the 24K NHD, points were shifted from the coordinates given in the original dataset to the 24K NHD. For this reason, the locations in PAD may not reflect the actual location of the point, structure or barrier. Original coordinates are kept with the original data set. Additionally, some locations were snapped to the wrong stream and these were not diligently checked. The PAD Data Standard reduces this error for all records added in the PAD since 2013, by verifying that the snapped barriers are on the correct stream and road route/post-mile (if applicable). The stream name in the PAD comes from the source datasets and is generally more accurate than the stream name that the record has been snapped to. Opportunistically, stream names in existing PAD records are compared with the name of the stream that the barrier is snapped to, the source documentation is reviewed and the locations are corrected. Location errors in the entire dataset will need to be identified and corrected in 2015-2016. In some cases, the datasets do not have very precise location information. For example, some stream surveys only mention that there is a barrier or structure within a defined reach of stream, making it impossible to pinpoint the barrier location. Structures described in this way are maintained in GIS as linear geospatial files. For the purposes of creating one point feature spatial file, all linear locations were converted to a single point at the beginning of the linear stream reach. Some datasets describe locations using the distance of the structure from the stream mouth (i.e., river mile) these were digitized using this measure on the hydrography. Since the 1: 24,000 hydrography may not follow the exact course of the stream and stream measures may not be precise, measured distances along a stream may not reflect reality. This has caused location errors and led to duplicate barrier entries. Errors are minimized by referencing structures to other landmarks whenever possible.




Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy
Dimension vertical


Measure description
A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the data set has either not been conducted, or is not applicable.




Lineage

Process step
When the process occurred 2019-09-30
Description
4. To assist with coarse filtering of large number of barriers for restoration consideration and enable the California Fish Passage Forums optimization model to function, an additional field was added to the PAD geospatial file. This field was derived from tracing the National Hydrography Dataset Plus (100k) upstream and downstream from a barrier. These fields are periodically updated, with the most recent update in 2019 statewide. The field captures the miles upstream to the next barrier or limit of anadromy, if applicable. Only known barriers were used for the analysis; barriers with unknown passage status, unassessed structures, non-barriers, diversions and sites where remediation occurred but fish presence is unconfirmed were excluded from the analysis. Barriers outside of the NOAAs Steelhead Distinct Population Segment boundary as of January 2013 except for the Klamath and some Southern California watersheds were excluded from this analysis.




Process step
When the process occurred 2023-12-22
Description
1. Gather fish passage assessment data. Retrieve and request fish passage assessment and fish passage improvement project information from multiple agencies and organizations. Acceptable data formats include geospatial data or other electronic data files, assessment reports, survey and data retrieval forms, personal communication, grant proposals, news clips or websites, etc. Data retrieval includes use of applications (i.e., PAD review application) and data forms, and outreach to multiple organizations including presenting at conferences, conducting training and review sessions and sending direct requests for data through email. The location or Passage ID, structure type, passage status, contact information of the data submitter, information regarding fish passage expertise of the person that determined fish passage status, and a description of the treatment (if applicable) that occurred are required prior to data entry into the PAD. Prior to 2013, some of this information was requested but not required and thus not entered into the PAD. For the most part; location, passage status and structure type were received and entered into the PAD. Protocol used was requested if it was not clear by the reference material provided. Other information not-required by the PAD, is requested by the PAD Administrator in order create a comprehensive record of fish passage constraints to assist restoration practitioners and PAD users. This other information requested includes site/barrier description including size of the structure, velocity issues, fishway presence and status, survey specifics, observation of fish downstream or upstream prior to barrier removal, species and life stage blocked or benefited from treatment, and structure and landowner information.




