Aquatic Network Connectivity (Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Indicator) [United States]
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- Title
- Aquatic Network Connectivity (Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Indicator) [United States]
- Description
- Definition This indicator identifies the ability of aquatic species to move unimpeded across aquatic networks within the Midwest Landscape. It prioritizes areas based on the length of hydrologically connected flowlines and diversity of unfragmented aquatic habitat in the region. Pixels can take the following values: 1 - Far below average 2 - Below average 3 - Slightly below average 4 - Average 5 - Slightly above average 6 - Above average 7 - Far above average Selection This indicator was chosen as a targetable, important feature of the MLI goals that will be used to track conditions over time and prioritize areas for conservation. Indicators were defined through elicitation and prioritization exercises with federal and state participants. Criteria for the indicators includes 1) actionable, 2) measurable, 3) relevant to multiple groups across the region, and/or 4) representative of other social and/or environmental values. Input Data & Mapping Steps This indicator originates from the Nature Conservancy's Resilient Rivers dataset and the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, converted the Resilient Rivers data to a raster based on the Connectivity and Diversity score, and clipped the results of the previous step with the NWI data layer to represent actual water features on the landscape rather than flowlines. Finally, we removed highly altered areas from this layer using our Highly Altered Areas mask. For full mapping details, please refer to the Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Development Process . For a complete download of all Blueprint input and output data, visit the Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Data Download.
- Creator
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Publisher
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data
- Temporal Coverage
- 2024
- Date Issued
- 2024-09-26
- Rights
- The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.
- Access Rights
- Public
- Format
- ArcGIS ImageMapLayer
- Language
- English
- Date Added
- August 10, 2025
- Provenance Statement
- The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data on 2026-01-08.
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Citation
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (2024). Aquatic Network Connectivity (Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Indicator) [United States]. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data. https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/content/fws::aquatic-network-connectivity-midwest-conservation-blueprint-2024-indicator (web service) -
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