Maine Heritage Fish Waters

Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Maine Heritage Fish Waters
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract: These data represent the list of designated State Heritage Fish Waters. State Heritage Fish Waters are lakes and ponds that contain State Heritage Fish, identified as Eastern Brook Trout and Arctic Charr, that have never been stocked according to any reliable records or that according to reliable records have not been stocked for at least 25 years. The list of State Heritage Fish Waters may be amended by rule and is generally reviewed and updated annually.Updated:M. Lubejko on 11.26.18: merged Tim P (2362) and Mud Pond (2360) into one polygon "TIM POND (INCLUDING MUD POND)" and swapped the locations of Lambert Pond (9775) and Unnamed Pond (9371). M. Lubejko on 1.7.19: Reduced the area of 4088 (a HW) by clipping out the boundaries of 7748 (not a HW).M. Gallagher on 12/01/2019: Added Blue Pond (1468), Martin Lake (1858), Elm Pond, Little (2444), Tobey Pond (4078), Tory Hill Pond (2334). Removed Line Pond (5162), Muscalsea Pond, Little (4034), Roberts Pond (5164). M. Gallagher on 1/3/2022: Removed Butcher Lake (1322).
Purpose: This dataset represents lakes and ponds in Maine that have been designated as Maine Heritage Fish Waters according to Title 12, §12461. State Heritage Fish Waters.
Supplemental Information: Features reference waterbodies approved by the Maine legislature as Maine Heritage Fish Waters.
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -71.128512
East Bounding Coordinate: -67.084446
North Bounding Coordinate: 47.379302
South Bounding Coordinate: 43.392504
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Heritage Waters, Brook Trout, Arctic Char
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: biota
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme Keyword: inlandWaters
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: For conservation planning use only. Public use and distribution is allowed.  Please contact the data provider for further information or questions concerning these data.  
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: MDIFW
Contact Person: Merry Gallagher
Contact Position: Native Fish Conservation Biologist
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: MDIFW
Contact Person: Merry Gallagher
Contact Position: Native Fish Conservation Biologist
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: MDIFW
Contact Person: Merry Gallagher
Contact Position: Native Fish Conservation Biologist
Data Set Credit: Merry Gallagher Native Fish Conservation Biologist Division of Fisheries & Hatcheries Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife 106 Hogan Rd, Suite 1 Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 941-4582 Merry.Gallagher@maine.gov
Native Data Set Environment: Esri ArcGIS 12.9.0.32739
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Complete chain
Point and Vector Object Count: 583
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Maine_Heritage_Fish_Waters
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: GNIS_NAME
Attribute Definition: Waterbody Name (USGS)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LAKENAME
Attribute Definition: Waterbody Name (MIDAS)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HRTG_WTR
Attribute Definition: Heritage Water Name (legislative list)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ALTERNATE
Attribute Definition: Alternate Name
Attribute:
Attribute Label: REGION
Attribute Definition: Fishery Management Region
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HRTG_FISH
Attribute Definition: Heritage Fish Species
Attribute:
Attribute Label: WATCODE_NUMBER
Attribute Definition: Watcode (Numeric)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: WATCODE_TEXT
Attribute Definition: Waterbody Code (text)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: YearLastStocked
Attribute Definition: Year of last stocking
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SpeciesLastStocked
Attribute Definition: Species of last stocking
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape_Length
Attribute Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape_Area
Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: TOWN_S
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COUNTY_IES
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20220103
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: MDIFW
Contact Person: Merry Gallagher
Contact Position: Native Fish Conservation Biologist
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Use Constraints: These data are for planning and resource conservation purposes only