Process step
When the process occurred 2023-12-22
Description
2. Review fish passage assessment data received and compile data into the PAD. Beginning in 2013, fish passage assessment data received are reviewed and compiled into the PAD following steps i through iii. i. Request fish passage experience from the person that assessed passage at the site if not specified in the assessment report. Use a standard form for retrieving the persons' professional experience in fish passage available online at: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=87996. If the assessment of passage status did not come from a fish passage professional, list the passage status as unknown until a fish passage professional has confirmed or disputed the sources passage assessment. ii. Check that the data received includes passage status. A structure or non-structural element (i.e., waterfall, grade, temperature, etc.) will be added to the PAD and listed as unassessed passage status if the passage status is unknown and if the barrier is a probable or potential barrier and hasnt been assessed. For instances where barriers are probable partial or total barriers, this information will be added to the site comments. For a structure or non-structural element that has been assessed for fish passage but passage status was unable to be determined; the passage status will be listed as "unknown". USFS Grey filter category (i.e., indeterminate) is an example of this. For fish passage improvement projects, request qualitative (e.g., photos of fish above the barrier) or quantitative (fish counts above the barrier) evidence that the structure is no longer a barrier to fish passage. Quantitative or qualitative evidence will need to be received by the PAD Administrator prior to changing passage status to not a barrier. Otherwise, passage status will be listed as remediated, fish presence unconfirmed. iii. All barriers and diversions will be subject to the Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC) procedures listed below (a-d), to the extent that this is possible. The QAQC procedures include verification of location information and steps for the prevention of duplicate barriers and diversions in the PAD. a) When receiving barrier and diversion information, use ESRI's ArcMap (9.x or later versions) to decide if these are new barriers and diversions that need to be added to the PAD. Look at existing PAD barriers and diversions within proximity of this new site, compare photos, site names, structure owners, passage statuses, passage types and site comments. If it is still difficult to determine if this is a new site, request more information from the source. In many cases, existing barriers in PAD are incorrectly located and can often be off more than several hundred feet. b) Verify with the source that the coordinates are precise (i.e., taken on top of the barrier) and ask for the datum used if not provided. If the latitude/longitude coordinates arent precise, ask for the barrier or diversion bank location (looking downstream) and distance in feet from the GPS coordinates. Also, ask why these coordinates arent precise. c) When sources send information that have may have duplicate information, send an email back to the source addressing these issues. d) Standardize PAD locations and tie them to hydrography. Refer to the text below for the process and explanation for standardizing locations of PAD records including assumptions the PAD utilizes. The PAD records in this geospatial dataset only include records with geographic location information. Barrier records are indexed to the High-resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) developed by United States Geological Survey at a 1:24,000 or finer scale. The NHD was used to assign a stream address to a PAD record. Using the Locate feature along route command in ArcGIS 9.3 and later versions, each barrier was assigned a position along the measured stream network by capturing the unique identifier for each line segment (ComID) and the measure (NHDComMeas) along the segment that represents the barrier location. When the stream is not digitized in the NHD, the PAD record retains the location that was provided by the original data source. In the database, this is tracked (i.e., 24k hydrography not digitized) in a separate field. Since some of the fisheries related datasets in California are tied to the LLID-based routed hydrography of a 1:100,000 scale (rather than the NHD), the PAD is also available in a format compatible with the LLID hydrography. For the purposes of creating one point feature spatial file, all linear locations were converted to a single point at the beginning of the linear stream reach. Downstream ends of linear barriers such as flood control channels, gradients or low-flow sections were digitized as points, based on the assumption that the adult fish swimming upstream will have to deal with the downstream end of a barrier first. The length of the linear barriers can be found in the site comments/notes for each. All geographic data that are received for use in the PAD are saved in their original format as well as in their final standardized format. If there are any problems with the PAD data, it will always be possible to return to the original dataset for a solution. When aligned to the 24K hydrography, points were shifted from the coordinates given in the original dataset to the 24K NHD. For this reason, the locations in PAD may not reflect the actual location of the point, structure or barrier. Beginning in 2013, the streams that the barriers were snapped to were reviewed to see if they match the stream name and road route/post-mile (if applicable) per the original/source dataset, and the locations of the snapped PAD records were moved accordingly. Also, the locations of all new and updated barriers were revised so that they are on top of the barrier or close to the barrier per aerial imagery but still aligned to the 24K hydrography. If there is more than one barrier at the same location and its the same barrier type, this will be captured in one PAD ID and the number of barriers will be added to a new field. If the passage statuses differ between these barriers, the lower level passage status will be associated with the PAD ID and the passage statuses of all barriers will be noted in the site comments. For example, if there are two culverts next to one another under the same bridge one that is a total barrier and the other that is a partial barrier, this will be combined into one PAD ID (i.e., one point) and listed as a partial barrier. The site comments will contain the passage status of both culverts.




