USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Best Resolution for 20160831 State or Territory FileGDB 10.1 Model Version 2.2.1

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Resource 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.
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Title USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Best Resolution for 20160831 State or Territory FileGDB 10.1 Model Version 2.2.1
Publication Date  Date   2016-08-31
Publication Date  Date   1901-01-01
Publication Date  Date   2016-07-21
File Modification Date  Date   2016-09-01
Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation
Keywords:
Theme Keywords
inlandWaters
thesaurus name >
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
ngda
Hydrography
thesaurus name >
Title Geospatial Platform
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
rivers
lakes
dams
HUC
Subwatershed
Watershed Boundary Dataset
Watershed Boundaries
boundaries
Hydrologic Unit Code
Basin
WBD
Region
Hydrologic Units
Topographic
Boundary
HU10
HU12
HU14
HU16
HU2
HU4
HU6
HU8
Area of Complex Channels
Area to be submerged
artificial path
Bay/Inlet
Bridge
Canal/Ditch
Coastline
Connector
Dam/Weir
Estuary
Flow direction network
Flume
ForeShore
Gaging Station
Gate
Hazard Zone
Ice mass
Inundation Area
Levee
Lock Chamber
Marsh
Nonearthen Shore
Orthoimage
Playa
Pond
Rapids
Rapids
Reach code
Reach
Reef
Reservoir
Rock
Sea/Ocean
Sink/Rise
Sounding Datum Line
Special Use Zone Limit
Special Use Zone
Spillway
Stream/River
stream
Submerged Stream
surface water systems
Swamp
Tunnel
Underground Conduit
Wall
Wash
Water Intake Outflow
Waterfall
Well
Administrative watershed units
Sub-region
Watershed
Sub-basin
Watershed Boundary Dataset
WBD
Hydrography
Hydrographic
Line
Point
PointEvent
Subbasin
Subregion
Boundaries
Administrative watershed units
Basin
Drainage areas for surface water
drainage systems and characteristics
thesaurus name >
Title None
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
Downloadable Data
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Type Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
Hydrography
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Theme Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Best Resolution
National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Collection Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
State
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Product Extent Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
FileGDB 10.1
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Product Format Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Place Keywords
US
United States
CT
Connecticut
NY
New York
MA
Massachusetts
NJ
New Jersey
RI
Rhode Island
Fairfield County
Tolland County
Suffolk County
Barnstable County
Kings County
New Haven County
Middlesex County
Plymouth County
Hampden County
Worcester County
Monmouth County
Bronx County
Queens County
Windham County
Washington County
Bristol County
Nassau County
Kent County
Providence County
Bristol County
Norfolk County
Newport County
Nantucket County
Westchester County
Middlesex County
New London County
Dukes County
thesaurus name >
Title Geographic Names Information System
revision  Date   2018-08-24
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.
Resource language:  eng
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -74.0384269299
eastBoundLongitude  -69.8604293947
northBoundLatitude  42.3507473541
southBoundLatitude  40.4995713632
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Address
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Linkage for online resource
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Metadata data stamp:  2016-11-05T06:30:45Z
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Use limitation statement:
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Metadata contact - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program
Contact information
Metadata contact - metadataContact
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)
Address
hoursOfService Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
contact Instructions
Metadata information can also be obtained through online services using The National Map Viewer, at http://nationalmap.usgs.gov or EarthExplorer, at http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov or Ask USGS at http://www.usgs.gov/ask.
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organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
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Metadata language  eng USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO19115
standard version:  1.0
Metadata record identifier:  581d7a00e4b0dee4cc8e7ed3
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