USA Watershed Boundary Dataset (HUC 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12) - GCPO LCC

Sep 4, 2015 (Last modified Feb 16, 2019)
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Watershed boundaries define the aerial extent of surface water drainage to a point. The intent of defining hydrologic units (HU) for the Watershed Boundary Dataset is to establish a base-line drainage boundary framework, accounting for all land and surface areas. The selection and delineation of hydrologic boundaries are determined solely upon science-based hydrologic principles, not favoring any administrative or special projects nor particular program or agency. At a minimum, they are being delineated and georeferenced to the USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic base map meeting National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS). A hydrologic unit has a single flow outlet except in coastal or lakefront areas.


This dataset represents a subset of USDA NRCS/USGS/USEPA watersheds from the Watershed Boundary Dataset intersecting a 10 km buffer around the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks LCC geography.


USA download available at:
ftp://ftp.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/wbd/WBD_Latest_Version_March2015/

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United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Coordinated effort between the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) was created from a variety of sources from each state and aggregated into a standard national layer for use in strategic planning and accountability. Watershed Boundary Dataset for {county, state, or HUC#}, State [Online WWW]. Available URL: "http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov" [Accessed DD/MM/YYYY].


USA download available at:

ftp://ftp.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/wbd/WBD_Latest_Version_March2015/

Contact Organization:
USDA NRCS: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/water/watersheds/dataset/
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Use Constraints:
This dataset represents a subset of USDA NRCS/USGS/USEPA watersheds from the Watershed Boundary Dataset clipped to the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks LCC geography. All use constraints can be found at: ftp://ftp.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/wbd/metadata/wbd_poly_seamless.met The distributor shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of this data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in this metadata document. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from the distributor and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. These data should not be used at scales greater than 1:24,000 for the purpose of identifying hydrographic watershed boundary feature locations in the U.S.A. The NRCS should be acknowledged as the data source in products derived from these data. The Watershed Boundary Dataset is public information and may be interpreted by all organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate application of the data. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the Natural Resources Conservation Service any authority for the decisions they make. The Natural Resources Conservation Service will not perform any evaluations of these maps or purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs. Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater than that at which they were originally delineated can result in misrepresentation of the data. If enlarged, the maps will not include the fine detail that would be appropriate for mapping at the small scale. Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data from the source distributor.
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huc2, huc10, huc12, pflcc, huc6, watershed boundary dataset, basin, gcpo lcc, huc4, hydrologic unit, wbd, watershed, huc8
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