Process step
When the process occurred 2023-12-22
Description
3. Compile other locational specific information using ArcGIS. Using ESRI's ArcGIS 9.x and later versions, perform spatial joins on PAD records with county and watershed datasets to obtain attributes from these datasets and add them to the PAD.




Source data
Description
The PAD has received and retrieved 965 reference documents and datasets that have been used to add and update information in this dataset. The input datasets that have contributed to and gone into the PAD, include spatial data, electronic data files, assessment reports, surveys and data retrieval forms, personal communication, grant proposals, news clips and websites, etc. These datasets have contributed to the fish passage assessment data that is in the PAD.


Source medium name hardcopy
Source citation
Title Titles vary. Please see the documentation in the "Online Link" (onlink) listed below.
Alternate titles mulitple_titles
Publication date
Indeterminate date unknown


FGDC geospatial presentation format Digital and/or Hardcopy Resources


Responsible party
Organization's name Individuals vary. Agencies and organizations responsible for creating data used as inputs (i.e., Data Originators) to the dataset vary. Please see the "Online Link" (onlink) listed below.
Contact's role originator


Resource location online
Location https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=92975



Extent of the source data
Description
The date range represents the earliest input dataset to the most recent input dataset that was used to create this dataset.
Temporal extent
Beginning date 1996-04-31
Ending date 2023-12-21



Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2024-03-1111:58:11
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Process
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-03-1111:58:55
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution

Distributor
Contact information
Individual's name Joel Boros
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's position BIOS Data Librarian
Contact's role distributor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 916-445-2438

Address
Type both
Delivery point 1416 9th Street, Suite 66
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
Postal code 95814
e-mail address Joel.Boros@wildlife.ca.gov



Available format
Name Vector Digital Data Set (Point)
Format information content A zipped package of the PAD dataset containing a geodatabase, layer file and pdf.


Ordering process
Terms and fees none

Transfer options
Online source
Location ftp://ftp.dfg.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/001_099/ds069.zip



Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Transfer options
Online source
Location www.calfish.org/pad
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://services2.arcgis.com/Uq9r85Potqm3MfRV/arcgis/rest/services/biosds69_fmu/FeatureServer

Online source
Location http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.5066/F7X06527
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/001_099/ds069.zip
Function performed download

Fields

Details for object ds69
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0
Definition
Table containing attribute information associated with the data set.
Definition source
Producer defined


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.




Field Shape
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.




Field PAD_ID
* Alias PAD_ID
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
StreamNet database and PAD Unique ID created by the PAD for linking to California records in StreamNet (i.e., BarrierID (700,000 - 799,000)).
Description source
StreamNet
Range of values
Minimum value 700001
Maximum value 766671



Field PassageID
* Alias PassageID
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Passage Assessment Database internal unique ID.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Range of values
Minimum value 6
Maximum value 446753



Field StreamName
* Alias StreamName
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Name of a stream the structure is located in.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
Name of a stream the structure is located in.




Field TributaryT
* Alias TributaryT
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
First order tributary to.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
First order tributary to.




Field SiteName
* Alias SiteName
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Structure/site name.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
Structure/site name.




