MS_NHDWaterbody_Jun2020
FWHydrography, Hydrography, Stream / River, Lake / Pond, Canal / Ditch, Reservoir, Spring / Seep, Swamp / Marsh, Artificial Path, Reach Code
The NHD is a national framework for assigning reach addresses to water-related entities, such as industrial discharges, drinking water supplies, f ish habitat areas, wild and scenic rivers. Reach addresses establish the locations of these entities relative to one another within the NHD surface water drainage network, much like addresses on streets. Once linked to the NHD by their reach addresses, the upstream/downstream relationships of these water-related entities--and any associated information about them--can be analyzed using software tools ranging from spreadsheets to geographic information systems (GIS). GIS can also be used to com bine NHD- based network analysis with other data layers, such as soils, land use and population, to help understand and display their respective effects upon one another. Furthermore, because the NHD provides a nationally consistent framework for addressing and analysis, water-related
information linked to reach addresses by one organization (national, state, local) can be shared with other organizations and easily integrated into many different types of applications to the benefit of all.
The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a feature-based database that interconnects and uniquely identifies the stream segments or reaches that make up the nation's surface water drainage system. NHD data was originally developed at 1:100,000-scale and exists at that scale for the whole country. This high-resolution NHD, generally developed at 1:24,000/1:12,000 scale, adds detail to the original 1:100,000-scale NHD. (Data for Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands was developed at high-resolution, not 1:100,000 scale.) Local resolution NHD is being developed where partners and data exist. The NHD contains reach codes for networked
features, f low direction, names, and centerline representations for areal water bodies. Reaches are also defined on waterbodies and the approximate shorelines of the Great Lakes, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. The NHD also incorporates the National Spatial Data Infrastructure framework criteria established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.
** MARIS staff clipped the June 5, 2020 Mississippi NHD geodatabase flowline feature with a 100 meter buffer around the state border to create this shapefile ** Credits
See dataset specific metadata.
None. Acknowledgment of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
West | -91.715243 | East | -88.094651 |
North | 35.006345 | South | 30.162710 |
Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
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ORGANIZATION'S NAME USGS NHD
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ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE OVERVIEW
The National Hydrography Dataset is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data that encodes information about naturally occurring and constructed bodies of water, paths through which water flows, and related entities. The information encoded about features includes a feature date, classification by type, other characteristics, a unique common identifier, the feature length or area, and (rarely) elevation of the surface of water pools and a description of the stage of the elevation. For reaches, encoded information includes a reach code. Names and their identifiers in the Geographic Names Information System, are assigned to most feature types. The direction of flow is encoded for networked features. The data also contains relations that encode metadata, and information that supports the exchange of future updates and improvements to the data. The names and definitions of all feature types, characteristics, and values are in the Standards for National Hydrography Dataset: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey, 1999. The document is available online through http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/.
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE DETAIL CITATION
The names and definitions of all feature types, characteristics, and values are in U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, Standards for National Hydrography Dataset High Resolution: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey. The document is available online through http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/. Information about tables and fields in the data are available from the user documentation for the National Hydrography Dataset at http://nhd.usgs.gov. The National Map - Hydrography Fact Sheet is also available at: http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs06002.ht ml.
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CREATED IN ARCGIS FOR THE ITEM 2020-10-27 09:40:21 LAST MODIFIED IN ARCGIS FOR THE ITEM 2020-10-27 95:02:90
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CITATION
CITATION INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDA Forest Service, and other Federal, State and local partners (see dataset specific metadata under Data_Set_Credit for details).
PUBLICATION DATE See dataset specific metadata.
