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NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, 2024: Chum salmon Columbia River ESU critical habitat for use in ESA/FIFRA consultations, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72803.

Item Identification

Title: Chum salmon Columbia River ESU critical habitat for use in ESA/FIFRA consultations
Publication Date: 2024-07-01
Abstract:

These data represent critical habitat designated (September 2, 2005, 70 FR 52630) under the Endangered Species Act for the Columbia River chum salmon ESU.Critical habitat includes the stream channels within the designated stream reaches, and includes a lateral extent as defined by the ordinary high-water line (33 CFR 319.11). In areas where ordinary high-water line has not been defined, the lateral extent is defined by the bankfull elevation. Bankfull elevation is the level at which water begins to leave the channel and move into the floodplain and is reached at a discharge which generally has a recurrence interval of 1 to 2 years on the annual flood series. Critical habitat in lake areas is defined by the perimeter of the water body as displayed on standard 1:24,000 scale topographic maps or the elevation of ordinary high water, whichever is greater.See the final rule (70 FR 52630) for descriptions of areas excluded from this critical habitat designation. Excluded Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) lands were not clipped out of the data.

Purpose:

This spatial data file was modified from NMFS’s “agency-official” species critical habitat data to aid in the ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultation process. For example, existing data were adapted to incorporate associated watersheds where applicable, based on the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset HUC-12 data (https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset). The modifications to the NMFS critical habitat spatial data make the data more compatible for future analyses with EPA’s Use Data Layers (UDLs). The following “Description” is from the original, “agency-official” data that was used to make this HUC-based map. Most of the metadata record for this species matches the “agency-official” record; however, NMFS added a new "Citation", "File Identifier", “Credits”, “Point of Contact”, and “Lineage Process Step” that are unique to this HUC-based critical habitat data.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
inlandWaters
UNCONTROLLED
None chum salmon
None critical habitat

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Columbia River
None Oregon
None Pacific Northwest
None Washington

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Data Set Credit: CREDIT: NOAA Fisheries. 2024. Species Critical Habitats for ESA/FIFRA Consultations Geodatabase. Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources (OPR). This HUC-based critical habitat dataset for ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultations is courtesy of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources (OPR): Ryan DeWitt and Karrin Goodman. The original data is courtesy of National Marine Fisheries Service, West Coast Region. ORIGINATORS: Protected Resources Division, Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service; Protected Resources Division, Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service; NMFS Office Of Protected Resources;

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1339969
Date Effective From: 2024-06-17
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Goodman, Karrin
Email Address: karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
Phone: ‪(301) 427-8435‬

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1340124
Date Effective From: 2024-06-17
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Goodman, Karrin
Email Address: karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
Phone: ‪(301) 427-8435‬

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1339970
Date Effective From: 2024-06-17
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Goodman, Karrin
Email Address: karrin.goodman@noaa.gov
Phone: ‪(301) 427-8435‬

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1339971
Date Effective From: 2024-06-17
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): DeWitt, Ryan
Email Address: ryan.dewitt@noaa.gov
Phone: (360) 358-2955

Extents

Currentness Reference: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1337010
W° Bound: -124.049616
E° Bound: -121.521183
N° Bound: 46.556229
S° Bound: 45.544027

Extent Group 2

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1337012
W° Bound: -124.049616
E° Bound: -121.521183
N° Bound: 46.556229
S° Bound: 45.544027

Extent Group 3

Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1337014
W° Bound: -124.049616
E° Bound: -121.521183
N° Bound: 46.556229
S° Bound: 45.544027

Extent Group 4

Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1337016
W° Bound: -124.091448
E° Bound: -121.466894
N° Bound: 46.649483
S° Bound: 45.440252

Spatial Information

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1337006

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4326
EPSG Name: WGS 84
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

These data are not the official legal definition of critical habitat. The Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 226.212) is the source for the legal definition of the critical habitat designation.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.6.0.24783

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

Endangered Species Act critical habitat spatial data clarificationsClarifications only apply to this feature class.

Military areas ineligible for designation (qualifying INRMP): none

Military areas excluded due to national security impacts: none

Indian lands excluded: none

Economic exclusions: yes (clipped out)

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) exclusions: yes (not clipped)

Unoccupied areas designated: none

Federal Register final rule page:

September 2, 2005, 70 FR 52676

For additional information and maps:

NMFS. 2005. Designation of Critical Habitat for West Coast Salmon and Steelhead - Final 4(b)(2) Report. NMFS Northwest Region Report. August 2005. 199 pp.2021-04-27T00:00:00Conformance Check2021-04-27T00:00:00Clarifications only apply to this feature class.