Field SiteType
* Alias SiteType
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Type of instream structure/site.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
List of values
Value Dam
Description A barrier built across a stream or river to obstruct the flow of water. Includes debris, earth, rock, flashboard, drop structure, arch, weir, gravity, wing gabion, etc. If the barrier obstructs the flow of water and the original data source did not indicate whether the barrier was built for this purpose, it will be assumed to be a dam until other information is available.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Diversion
Description A place where the flow of water has been diverted from one course to another or directed in order to control the drainage from a section of ground. Includes diversions that are unscreened or screened.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Fish passage facility
Description Provide fish passage past obstructions that would otherwise prevent or hinder their upstream progress. Fishways include Step-and-pool, Denil ladders, and Alaskan steep-pass types.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Fish trap
Description A trap set up to catch fish usually for counting and monitoring purposes, and should always be a temporal barrier.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Flood control channel
Description Any partially or completely excavated channel intended to convey above-normal discharges.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Flow measurement weir
Description A notch or depression in a levee, dam, embankment or other barrier across or bordering a stream, through which the flow of water is measured or regulated.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Grade control
Description Stabilizing weirs constructed in the streambed to prevent lowering of the channel bottom. This includes man-installed bedrock chutes.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Gravel/borrow pits
Description Excavated area where materials have been removed for use as fill elsewhere.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Log Debris Accumulations
Description Large accumulations of logs and debris which form a barrier, block flow or create a waterfall. Can be either human-induced or a natural feature.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Non-structural
Description Anything naturally occurring that restains or obstructs passage. Includes waterfall, grade, temperature, subterranean flows, landslide, velocity, etc.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Other
Description Any structure type not included in the above list. Type is noted in the site name or site comments/notes.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Road crossing
Description A structure crossing a creek or stream that allows water underneath or over the road. Includes culvert, bridge, low-flow, etc.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Tidegate
Description A structure at a stream ocean mouth that limits the tidal flow within the estuary.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unknown
Description Dataset does not specify the structure/site type.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Utility crossing
Description Some type of utility line, water, gas, sewer, etc. that crosses a creek or stream and impedes passage of fish.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field BarStatus
* Alias BarStatus
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Barrier status of the structure/site. Terminology used for the passage status is consistent with Section IX of the California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual published by the Department of Fish and Game (Table IX-1, page IX-1).
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
List of values
Value Not a barrier
Description Structure/site has been determined not to be a barrier to any species or life stages, and is passable year-round.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Offstream/Unrated
Description Water pond or a reservoir is located offstream.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Partial
Description Only a barrier to certain species or life stages.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Remediated, fish response unconfirmed
Description The barrier has been removed or fixed for fish passage; however, there is no evidence in the PAD of fish presence above the remediated site. Evidence of fish presence above the site is either quantitative (fish counts) or qualitative (fish photos). If you would like to update the remediated barrier to 'not a barrier', please provide evidence of fish presence above the site to the PAD Administrator (see "Contact Information" (cntinfo) for contact information).
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Screened
Description Fish screen is present on a water diversion and meets CDFW and/or NOAA Fisheries sreening criteria for salmon, steelhead or delta smelt.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Structure may not still be in existence
Description Data were obtained from an old dataset, and are likely to have been removed or washed away.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Temporal
Description Only a barrier at certain flows.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Temporal & Partial
Description Only a barrier to certain species or life stages and only at certain flows.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Temporal & Total
Description Total barrier only at certain flows.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Total
Description A complete barrier to fish passage for all species at all life stages at all flows.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unassessed
Description The structure/site hasnt been visited and/or surveyed for fish passage.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unknown
Description Structure/site has been visited; however, dataset has no conclusive information about barrier status.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unknown/Diversion
Description Water diversion with an unknown presence of a fish screen.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unscreened
Description Water diversion without a fish screen.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field AssessedBy
* Alias AssessedBy
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Agency or individual assessing the structure/site.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
Agency or individual assessing the structure/site.




Field SurveyDate
* Alias SurveyDate
* Data type String
* Width 15
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Date of the barrier inventory/assessment.
Description source
Original sources.
Description of values
Date




Field Species
* Alias Species
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The species that is blocked or otherwise not blocked by the structure and/or site.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
List of values
Value Chinook salmon
Description Chinook salmon
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Coho salmon
Description Coho salmon
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Multiple Andromous Salmonids
Description Multiple Andromous Salmonids
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Pacific lamprey
Description Pacific lamprey
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Coastal cutthroat trout
Description Coastal cutthroat trout
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Green Sturgeon
Description Green Sturgeon
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Mixed resident salmonids
Description Mixed resident salmonids
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value non anadromous
Description Non-anadromous
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Steelhead
Description Steelhead
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Santa Ana Sucker
Description Santa Ana Sucker
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field LifeStage
* Alias Lifestage
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The lifestage that is blocked or otherwise not blocked by the structure and/or site.
Description source
Producer defined
List of values
Value All stages
Description All life stages
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Adult
Description Adult
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value 2 year old migrant
Description 2 year old migrant
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Yearling (age 1)
Description Yearling (age 1)
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Juvenile (unspec)
Description Juvenile (unspecified age)
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Smolt
Description A young salmon (or trout) after the parr stage, when migrates to the sea.
Enumerated domain value definition source Undefined




