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Hydrography (1:24,000) Value Added, Wisconsin 2014

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Hydrography (1:24,000) Value Added, Wisconsin 2014
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date
2014-03-21
Edition
2014 - Value Added
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Other Citation Details
All stream and lake data was obtained from a copy of the 24KGDB from 08/24/2012.
Abstract
The goal of this project is to attribute hydrography features within the state of Wisconsin. Some features in Wisconsin have watersheds that include areas outside of the state. Examples of this include the Nemadji drainage in Minnesota and the entire Mississippi River. We included necessary out-of-state features whenever possible in order to have complete watershed coverage. We also included all out-of-state features that are within HUC12s that cross the Wisconsin border. This latter inclusion allowed for more accurate watershed delineations. Because we delineated sheds within HUC12 boundaries, it was important to have all possible features included in delineations so that no feature was assigned an overly large watershed. The major exceptions to the out-of-state inclusions were for four major boundary rivers: the St. Louis, St. Croix (along the state border, not the inland portion), Mississippi, and Menominee. We did not include out of state features that flow into these rivers because 1) we are not as interested in attributing these large rivers and 2) there would be a substantial number of additional out-of-state features that would need to be obtained in order to attribute these rivers. The database only has base attribution and channel-level attribution for these features.
Purpose
This project attributed channel, riparian, and watershed level data for streams in the 24K hydrogeodatabase (24KGDB) with a variety of geologic, land cover, and other base data. The immediate goal of this project was to provide fine-resolution stream attribute data to be used to model stream flows and fish distributions. However, there are several general outputs of the project that can be useful for many projects. First, most features in the 24kGDB are attributed with data at six scales- the stream channel, traces from the stream channel to other features (such as lakes), in a 60-m riparian buffer around features, traces along all upstream buffers, in the watershed surrounding features and traces along all upstream watersheds. Second, the stream, riparian and watershed layers are available so that additional data can be attributed to them. For example, updated land cover data could be attributed to the watershed rasters and this information could be added to the overall attribution. Third, data on the topology between features has been generated. This makes it possible for new traces to be done and to identify the general to-from connectivity of all features. Last, tools have been developed that, with some minimal customization, will allow for changes in the 24KGDB to be incorporated into updates. These tools could also potentially be used to undertake a similar project across another large region. Further documentation of the tools can be found in the Tutorial for the 1:12K Hydrography Creation Toolset.
Supplemental Information
Please reference the following PDF documents that correspond with this data, available at: ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/hydro_va_24k/ attributeInfo flow_temperature_definitions hydro_va_documentation hydro_va_schematicDiagram metadata_dataSources metadataAttributereclassification README
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2014-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-93.04593
East
-84.47377
North
47.795736
South
41.289308
ISO Topic Category
inlandWaters
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Temporal Keyword
2012 - 2014
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Hydrography
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/dnrlegal.txt
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Science Services, Fisheries Aquatic Research
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
GEF2 DNR CENTRAL OFFICE
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914
Point of Contact
Contact
Aaron Ruesch
Position Name
Water Resources Management Specialist
Delivery Point
GEF2 DNR CENTRAL OFFICE
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
Aaron.Ruesch@Wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 266-0152

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Statement
Please reference the following PDF documents that correspond with this data, available at: ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/hydro_va_24k/ attributeInfo flow_temperature_definitions hydro_va_documentation hydro_va_schematicDiagram metadata_dataSources metadataAttributereclassification README
Process Step
Description
Create feature dataset called WI_Hydro24K_VA. Import feature classes: WD_HYDRO_VA_CATCHMENT_AR_24K WD_HYDRO_VA_FLWLN_NTWRK_LN_24K WD_HYDRO_VA_JNCTN_NTWRK_PT_24K
Process Date
2016-01-27T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
Changed file name to WI_Hydro24K_VA_2014
Process Date
2016-01-27T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
File Geodatabase
Format Version
10.3
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Online Access
https://web.s3.wisc.edu/rml-gisdata/WI_Hydro24K_VA_2014.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download
Online Access
http://data-wi-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets?q=Hydro
Protocol
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
Name
WI DNR Open Data
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
173406

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
6289D7EA-840F-468C-9082-8296DBABAC17
Metadata Date Stamp
2018-05-15
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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