This file contains format information for Lake Level data and refers to files 30, 31, 32, 33 on the tape: File 30: LAKELEVL.INDEX File 31: LAKELEVL.DATA6K File 32: LAKELEVL.PUBINDEX File 33: LAKELEVL.REFERENC Label 30: LAKELEVL.INDEX This file contains information pertaining to Lake Levels. There is one line of information per site. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- TAPE ID number 2 6 Dataset ID number 10 12 Site name 15 44 Latitude in degrees 47 48 Latitude in minutes 50 51 Latitude character 53 53 N=North, S=South Latitude in decimal 55 60 Longitude in degrees 63 65 Longitude in minutes 67 68 Longitude character 70 70 W=West, E=East Longitude in decimal 72 78 Elevation in meters 81 86 Postal code 89 90 Refer to Label 3: STATE.CODES Country code 93 94 Refer to Label 2: COUNTRY.CODES Sitetype code 97 98 Refer to Label 5: SITETYPE.CODES Type of data 101 102 Refer to Label 6: DATATYPE.CODES Publication number 105 109 Refer to Label 32: LAKELEVL.PUBINDEX Number of C-14 dates 112 115 Dating control code 120 121 Refer to Label 7: DATING.CONTROL Dating method code 124 125 Refer to Label 4: DATING.METHODS Label 31: LAKELEVL.DATA6K This file contains the Lake Level data for each site. There is one line of information for each site. The lake level status code divides the water level in each lake into three (3) categories. The lake level status is judged against the full range of water levels in each lake: 0 = No status given 1 = High - If water level is 70% or more of the maximum level 2 = Intermediate - If between 15 and 70% of the maximum level 3 = Low - If water level is less than 15% of the maximum level Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Site number 4 6 Site name 13 45 Latitude in decimal 50 55 Longitude in decimal 60 66 Lake level status 73 73 0, 1, 2, 3 Label 32: LAKELEVL.PUBINDEX This file contains the list of publications concerning Lake Levels. A unique publications index number is given to each publication. This file also gives reference numbers for each publication which refers to the actual references for that publication. The reference number corresponds to the reference numbers listed in the file LAKELEVL.REFERENC. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Publication number 1 4 Reference numbers 6 80 Label 33: LAKELEVL.REFERENC This file contains the actual references to the publications listed in LAKELEVL.PUBINDEX. There is a unique reference number for each reference listed in this file. The number of lines needed for each reference varies. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Reference number 1 3 Author & Date 6 80 Title & Reference 10 80 For as many lines as needed.