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USGS Hydrography (NHD) Overlay Map Service from The National Map

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Publication Date
Time Period
2014
File Modification Date
2014-10-01 06:30:00

Summary

The USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) service from The National Map (TNM) is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data that encodes information about naturally occurring and constructed bodies of surface water (lakes, ponds, and reservoirs), paths through which water flows (canals, ditches, streams, and rivers), and related entities such as point features (springs, wells, stream gages, and dams). The information encoded about these features includes classification and other characteristics, delineation, geographic name, position and related measures, a "reach code" through which other information can be related to the NHD, and the direction of water flow. The network of reach codes delineating water and transported material [...]

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Purpose

This dynamic overlay map service provides visualization of the free data that is available for download from The National Map at http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer.
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Map

Spatial Services

ArcGIS Mapping Service

WMS Service

Communities

  • National Geospatial Program
  • The National Map

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Link Processing
Added to Sciencebase on Fri Oct 17 16:04:32 MDT 2014 by processing URL <strong>USGSHydrographyNHD.xml</strong> in item <a href="https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/544171bee4b0b0a643c73c19">https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/544171bee4b0b0a643c73c19</a>

Additional Information

Identifiers

Type Scheme Key
processingUrl http://thor-f5.er.usgs.gov/ngtoc/metadata/waf/services/overlays/USGSHydrographyNHD.xml

ArcGIS REST Service Extension

boundingBox
minY-14.424695093892081
minX-179.22965548729925
maxY71.49960662196327
maxX179.85667473525487
enabledServices
WMSServer
urlhttp://services.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nhd/MapServer

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