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Riparian Sun Map
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Summary
Identify locations along the river bank as Critcal, High, Medium, or Low in potenial to provide shade.
Description
Points created along lines representing river banks are categorized as Critcal, High, Medium, or Low in potenial to provide shade based on the aspect of the point in relation to the centerline of the river.
Layer information
| Layer Name | ripariansunmap_point |
| Subject Category | Hydrography |
| Title | Riparian Sun Map |
| Feature Count | 108489 |
| Feature Type | Point |
| Next Update | As needed |
| Spatial reference | EPSG:2926 |
| Control ID | 2547 |
| Place Keywords | Pacific NW, King County, WA, Washington State |
| Theme Keywords | Hydro, Environment |
| Supplemental Information | None |
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Attribute information
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OBJECTID
From Esri |
Description
Internal feature number. DomainSequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
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RiverName
From King County |
Description
Name of river or strearm associated with the Sun Map points DomainCedar River, Green, Snoqualmie |
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Measure
From King County |
Description
Distance from river mouth along bank Domain25.0 to 350600.0 by |
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Near_Angle
From King County |
Description
Angle from point to river centerline Domain-180.0 to 180.0 by |
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Solar_val
From King County |
Description
Indicator of potential sun on the river Domain0.0 to 180.0 by |
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Riparian_val
From King County |
Description
Importance for potential shade DomainCritical, High, Medium, Low |
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Shape
From Esri |
Description
Feature geometry. DomainCoordinates defining the features. |
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of Use
| License | Terms of use and copyright |
Use this Data
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Links
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| Sharing Status | Public |
Summary
Identify locations along the river bank as Critcal, High, Medium, or Low in potenial to provide shade.
Description
Points created along lines representing river banks are categorized as Critcal, High, Medium, or Low in potenial to provide shade based on the aspect of the point in relation to the centerline of the river.
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of use and copyright
| License | Terms of use and copyright |
Change history
| Update 1 |
Right and Left river banks were routed with a unique route ID for each river and bank. A Python script tool was used to do the following: Create points at 50 foot intervals along each bank Find the aspect of each point relatiive to the river centerline Convert aspect to Solar Value Classifiy Solar Value into Critical, High, Medium, or Low Riparian Value. |