                                                                        00000030
     Data received in STORET directly from the data system              00000040
(WATSTORE) of the U.S. Geological Survey comes with up to two           00000050
characters of alphabetic remark information.  In handling               00000060
these, standard STORET remark codes are utilized at the                 00000070
parameter value level, along with a sample level remark code.           00000080
                                                                        00000090
     The STORET raw data retrievel program (PGM=RET) prints             00000100
the U.S.G.S. sample remark, then the STORET value remark                00000110
beside each parameter value for which remarks were stored.              00000120
Machine-readable STORET outputs (OT, OUTF and MORE=4, 5 & SAS           00000130
FCF files) contain these remark characters in the following             00000140
places:                                                                 00000150
                                                                        00000160
     STORET value remark - 50-element remark array                      00000170
     corresponding to the values of the 50-element                      00000180
     parameter array of the same file record. See                       00000190
     page 4-39 of chapter WQ-DE of the STORET User                      00000200
     Handbook for a complete list of STORET remark                      00000210
     codes.                                                             00000220
                                                                        00000230
     U.S.G.S. sample remark - second character of the                   00000240
     two character field, normally representing "the                    00000250
     number of grab samples that comprise the composite                 00000260
     sample".  U.S.G.S. water quality data transferred                  00000270
     to STORET does not use this data element.                          00000280
                                                                        00000290
       (blank) - Ordinary un-remarked data.                             00000300
          F    - Field measurement value.                               00000310
          X    - Extra analysis for daily                               00000320
                 sampled stations.                                      00000330
                                                                        00000340
     For a detailed explanation of the formats for STORET               00000350
machine-readable outputs, refer to STORET.HELP.FILE.FORMATS.            00000360
