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Watersheds, Wisconsin 2008
- Identification Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Data Quality Information
- Distribution Information
- Spatial Representation Information
- Metadata Reference Information
Identification Information
- Citation
- Title
- Watersheds, Wisconsin 2008
- Originator
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Publication Date
- 2008-12-31
- Edition
- 2008
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- mapDigital
- Collection Title
- Statewide
- Abstract
- This data set is a polygon shapefile representing watersheds as delineated by the Wisconsin DNR. The data are compiled from 1:24,000-scale topographic maps. DNR watershed delineations generally indicate areas that drain into a common river system or lake, but may also be based on DNR basin management criteria. The custodian of this data set is the DNR Bureau of Watershed Management (WT).
- Purpose
- The watershed boundary delineations in this data set are used primarily to prepare reference basemaps for the DNR Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Abatement Program, also generally known as the Priority Watershed Program. Priority watershed projects are designed to address water quality problems caused by nonpoint sources of pollution in selected watersheds. The data are intended for use with ArcView, ArcInfo, or other GIS software which support shapefile format data.
- Supplemental Information
- Additional information about Wisconsin DNR Basins, Watersheds, Water Management Units and Geographic Management Units is available on the DNR website: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/gmu/index.htm.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Date of data entry or update
- Time Instant
- 2008-12-31T00:00:00
- Bounding Box
- West
- -92.964215
- East
- -86.666063
- North
- 47.083097
- South
- 42.456926
- ISO Topic Category
- boundaries
- Place Keyword
-
Wisconsin
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- GNIS
- Theme Keyword
-
Polygon
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- FGDC
- Theme Keyword
- Drainage
- Hydrology
- River channels
-
Bodies of water
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Theme Keyword
- inlandWaters
- environment
- watersheds
- basins
- drainage
-
boundaries
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- Legal Constraints
- Use Limitation
- http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/legal/WebSiteLegalInformation.html 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
- asNeeded
- Collection
- Collection Title
- URL
- Publisher
- Wisconsin DNR
- Language
- eng
- Credit
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Point of Contact
- Contact
- Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Watershed Management
- Position Name
- Surface Water Modeler
- Delivery Point
- P.O. Box 7921
- City
- Madison
- Administrative Area
- WI
- Postal Code
- 53707-7921
- Country
- US
- Jeff.Kreider@dnr.state.wi.us
- Phone
- (608) 266-0856
- Point of Contact
- Contact
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Delivery Point
- 101 S. Webster St.
- City
- Madison
- Administrative Area
- WI
- Postal Code
- 53707
- Country
- US
- DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
- Phone
- (608) 264-8914
Spatial Reference Information
- Reference System Identifier
- Code
- 3071
- Code Space
- EPSG
- Version
Data Quality Information
- Lineage
- Process Step
- Description
- The DNR Watersheds data layer was developed cooperatively by DNR's Bureau of Watershed Management (WT) and GeographicServices Section (GEO). WT personnel watershed lines onto USGS 7.5-minute (1:24,000-scale) maps by interpreting topographic and hydrologic information. Those lines were digitized, and WT's watershed codes and the major/minor drainage basin codes used by DNR's Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection (FH) were linked to the resulting polygons. Further modifications were made to some watershed boundaries based on management criteria determined by WT. Additional tems were added, and ArcInfo region and route feature classes created meet WT needs. The DNR Watershed polygon features shapefile is periodically re-created from the "watshed" region feature class in the DNR Watersheds coverage "wsdnw924."
- Process Step
- Description
- Changed file name from DNR_Watersheds to WI_Watersheds_2008
- Process Date
- 2015-11-16T00:00:00
- Source
- Title
- 7.5-minute (1:24,000-scale) Topographic Map Series
- Originator
- USGS
- Publisher
- USGS
- Description
- Line geometry
Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Distributor
- UW-Madison
- Distributor
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Online Access
- https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_Watersheds_2008.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
- 334
Metadata Reference Information
- Hierarchy Level
- dataset
- Metadata File Identifier
- 4255460E-265B-43DF-9997-215D36058F9B
- Metadata Point of Contact
- Name
- Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR)
- Delivery Point
- Madison, WI
- Metadata Date Stamp
- 2019-07-02
- Metadata Standard Name
- ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
- Metadata Standard Version
- 2007
- Character Set
- utf8