PUBLICATION TIME Unknown
TITLE
MS_NHDWaterbody_Jun2020
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM vector digital data
PUBLICATION INFORMATION
PUBLICATION PLACE Reston, Virginia
PUBLISHER U.S. Geological Survey
ONLINE LINKAGE
\\igskbthisusy01\nhdgeo\oracle_export\GDBExtr actServer\Template\NHD_File_Template_High_9 2v210.gdb
DESCRIPTION ABSTRACT
The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a feature-based database that interconnects and uniquely identifies the stream segments or reaches that make up the nation's surface water drainage system. NHD data was originally developed at 1:100,000-scale and exists at that scale for the whole country. This high-resolution NHD, generally developed at 1:24,000/1:12,000 scale, adds detail to the original 1:100,000-scale NHD. (Data for Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands was developed at high-resolution, not 1:100,000 scale.) Local resolution NHD is being developed where partners and data exist. The NHD contains reach codes for networked features, flow direction, names, and centerline representations for areal water bodies. Reaches are also defined on waterbodies and the approximate shorelines of the Great Lakes, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and
the Gulf of Mexico. The NHD also incorporates the National Spatial Data Infrastructure framework criteria established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. ** MARIS staff clipped the June 5, 2020 Mississippi NHD geodatabase flowline feature with a 100 meter buffer around the state border to create this shapefile **
PURPOSE
The NHD is a national framework for assigning reach addresses to water-related entities, such as industrial discharges, drinking water supplies, fish habitat areas, wild and scenic rivers. Reach addresses establish the locations of these entities relative to one another within the NHD surface water drainage network, much like addresses on streets. Once linked to the NHD by their reach addresses, the upstream/downstream relationships of these water-related entities--and any associated information about them--can be analyzed using software tools ranging from spreadsheets to geographic information systems (GIS). GIS can also be used to combine NHD-based network analysis with other data layers, such as soils, land use and population, to help understand and display their respective effects upon one another.
Furthermore, because the NHD provides a nationally consistent framework for addressing and analysis, water-related information linked to reach addresses by one organization (national, state, local) can be shared with other organizations and easily integrated into many different types of applications to the benefit of all.
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT
TIME PERIOD INFORMATION SINGLE DATE/TIME
CALENDAR DATE REQUIRED: he year (and
optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE
See dataset specific metadata.
STATUS
PROGRESS In work
MAINTENANCE AND UPDATE FREQUENCY Irregular
SPATIAL DOMAIN BOUNDING COORDINATES
WEST BOUNDING COORDINATE -200
EAST BOUNDING COORDINATE -56.8344239 NORTH BOUNDING COORDINATE 143.165576 SOUTH BOUNDING COORDINATE 0
KEYWORDS THEME
THEME KEYWORD THESAURUS U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, Standards for National Hydrography Dataset (http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/)
THEME KEYWORD FWHydrography THEME KEYWORD Hydrography THEME KEYWORD Stream / River THEME KEYWORD Lake / Pond THEME KEYWORD Canal / Ditch THEME KEYWORD Reservoir
THEME KEYWORD Spring / Seep THEME KEYWORD Swamp / Marsh THEME KEYWORD Artificial Path THEME KEYWORD Reach Code
PLACE
PLACE KEYWORD THESAURUS U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1977, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions (Federal Information Processing Standards 10-3): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.
PLACE KEYWORD US
None
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS
USE CONSTRAINTS
None. Acknowledgment of the originating agencies would
be appreciated in products derived from these data.
POINT OF CONTACT CONTACT INFORMATION
CONTACT ORGANIZATION PRIMARY
CONTACT ORGANIZATION Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey
CONTACT VOICE TELEPHONE 1 888 ASK USGS CONTACT ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS ask@usgs.gov HOURS OF SERVICE 0800-1600 Eastern Time CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to the address above there are other ESIC offices throughout the country. A full list of these offices is at URL: http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/esic_index.html
DATA SET CREDIT
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NATIVE DATA SET ENVIRONMENT
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
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ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT
Statements of attribute accuracy are based on accuracy statements made for U.S. Geological Survey Digital Line Graph (DLG) data, which is estimated to be 98.5 percent. One or more of the following methods were used to test attribute accuracy: manual comparison of the source with hardcopy plots; symbolized display of the DLG on an interactive computer graphic system; selected attributes that could not be visually verified on plots or on screen were interactively queried and verified on screen. In addition, software validated feature types and characteristics against a master set of types and characteristics, checked that combinations of types and characteristics were valid, and that types and characteristics were valid for the delineation of the feature. Feature types, characteristics, and other attributes conform to the Standards for National Hydrography Dataset (USGS, 1999) as of the date they were loaded into the database. All names were validated against a current extract from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The entry and identifier for the names match those in the GNIS. The association of each name to reaches has been interactively checked, however, operator error could in some cases apply a name to a wrong reach.
