| ITEM NAME | 
WIDTH | 
OUTPUT | 
TYPE | 
DEC | 
DESCRIPTION OF ITEM CONTENT | 
| AREA | 
8 | 
18 | 
F | 
5 | 
Area = 0 for a point. | 
| PERIMETER | 
8 | 
18 | 
F | 
5 | 
Length = 0 for a point. | 
| USGSQW29# | 
4 | 
5 | 
B | 
- | 
Internal sequence number. | 
| USGSQW29-ID | 
4 | 
5 | 
B | 
- | 
User ID. | 
| STATION_ID | 
15 | 
15 | 
C | 
- | 
Station number.   A unique number for each station | 
| NAME | 
51 | 
51 | 
C | 
- | 
Station name.   The location of the station with respect to the cultural and physical features in the vicinity. | 
| LAT | 
6 | 
6 | 
I | 
- | 
Latitude of station; degrees, minutes, and seconds. | 
| LONG | 
7 | 
7 | 
I | 
- | 
Longitude of station; degrees, minutes, and seconds. | 
| MAJOR2 | 
2 | 
2 | 
I | 
- | 
Minnesota unique two digit major watershed ID number. | 
| MINOR5 | 
5 | 
5 | 
I | 
- | 
Minnesota unique five digit minor watershed ID number. | 
| MAJOR-NAME | 
50 | 
50 | 
C | 
- | 
Major watershed name. | 
| COUNTY-NAME | 
17 | 
17 | 
C | 
- | 
Name of the county in which the station is located. | 
| COUNTY-NO | 
2 | 
2 | 
C | 
- | 
Minnesota unique two character county ID number. | 
| TOWNSHIP | 
20 | 
20 | 
C | 
- | 
Name of the political township in which the station is located.   Incorporated areas, such as municipalities, are not distinguished from the political township. | 
| TWP | 
3 | 
3 | 
I | 
- | 
PLS Township number in which the station is located. | 
| RNG | 
2 | 
2 | 
I | 
- | 
PLS Range number in which the station is located. | 
| SEC | 
3 | 
3 | 
I | 
- | 
PLS Section number in which the station is located.. | 
| PEDIGREE | 
12 | 
12 | 
C | 
- | 
Acronym that identifies the organization responsible for point features and attributes.
| USGS | 
U.S. Geolorical Survey. | 
 
| MSUWRC | 
Minnesota State University, Mankato 
Water Resources Center. | 
 
 
 
 | 
| PEDYEAR | 
4 | 
4 | 
I | 
- | 
Year in which the polygon feature was created or last updated. |