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  6. Attributes for NHDPlus Version 2.1 Catchments and Modified Routing of Upstream Watersheds for the Conterminous United States: Base Flow Index

Attributes for NHDPlus Version 2.1 Catchments and Modified Routing of Upstream Watersheds for the Conterminous United States: Base Flow Index

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2003

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Wieczorek, M.E., Jackson, S.E., and Schwarz, G.E., 2018, Select Attributes for NHDPlus Version 2.1 Reach Catchments and Modified Network Routed Upstream Watersheds for the Conterminous United States (ver. 4.0, August 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7765D7V.

Summary

This tabular data set represents base flow index (BFI) compiled for two spatial components of the NHDPlus version 2 data suite (NHDPlusv2) for the conterminous United States; 1) individual reach catchments and 2) reach catchments accumulated upstream through the river network. This dataset can be linked to the NHDPlus version 2 data suite by the unique identifier COMID. The source data is the "Base-flow index grid for the conterminous United States" produced by the United States Geological Survey (Wolock, 2003). Units are percent. Base flow is the component of streamflow that can be attributed to ground-water discharge into streams. The BFI is the ratio of base flow to total flow, expressed as a percentage. Reach catchment information [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Michael E Wieczorek, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
Originator :
Michael E Wieczorek, Shannon E Jackson, Gregory E Schwarz
Metadata Contact :
Michael E Wieczorek
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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NHDV2_BFI_CONUS.xml
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BFI_CONUS.zip 16.47 MB application/zip
5669a8e3e4b08895842a1d4f_acc.parquet 15.36 MB application/octet-stream
5669a8e3e4b08895842a1d4f_cat.parquet 14.79 MB application/octet-stream
5669a8e3e4b08895842a1d4f_tot.parquet 15.38 MB application/octet-stream

Purpose

This data set was created by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment Project (NAWQA) which is part of the USGS National Water Quality Program (NWQP). This effort was undertaken to estimate the base flow index for NHDPlusV2 flowline catchments and upstream river networks to support statistical analysis, map display, and model parameterization.

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