Field Direction
* Alias Direction
* Data type String
* Width 20
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The direction (upstream, downstream or both) that the structure/site is blocking passage or otherwise not blocking passage.
Description source
Producer defined
List of values
Value Upstream
Description Upstream
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Downstream
Description Downstream
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Both
Description Both upstream and downstream
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field SpBarStatus
* Alias SpBarStatus
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Barrier status specific to each species and lifestage for each site. Terminology used for the barrier/passage status is consistent with Section IX of the California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual published by the Department of Fish and Game (Table IX-1, page IX-1).
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
List of values
Value Not a barrier
Description Not a barrier
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Partial
Description Barrier to certain species or life stages.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Remediated, fish response unconfirmed
Description Barrier has been removed or fixed for fish passage for a specific species and/or lifestage; however, there is no evidence in the PAD of fish presence above the remediated site. Evidence of fish presence above the site is either quantitative (fish counts) or qualitative (fish photos). If you would like to update the remediated barrier to 'not a barrier', please provide evidence of fish presence above the site to the PAD Administrator (see "Contact Information" (cntinfo) for contact information).
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Temporal
Description Only a barrier at certain flows.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Temporal & Partial
Description Only a barrier to certain species or life stages and only at certain flows.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Temporal & Total
Description Total barrier only at certain flows.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Total
Description A complete barrier to fish passage for all anadromous species at all life stages for all flows.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unassessed
Description The structure/site hasnt been visited and/or fish passage has not been evaluated for a specific species and/or lifestages.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unknown
Description Structure/site has been visited; however, dataset has no conclusive information about barrier status for a specific species and/or lifestages.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field SpProtocol
* Alias SpProtocol
* Data type String
* Width 120
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Assessment protocol used to inventory or assess the structure/site and determined passage status for species and lifestages (DFG Restoration Manual, FishXing Software, Professional Judgement, Caltrans Reconnaissance Protocol, Caltrans Detailed Protocol, Field Survey).
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
List of values
Value AFS Aquatic Habitat Evaluation Common Methods
Description AFS Aquatic Habitat Evaluation Common Methods
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Caltrans Barrier and Habitat Evaluation
Description Determines if suitable habitat for salmon and steelhead exists and barrier status. See https://c91a0cf6-a658-40a8-aeca-aa67e8d0dc95.filesusr.com/ugd/0e48c2_5993faaf8dcf41ae940107af67d36ae5.pdf
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Caltrans Reconnaissance Protocol
Description Also referred to as Caltrans First Pass Survey. Determines if a detailed/second-pass survey is required based on whether the crossing is on a viable fish-bearing stream and has potential fish passage constraints. It uses six criteria to base this decision on 1) there is a definable channel upstream, 2) that the crossing does not function as a storm water or road drainage, 3) gradient is less than 20%, 4) active channel width is 2 feet or greater, 5) upstream reach has historically supported anadromous fish (yes or unknown qualify for a detailed survey), 6) if it is a bridge it must have potential fish passage constraints. All six criteria must be met before conducting a detailed/second-pass survey. Criteria 3 and 5 have since been removed from the evaluation and sites evaluated in 2020 and after no longer include these two criteria. Instead habitat is evaluated after first pass surveys if warranted.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value CDFG Culvert Criteria For Fish Passage (2002)
Description Culvert criteria for fish passage developed before the fish passage evaluation described in the California Department of California's Restoration Manual, Section IX was developed. Link to full criteria: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/fishPassage/Appendix%20B%20-%20CCDFG%20Culvert%20Criteria%20for%20Fish%20Passage.pdf
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value CDFG Culvert Criteria For Fish Passage (2002)
Description Culvert criteria for fish passage developed before the fish passage evaluation described in the California Department of California's Restoration Manual, Section IX was developed. Link to full criteria: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/fishPassage/Appendix%20B%20-%20CCDFG%20Culvert%20Criteria%20for%20Fish%20Passage.pdf
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Evaluation of Design Plans
Description Evaluation of Design Plans
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value eWRIMS
Description California Department of Water Resources' Electronic Water Rights Information Management System (eWRIMS), http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/ewrims/index.shtml. eWRIMS is a database of water rights in California. This protocol is associated with diversion site types.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value GIS
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value FishXing Software
Description Hydraulic model (software) evaluates the % of migration flows that are passable by each specie and lifestage. Used to evaluate passage and design culverts for fish passage. Software developed by the U.S. Forest Service, http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/fishxing/index.html.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value GIS
Description Geographical information systems (GIS) or topographic maps were used in the inventory of potential barriers. Records associated with this protocol include road crossings that came from topographic maps and estimates of limits of anadromy based on channel slope sustaining greater than 8% for approximately 1000 feet using digital elevation models. All records associated with this protocol have unknown or unassessed passage statuses.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value HEC-RAS Hydrologic Model
Description Hydraulic model evaluates the % of migration flows that are passable by each specie and lifestage.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Non-Caltrans First Pass
Description Non-Caltrans First Pass. See https://www.calfish.org/Portals/2/Programs/PAD/Docs/FP_IncidentalReport_FirstPass.pdf
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Office Archive
Description Office Archive
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Professional judgement
Description Professional judgement
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field Protocol
* Alias Protocol
* Data type String
* Width 120
* Precision 0
* Scale 0