This statement is generally true for the most common sources of NHD data. Other sources and methods may have been used to create or update NHD data. In some cases, additional information may be found in the NHDMetadata table.
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT
Points, nodes, lines, and areas conform to topological rules. Lines intersect only at nodes, and all nodes anchor the ends of lines. Lines do not overshoot or undershoot other lines where they are supposed to meet. There are no duplicate lines. Lines bound areas and lines identify the areas to the left and right of the lines. Gaps and overlaps among areas do not exist. All areas close.
COMPLETENESS REPORT
The completeness of the data reflects the content of the sources, which most often are the published USGS topographic quadrangle and/or the USDA Forest Service Primary Base Series (PBS) map. The USGS topographic quadrangle is usually supplemented by Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQs). Features found on the ground may have been eliminated or generalized on the source map because of scale and legibility constraints. In general, streams longer than one mile (approximately 1.6 kilometers) were collected.
Most streams that flow from a lake were collected regardless of their length. Only definite channels were collected so not all swamp/marsh features have stream/rivers delineated through them.
Lake/ponds having an area greater than 6 acres were collected. Note, however, that these general rules were applied unevenly among maps during
compilation. Reaches codes are defined on all features of type stream/river, canal/ditch, artificial path, coastline, and connector. Waterbody reach codes are defined on all lake/pond and most reservoir features. Names were applied from the GNIS database. Detailed capture conditions are provided for every feature type in the Standards for National Hydrography Dataset available online through http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/.
This statement is generally true for the most common sources of NHD data. Other sources and methods may have been used to create or update NHD data. In some cases, additional information may be found in the NHDMetadata table.
POSITIONAL ACCURACY
HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT
Statements of horizontal positional accuracy are based on accuracy statements made for U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps. These maps were compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards. For horizontal accuracy, this standard is met if at least 90 percent of points tested are within 0.02 inch (at map scale) of the true position. Additional offsets to positions may have been introduced where feature density is high to improve the legibility of map symbols. In addition, the digitizing of maps is estimated to contain a horizontal positional error of less than or equal to 0.003 inch standard error (at map scale) in the two component directions relative to the source maps. Visual comparison between the map graphic (including digital scans of the graphic) and
plots or digital displays of points, lines, and areas, is used as control to assess the positional accuracy of digital data. Digital map elements along the adjoining edges of data sets are aligned if they are within a 0.02 inch tolerance (at map scale).
Features with like dimensionality (for example, features that all are delineated with lines), with or without like characteristics, that are within the tolerance are aligned by moving the features equally to a common point. Features outside the tolerance are not moved; instead, a feature of type connector is added to join the features.
This statement is generally true for the most common sources of NHD data. Other sources and methods may have been used to create or update NHD data. In some cases, additional information may be found in the NHDMetadata table.
VERTICAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY
VERTICAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT
Statements of vertical positional accuracy for elevation of water surfaces are based on accuracy statements made for U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps. These maps were compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards. For vertical accuracy, this standard is met if at least 90 percent of well-defined points tested are within one-half contour interval of the correct value. Elevations of water surface printed on the published map meet this standard; the contour intervals of the maps vary. These elevations were transcribed into the digital data; the accuracy of this transcription was checked by visual comparison between the data and the map.
This statement is generally true for the most common sources of NHD data. Other sources and methods may have been used to create or update NHD data. In some cases, additional information may be found in the NHDMetadata table.
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PROCESS STEP PROCESS DESCRIPTION
The processes used to create and maintain high- resolution NHD data can be found in the table called "NHDMetadata". Because NHD data can be downloaded using several user-defined areas, the process descriptions can vary for each download. The NHDMetadata table contains a list of all the process descriptions that apply to a particular download. These process descriptions are linked using the DuuID to the NHDFeatureToMetadata table which contains the com_ids of all the features within the download. In addition, another table, the NHDSourceCitation, can also be linked through the DuuID to determine the sources used to create or update NHD data.
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Metadata imported.
SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION
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PROCESS DATE 2010-04-21
PROCESS TIME 16:53:14
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SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION
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PROCESS DATE 2010-05-20
PROCESS TIME 16:12:20
PROCESS STEP PROCESS DESCRIPTION
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SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION
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PROCESS DATE 2012-02-21
PROCESS TIME 13:58:26
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HORIZONTAL COORDINATE SYSTEM DEFINITION GEODETIC MODEL
HORIZONTAL DATUM NAME North American Datum of 1983
ELLIPSOID NAME Geodetic Reference System 80
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS 6378137.000000
DENOMINATOR OF FLATTENING RATIO 298.257222
VERTICAL COORDINATE SYSTEM DEFINITION ALTITUDE SYSTEM DEFINITION
ALTITUDE DATUM NAME National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
ALTITUDE RESOLUTION 0.000025
ALTITUDE DISTANCE UNITS meters
ALTITUDE ENCODING METHOD Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION ENTITY TYPE
ENTITY TYPE LABEL MS_NHDWaterbody_Jun2020
ATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE LABEL Shape
ATTRIBUTE DEFINITION
Feature geometry.
ATTRIBUTE DEFINITION SOURCE ESRI ATTRIBUTE DOMAIN VALUES UNREPRESENTABLE DOMAIN
Coordinates defining the features.
ATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE LABEL FDate
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ATTRIBUTE LABEL Resolution
ATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE LABEL GNIS_ID
ATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE LABEL GNIS_Name
ATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE LABEL AreaSqKm
ATTRIBUTE ATTRIBUTE LABEL FID 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 Elevation
ATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE LABEL Permanent_
ATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE LABEL ReachCode
ATTRIBUTE ATTRIBUTE LABEL FType
ATTRIBUTE ATTRIBUTE LABEL FCode
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 Visibility
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ATTRIBUTE LABEL Shape_Leng
DETAILED DESCRIPTION ENTITY TYPE
ENTITY TYPE LABEL NHDWaterbodyToMeta
OVERVIEW DESCRIPTION
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE OVERVIEW
The National Hydrography Dataset is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data that encodes information about naturally occurring and constructed bodies of water, paths through which water flows, and related entities. The information encoded about features includes a feature date, classification by type, other characteristics, a unique common identifier, the feature length or area, and (rarely) elevation of the surface of water pools and a description of the stage of the elevation. For reaches, encoded information includes a reach code. Names and their identifiers in the Geographic Names Information System, are assigned to most feature types. The direction of flow is encoded for networked features. The data also contains relations that encode metadata, and information that supports the exchange of future
updates and improvements to the data. The names and definitions of all feature types, characteristics, and values are in the Standards for National Hydrography Dataset: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey, 1999. The document is available online through http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/.
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE DETAIL CITATION
The names and definitions of all feature types, characteristics, and values are in U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, Standards for National Hydrography Dataset High Resolution: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey. The document is available online through http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/. Information about tables and fields in the data are available from the user documentation for the National Hydrography Dataset at http://nhd.usgs.gov. The National Map - Hydrography Fact Sheet is also available at: http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs06002.ht ml.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
CONTACT ORGANIZATION PRIMARY
CONTACT ORGANIZATION Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey
CONTACT VOICE TELEPHONE 1 888 275 8747 CONTACT ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS ask@usgs.gov HOURS OF SERVICE 0800-1600 Eastern Time CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to the address above there are other ESIC offices throughout the country. A full list of these offices is at URL: http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/esic_index.html
RESOURCE DESCRIPTION Downloadable Data
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DIGITAL TRANSFER INFORMATION
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CONTACT INFORMATION
CONTACT ORGANIZATION PRIMARY
CONTACT ORGANIZATION Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey
CONTACT PERSON REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
CONTACT ADDRESS
ADDRESS TYPE mailing address ADDRESS 507 National Center CITY Reston
STATE OR PROVINCE VA POSTAL CODE 20192 COUNTRY UNITED STATES
CONTACT VOICE TELEPHONE 1 888 ASK USGS CONTACT ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS nhd@usgs.gov HOURS OF SERVICE 0800-1600 Eastern Time CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS
In addition to the address above there are other ESIC offices throughout the country. A full list of these offices is at URL: http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/esic_index.html
METADATA STANDARD NAME FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
METADATA STANDARD VERSION FGDC-STD-001-1998
METADATA TIME CONVENTION local time
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