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Storm Retention Basin Metadata

Description

Retbasin.shp is a polygon shape file which contains the City of Bellingham's Retention Basin data.

Polygon Attribute Table

The Polygon Attribute Table stores the type and name of the retention basis. Note: Only item fields of interest are shown in table below. All internal fields have not been described.

Item Type Length Description
area Float 8 Calculated area of polygon in coverage square coverage units.
perimeter Float 8 Calculated perimeter of polygon in coverage units.
map# Character 10 Quarter section number.
type Character 6 Type of retention basin:
DB = Detention Basin,
DP = Detention Pond,
DS = Detention Swale,
DV = Detention Vault.
name Character 25 Name of the retention basin.

Source

New projects and retention basins are being added on an ongoing basis. Old retention basin information is also being field checked and updated on the coverage. Any detailed information regarding may be found looking at the project as-built drawings.

Projection

Projection Stateplane, Washington North
Units Feet
FIPSZone 4601
Datum NAD27
Spheroid Clarke 1866
Xshift 609601.21920
Yshift 0.0
Parameters None

Map Extent

Xmin = 1592688.250
Ymin = 625706.375
Xmax = 1621497.125
Ymax = 665162.563 

Disclaimer

The City of Bellingham Public Works Department has developed this data and maps for its own use and is not responsible for use by others. Therefore, the City of Bellingham makes no guarantees as to the quality, completeness or accuracy of the data.

Persons using this data do so at their own risk and agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Bellingham as to any claims or suits arising out of such use.

The data is the property of the City of Bellingham and is intended to be used by the receiving person(s) only and not to be redistributed or reproduced without the City of Bellingham's permission.

By accepting and using this data, you are indicating your acceptance to the conditions and requirements stated above.

By downloading the data offered online I agree that I have read and understood the above statement.

Download File

Three files are necessary to view a shape file in ArcView or ArcExplorer. The files must all be stored in the same directory. The following three files have been zipped together in retbasin.exe:

Click on the link below to download the zipped file. The files will automatically unzip when the downloaded filed has been executed.

Download retbasin.exe

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