Metadata for Study Reaches for the Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis

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Citation:

Originator: DTM Consulting, Inc.

Publication date: 07/05/2016

Title:

Study Reaches for the Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis

Publisher: Montana State Library

Online linkage: http://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/data/spatial/nonMSDI/collections/yellowstone_River_Clearinghouse/Shapefiles/Yellowstone_Reaches2016.zip

Larger Work Citation:

Title: Yellowstone River Clearinghouse GIS Layers
Online linkage: https://mslservices.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={17daa910-aba0-11e3-a5e2-0800200c9a66}

Abstract:

The Yellowstone River was divided into a series of reaches as part of the 2004 Geomorphic Reconnaissance study (AGI and DTM, 2004). The reach breaks presented in that report primarily reflect changes in the channel form captured by the 2001 CIR imagery. Additional information used to define reach breaks included regional geology, topography, and locations of infrastructure and major tributary confluences. At the time of the original reconnaissance study, channel conditions prior to 2001 were not readily available to help define reach boundaries. As flowlines and banklines have since been generated for the 1950's, 1976, and 1995, the reach breaks were re-assessed, and where historic channel traces supported the shifting of a reach break, modifications were made to the original reach break location. Reach breaks for Park County were also added. The shifts most commonly reflect the relocation of a break to a position where the historic primary channels are coincident, and where changes in channel patterns are most consistent through time. Additionally, several breaks were slightly rotated to orient the break line perpendicular to the majority of channel traces. Most reach break adjustments were minor and resulted in a slight shift and/or orientation change in order to reflect the river location and characteristics for all years of data. The extended reach break lines were used to split a 5 mile buffer polygon surrounding the 2001 Primary channel. The resulting polygons were attributed with reach name and can be used to summarize data according to reach.

Purpose:

The river is divided into reaches that could be grouped in terms of basic form, allowing comparisons of cause-and-effect relationships, both spatially and temporally, for a given reach type. A narrative report was developed for each reach with a physical description of the landscape and the results of the cumulative effects analysis for that reach. Reaches were delineated based on river form/pattern and the level of confinement of the stream.

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Calendar date: 07/05/2016
Currentness reference: Publication Date

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Point of contact:

DTM Consulting, Inc.
211 N Grand Ave, Suite J
Bozeman, MT 59715
Telephone: 406-535-5322
E-Mail: tony@dtmgis.com

Data set credit: DTM Consulting, Inc.

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SDTS object type: GT-polygon composed of chains

SDTS object count: 89

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Map projection:

Map projection name: NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
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Planar distance units: meter

Geodetic model:

Horizontal datum name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid name: GRS 1980
Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222101

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Distributor:

Montana State Library
PO Box 1800
Helena, MT 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

Resource description: Downloadable Data

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Metadata date: 07/05/2016

Metadata contact:

DTM Consulting, Inc.
211 N Grand Ave, Suite J
Bozeman, MT 59715
Telephone: 406-535-5322
E-Mail: tony@dtmgis.com