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Hydro 12-digit Watersheds, WI 2021

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Hydro 12-digit Watersheds, WI 2021
Originator
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication Date
2021-12-10
Edition
2021
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This data layer represents 12-digit watersheds for Wisconsin in 2021.
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [For a link to more detailed processing information on your state's watershed data, please refer to links within the file that was also sent with this dataset called "wbd_state_metadata.html." This dataset is intended to be used as a tool for water-reso]
Supplemental Information
This is an archived copy of the data held at UW-Madison. For access to the most current data for this county, please visit: https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2021-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-93.052453
East
-84.339618
North
49.022615
South
41.608863
ISO Topic Category
inlandWaters
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Theme Keyword
Watershed,hydrology
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
[The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Service Center Agencies should be acknowledged as the data source in products derived from these data.This data set is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool in permitting or citing decisions, but may be used as a reference source. This information may be interpreted by organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the Service Center Agencies any authority for the decisions that they make. The Service Center Agencies will not perform any evaluations of these data for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs.Photographic or digital enlargement of these data to scales greater than at which they were originally mapped can cause misinterpretation of the data. Digital data files are periodically updated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.]
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
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Point of Contact
Contact
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Delivery Point
1400 Independence Ave SW
City
Washington DC
Administrative Area
District of Columbia
Postal Code
20250
Country
US
Email
nrcsdistributioncenter@ia.usda.gov
Phone
202-690-7246

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
4269
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.7

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2021-12-10T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
File Geodatabase Feature Class
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
USDA
Online Access
https://web.s3.wisc.edu/rml-gisdata/WI_Hydro_12digit_Watersheds_2021.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
1828

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
3EE0AEF1-7D93-4836-B1B8-85AE8BF4B499
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
Metadata Technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2021-12-10
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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