Field SpAssessedBy
* Alias SpAssessedBy
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Agency or individual who evaluated passage for the specific species or lifestage, if applicable.
Description source
Producer defined
Description of values
Agency or individual who evaluated passage for the specific species or lifestage, if applicable.




Field NumStructures
* Alias NumStructures
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The number of structures (i.e., pipes as part of a water diversion).
Description source
Original Sources.
Range of values
Minimum value 0
Maximum value 8



Field TrtStatus
* Alias TrtStatus
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Barrier treatment status.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
List of values
Value Completed
Description Fish passage treatment is completed.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Completed, needs monitor
Description Treatment for fish passage is completed but needs monitoring.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Design Stage
Description In the process of designing fish passage at the structure/site.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Engineering Planning
Description The site/barrier is in the process of engineering planning for treatment of fish passage.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Ongoing
Description Fish passage improvement is in progress. For example, construction of a fish passage facility, or modification or removal of the barrier is in progress.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Planned
Description Fish passage improvement at the site is planned.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Proposed
Description Fish passage improvement at the site is proposed. This is usually the first step towards fish passage improvement.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unknown
Description It is unknown if treatment for improving fish passage has occurred at this barrier/site.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field YrTreated
* Alias YrTreated
* Data type SmallInteger
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Year the barrier was removed or remediated.
Description source
Original Sources.
Range of values
Minimum value 1954
Maximum value 2023



Field TreatedBy
* Alias TreatedBy
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Group responsible for treating or removing the barrier. This only includes one responsible party and other organizations involved in treatment of fish passage are listed in the notes field.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
Group responsible for treating or removing the barrier.




Field StructOwner
* Alias StructOwner
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Owner of the structure.
Description source
Producer defined
Description of values
Unknown




Field LandOwner
* Alias LandOwner
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Owner of the land.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
Unknown




Field Notes
* Alias Notes
* Data type String
* Width 2147483647
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Subjective notes further describing the structure, based on site conditions observed during the field inventory/assessment.
Description source
Original Sources
Description of values
Unknown




Field FishWayType
* Alias FishWayType
* Data type String
* Width 200
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The type of fishway. A fishway (i.e., fish ladder) is a structure built at or near barriers to facilitate anadromous fish passage.
Description source
Original Sources
Description of values
Climbing pass (Elver pass, Lamprey pass)


Description of values
Culvert is designed for fish passage (Culvert with baffles or otherwise designed for improved fish passage, Culvert with roughened channel inside, etc.)


Description of values
Denil (Denil fishway, Alaska steeppass, etc)


Description of values
Downstream bypass system (Guidance net, Turbine intake screen, Louvers, Bar racks, Bypass pipe/channel, chute/sluiceway, Surface collector, Diversion return pipe/channel)


Description of values
Hybrid or multiple types (Combination of weir and pool, vertical slot or roughened channel fishways, pool and chute, etc.)