Military areas ineligible for designation (qualifying INRMP): none

Military areas excluded due to national security impacts: none

Indian lands excluded: none

Economic exclusions: yes (clipped out)

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) exclusions: yes (not clipped)

Unoccupied areas designated: none

Federal Register final rule page:

September 2, 2005, 70 FR 52676

For additional information and maps:

NMFS. 2005. Designation of Critical Habitat for West Coast Salmon and Steelhead - Final 4(b)(2) Report. NMFS Northwest Region Report. August 2005. 199 pp.1

Lineage

Sources

Distribution of Oregon Anadromous Salmon and Steelhead Habitat

CC ID: 1336997
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Source Contribution:

Distribution of Oregon Anadromous Salmon and Steelhead Habitat

Fishdist: 1:24,000 (24K) and 1:100,000 (100K) Statewide Salmonid Fish Distribution

CC ID: 1336999
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Source Contribution:

Fishdist: 1:24,000 (24K) and 1:100,000 (100K) Statewide Salmonid Fish Distribution

Hydrologic Unit Boundaries for Oregon, Washington, and California

CC ID: 1337000
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Regional Ecosystem Office
Source Contribution:

Hydrologic Unit Boundaries for Oregon, Washington, and California

Oregon Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Distribution at 1:24,000 Scale

CC ID: 1336998
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Source Contribution:

Oregon Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Distribution at 1:24,000 Scale

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1337001
Description:

Data creation process 2003 - 2004

cmcol_chf1.shp

1) Fish distribution data were obtained from ODFW and WDFW. ODFW 2003a, ODFW 2003b, WDFW 2004

2) Preparation of the WDFW data involved analysis and overlay of event data. Event data were exported to Microsoft Access where macros were used to convert the multiple overlapping usetypes into a single continuous fish distribution layer. For more details on this process see the supporting documentation under the section on "Supplemental information".

3) Initial preparation of the ODFW data involved digitizing the 24K fish distribution data and incorporation of the documented observation databases into the fish distribution databases. For more details on this process see the supporting documentation under the section on "Supplemental information".

4) The ESU data were intersected with the REO watersheds (HUC5s). The result was a network of fish distribution that could be grouped by HUC5s. REO 2002

5) The CR chum salmon fish distribution was segmented based on LLID and Fifth Field Watershed (HUC5) boundaries. Unique codes (see HUC5_LLID under attribute definitions) were assigned to each segment allowing for analysis of the data at the watershed scale. This unique identifier can be used to link the Critical Habitat data set to the Habitat Areas data set.

6) The watershed data sets did not match up cleanly with the fish distribution data sets. There were numerous instances where the watershed did not cross the stream network at the correct location. These were often small segments that introduced unnecessary complexity to the data set. We searched for these segments and changed the corresponding HUC5 attribute to match the correct watershed.

7) Data were converted to arc coverage then projected, built and cleaned.

8) The attribute tables were built and attribute accuracy was verified.

2005

In the final stages of the rule making process for critical habitat, we received comments and new information about the distribution of the ESU. During the final review of public comments and new information we revised the distribution of the ESU and made changes to the areas that were excluded from critical habitat. For a more detailed review of the changes between the proposed and final rule please refer to the final determination for critical habitat, and supporting documents.

*Note: FRN point lists were generated off the original coverages, not generated from the polylines in the shapefiles. Shapefiles were generated from coverages to post on website for sharing.

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1337002
Description:

cmcol_chf1.shp (NAD_1927_Albers) geographic transformation, unprojected -> CMCOL_ch.shp (GCS_North_American_1983 wkid 4269).

Geometry was not edited, attributes were not edited, metadata was edited because it was blank (stored separately as html file "metadata_cmcol_chf1").

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1337003
Description:

The 2019 version CMCOL_ch.shp (GCS_North_American_1983 wkid 4269) was converted into the standardized feature class SalmonChum_ColumbiaRiverESU_20050902 (GCS_WGS_84 wkid 4326) using the National Critical Habitat Geodatabase processing protocol.

During standardization, geometry was not edited. Attributes were edited. Metadata was edited and populated using the final rule and the 2005 html file "metadata_cmcol_chf1" that was stored separately from the source data in cmcol_chf1.shp (NAD_1927_Albers).

Migrated field: "STRM_NAME" into "UNIT"

Dropped fields: FID, FNODE_, TNODE_, LPOLY_, RPOLY_, LENGTH, CMCOL_CHF1, CMCOL_CH_1, HUC5_LLID, LLID, ESUCODE, REV_DATE, SUBBASIN, WATERSHED, HUC4, HUC5

Process Step 4

CC ID: 1337004
Description:

As described above, this species’ HUC-based critical habitat dataset was modified from the line-based species “agency-official” NMFS critical habitat data. This HUC-based critical habitat file represents the HUC-12 watersheds (USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset) that intersect with the “agency-official” critical habitat line-based data. The data were reviewed and revised to add any additional HUC-12 watersheds that were determined to have hydrologic connectivity to the critical habitat.

Process Date/Time: 2023-03-30 00:00:00
Process Contact: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources (OPR)
Phone (Voice): 301-713-2332

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity SalmonChum_ColumbiaRiverESU_5180_CH

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 72803
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:72803
Metadata Record Created By: Karrin N Goodman
Metadata Record Created: 2024-06-03 22:32+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Jeff D Adams
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-08-06 10:10+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2024-08-06
Owner Org: OPR
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year