MONTANA RIVERS INFORMATION SYSTEM 

 Rivers Report 



APPENDIX B (cont.) 



Recreation Database Structure - RECREATE.DBF 



Dec Field Description 



DFWP watercode 



Rated reach segment number (because of the 



possibility of multiple sections for a watercode there 



may be more than on RECREATE.DBF record for a 



RIVERS. DBF record) 



Agency rating the reach 



1 = DFWP only, 2 = BLM only, 3 = USFS only, 4 



= DFWP & USFS, 5 = DFWP & BLM, 6 = BLM & 



USFS, 7 = DFWP, USFS, & BLM 



Verbal description of the reach upper boundary 



Verbal description of the reach lower boundary 



Reach length in kilometers 



DFWP administrative region 



USFS Forest Code (see Appendix C) 



USFS Forest District (see Appendix C) 



Water character (1-8) 



1 = flat, 2 = flat/minor rapids, 3 = minor rapids, 4 



= minor/moderate rapids, 5 = moderate rapids, 6 = 



moderate/major rapids, 7 = major rapids, 8 = not 



boated 



No. of months per year boatable (1-9, 9 = 9 or more 



months) 



Use for motor boating (1 = primary activity, 2 = 



secondary activity) 



Use for canoeing (1 = primary activity, 2 = 



secondary activity) 



Use for kayaking (1 = primary activity, 2 = 



secondary activity) 



Use for rafting (1 = primary activity, 2 = secondary 



activity) 



Use for tubing (1 = primary activity, 2 = secondary 



activity) 



Use for swimming (1 = primary activity, 2 = 



secondary activity) 



Use for boat fishing (1 = primary activity, 2 = 



secondary activity) 



Use for shore fishing (1 = primary activity, 2 = 



secondary activity) 



Other land and water based activities (see below) 



Other land and water based activities (see below) 



Other land and water based activities (see below) 



Other land and water based activities (see below) 



Use for tent camping (1 = primary activity, 2 = 



secondary activity) 



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