Description of values
Mechanical / Trap and haul (Fish lift, Brail, Fish elevator, Fish lock, Hauling/trucking/barging, Borland lock, Borland fishpass, Pumps)


Description of values
None (Fishway known to be absent)


Description of values
Other


Description of values
Pool and weir (Pool and weir without orifice, Pool and weir with orifice, Pool and weir below culvert)


Description of values
Roughened channel (Rock ramp, Artificial rapids, Roughened chute, Engineered steepened stream channel, Newberry riffles, Newberry weirs)


Description of values
Unknown (Unknown whether a fishway exists for the barrier)


Description of values
Unspecified fishway


Description of values
Vertical slot




Field FishWayStatus
* Alias FishWayStatus
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The status of the fishway and whether or not it is functional, etc. A fishway (i.e., fish ladder) is a structure built at or near barriers to facilitate anadromous fish passage.
Description source
Original Sources
Description of values
Barrier has no known fishway


Description of values
Fishway present and functioning


Description of values
Fishway present but needs work


Description of values
Fishway not wanted, conflicts with hatchery program


Description of values
Fishway not wanted, unspecified reason


Description of values
No fishway - mitigated by hatchery program


Description of values
No fishway - mitigated by trap and haul


Description of values
No fishway - mitigation unspecified


Description of values
Abandoned fishway - no longer needed


Description of values
Present, status unknown


Description of values
Unknown




Field TrtRecom
* Alias TrtRecom
* Data type String
* Width 2147483647
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Potential treatment options to remediate the barrier.
Description source
Original Sources
Description of values
Unknown




Field TrtNeeded
* Alias TrtNeeded
* Data type String
* Width 7
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Is treatment needed (yes, no, unknown)
Description source
Producer defined
List of values
Value Yes
Description Yes
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value No
Description No
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unknown
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field Watershed
* Alias Watershed
* Data type String
* Width 75
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Federal HUC unit (4th field HUC Unit) , USGS
Description source
U.S. Geological Survey
Description of values
Unknown




Field County
* Alias County
* Data type String
* Width 40
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
County name.
Description source
U.S. Geological Survey
Description of values
Unknown




Field CalWatHR
* Alias CalWatHR
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Hydrologic Region (Calwater 2.2.1).
Description source
Calwater 2.2.1
List of values
Value Central Coast
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Colorado River
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value North Coast
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value North Lahontan
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Sacramento River
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value San Francisco Bay
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value San Joaquin
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value South Coast
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value South Lahontan
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Tulare Lake
Description Unknown
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field CalWatHU
* Alias CalWatHU
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Hydrologic Unit (Calwater 2.2.1).
Description source
Calwater 2.2.1
Description of values
Unknown




Field CalWatHA
* Alias CalWatHA
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Hydrologic Area (Calwater 2.2.1).
Description source
Calwater 2.2.1
Description of values
Unknown




Field CalWatHSA
* Alias CalWatHSA
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Hydrologic Subarea (Calwater 2.2.1).
Description source
Calwater 2.2.1
Description of values
Unknown




Field CalWatNo
* Alias CalWatNo
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Calwater number (Calwater 2.2.1).
Description source
Calwater 2.2.1
Range of values
Minimum value 110100
Maximum value 1072700



Field NHDCOMID
* Alias NHDCOMID
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Stream reach ID, from indexing to 24k National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Range of values
Minimum value 0
Maximum value 712261303



Field NHDComMeas
* Alias NHDComMeas
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Stream reach measure, from indexing to 24k National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Range of values
Minimum value 0
Maximum value 3458805413551



Field LLID
* Alias LLID
* Data type String
* Width 20
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
CalHydro stream unique ID (100K California Hydrography).
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
Unknown




Field BegFt
* Alias BegFt
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
CalHydro stream location address (begft) from snapping to 100K California Hydrography.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Range of values
Minimum value 0
Maximum value 1688056



Field Route
* Alias Route
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Road route number or road name.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
Unknown




Field PostMile
* Alias PostMile
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Road post mile number.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Range of values
Minimum value 0
Maximum value 267.27



Field DivOper
* Alias DivOper
* Data type String
* Width 7
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Is the diversion operational? (yes/no)
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
List of values
Value No
Description The diversion is not operational.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unknown
Description It is unknown whether the diversion is operational.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Yes
Description The diversion is operational.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field DivMobile
* Alias DivMobile
* Data type String
* Width 7
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Is the diversion mobile? (yes/no)
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
List of values
Value No
Description The diversion is not mobile.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field Updated
* Alias Updated
* Data type Date
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The date the record last updated in the PAD. Updates include passage status updates, location revisions and other revisions to the record.
Description source
Producer defined
Range of values
Minimum value 20060101
Maximum value 20231222



Field Source
* Alias Source
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
All data sources providing data to the PAD.
Description source
Producer defined
Description of values
Unknown




Field WebLegend
* Alias WebLegend
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Web legend category used for the web mapping service: CDFW BIOS. Some of the attributes (i.e., Total Barrier, Partial Barrier, Natural Total Barrier, Natural Partial Barrier, Not a Barrier, Unknown Passage Status) in this field are created by combining the attributes in the barrier status and/or site type fields. Refer to each "Enumerated Domain Value Definition" (attrlabl) listed below for more details.
Description source
Producer defined
List of values
Value Natural Partial Barrier
Description Barrier that is naturally occurring, and partially restrains or obstructs passage by either blocking passage at certain flows and/or to certain species or lifestages. This includes sites where the site type is listed as Non-structural and where barrier status is listed as partial, temporal, temporal & total or temporal & partial.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Natural Total Barrier
Description A barrier that is naturally occurring, and blocks fish passage for all anadromous species at all life stages at all flows. This includes sites where site type is non-structural and barrier status is total.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Not a Barrier
Description Either the 1) structure/site has been determined not to be a barrier to any species or life stages, and is passable year-round or 2) the site is a water pond or a reservoir that is located off stream. Assigned to records with barrier statuses listed as not a barrier or offstream/unrated.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Partial Barrier
Description Barriers that are not naturally occurring and partially restrain or obstruct passage by either blocking passage at certain flows and/or to certain species or lifestages. This includes sites where the site type is listed as Non-structural and where barrier status is listed as partial, temporal, temporal & total or temporal & partial.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Remediated, Fish Response Unconfirmed
Description The barrier has been removed or fixed for fish passage; however, there is no evidence in the PAD of fish presence above the remediated site. Evidence of fish presence above the site is either quantitative (fish counts) or qualitative (fish photos). If you would like to update the remediated barrier to 'not a barrier', please provide evidence of fish presence above the site to the PAD Administrator (see "Contact Information" (cntinfo) for contact information).
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Screened Diversion
Description Water diversion with a fish screen that meets CDFW and/or NOAA Fisheries screening criteria for salmon, steelhead or delta smelt.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Total Barrier
Description A barrier that is not naturally occurring, and blocks fish passage for all anadromous species at all life stages at all flows. This includes sites where site type is not non-structural and barrier status is total.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unassessed
Description The structure/site hasnt been visited and/or surveyed for fish passage.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unknown Passage Status
Description Barrier/passage status is unknown or inconclusive, the structure may no longer be in existence, or the site is a diversion and it is unknown whether it is screened. Assigned to records with barrier/passage statuses listed as Unknown, structure may no longer be in existence and unknown/diversion.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined


Value Unscreened Diversion
Description Water diversion without a fish screen.
Enumerated domain value definition source Producer defined




Field Point_X
* Alias Point_X
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
GCS North American 1983 Longitude.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Range of values
Minimum value -124.375144274924
Maximum value -114.13957735681



Field Point_Y
* Alias Point_Y
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
GCS North American 1983 Latitude.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Range of values
Minimum value 32.5643844691
Maximum value 42.9789241655797



Field Photo
* Alias Photo
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Hyperlink to the photogragh of the site showing the barrier and/or barrier remediation.
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Description of values
Unknown




Field Miles_Upst
* Alias Miles_Upst
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Stream miles upstream to next upstream barrier or limit to anadromy tracing the NHD stream network. Barriers outside of the NOAAs Steelhead Distinct Population Segment boundary as of January 2013 except for the Klamath and some Southern California watersheds were excluded from this analysis. Potential barriers (unknown passage status and unassessed barriers), non-barriers, removed structures, diversions and non-structural barriers were excluded from this analysis. Attributes in this field are derived from "Process Step" (procdesc) #4 described above in "Lineage".
Description source
Passage Assessment Database
Range of values
Minimum value 0
Maximum value 1133.94





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Metadata Details

Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2024-03-11


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2024-03-1111:58:22
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2024-03-1111:58:06


Automatic updates
Have been performed No
Last update 2024-03-1111:58:06


Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Anne Elston
Organization's name Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Contact's position Current Data Management Specialist for the PAD (PAD Administrator)
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 916-376-1706

Address
Type both
Delivery point 1010 Riverside Pkwy
City West Sacramento
Administrative area California
Postal code 95605
e-mail address Anne.Elston@wildlife.ca.gov



Metadata Maintenance

Maintenance
Update frequency irregular