HUC 8 Watersheds for the Gulf of Mexico Region
Spatial Representation Information
Spatial Representation Information
Reference System Information
Reference System Information
Reference System Information
Identification Information
Content Information
Distribution Information
Data Quality Information
Metadata Maintenance Information
Feature Catalog Information
Metadata:
File identifier:
Language:
eng; USA
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC-National Coastal Data Development Center
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
866-732-2382
Facsimile:
228-688-2968
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
1021 Balch Blvd.
Delivery point:
Suite 1003
City:
Stennis Space Center
Administrative area:
MS
Postal code:
39529
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Central Standard Time
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Date stamp:
2013-04-23
Metadata standard name:
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
Metadata standard version:
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Spatial representation info:
Vector spatial representation:
Geometric objects:
Geometric objects:
Geometric object type:
Geometric object type code:
curve
Geometric object count:
441
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Spatial representation info:
Grid spatial representation:
Number of dimensions:
2
Axis Dimension Properties:
Dimension:
Dimension name:
Dimension name type code:
column
Dimension size:
unknown
Resolution:
uom: decimalDegrees 1.3333
Axis Dimension Properties:
Dimension:
Dimension name:
Dimension name type code:
row
Dimension size:
unknown
Resolution:
uom: decimalDegrees 1.3333
Cell geometry:
Cell geometry code:
Transformation parameter availability:
false
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Reference system info:
Reference system:
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Reference system info: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/65f8b220-95ed-11e0-aa80-0800200c9a66 title: North American Datum 1983
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Reference system info: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/c3895520-95ed-11e0-aa80-0800200c9a66 title: Geodetic Reference System 1980
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Identification info:
Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
HUC 8 Watersheds for the Gulf of Mexico Region
Date:
Date:
Date:
2013-04
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC - National Coastal Data Development Center
Role:
Role code:
originator
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Abstract:
This data set is a subset of the digital hydrologic unit boundary layer of the Subbasin (8-digit) 4th level
for the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. This data set was derived from the nation-wide hydrologic unit
boundary layer produced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Purpose:
This hydrologic unit boundaries layer was developed for use in a Gulf of Mexico Atlas to show watersheds in
the Gulf region.
Credit:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC-National Coastal Data Development Center
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
866-732-2382
Facsimile:
228-688-2968
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
1021 Balch Blvd.
Delivery point:
Suite 1003
City:
Stennis Space Center
Administrative area:
MS
Postal code:
39529
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Central Standard Time
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Watershed Boundaries
Keyword:
WBD
Keyword:
boundaries
Keyword:
Hydrologic Unit Code
Keyword:
Region
Keyword:
HUC
Keyword:
HUC8
Keyword:
Watershed
Keyword:
Subwatershed
Keyword:
Sub-region
Keyword:
Sub-basin
Keyword:
Watershed Boundary Dataset
Keyword:
Basin
Keyword:
Hydrologic Units
Keyword:
Hydrology
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
None
Date:
unknown
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Texas
Keyword:
Louisiana
Keyword:
Mississippi
Keyword:
Alabama
Keyword:
Florida
Type:
Keyword type code:
place
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
None
Date:
unknown
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
Access Constraints: None Use Constraints: None Distribution Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding
these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA,
NESDIS, NODC and NCDDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in
these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
Spatial representation type:
Spatial representation type code:
vector
Language:
eng; USA
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Topic category:
Topic category code:
inlandWaters
Environment description:
Native Dataset Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcGIS
10.0.3.3600
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-107.7772
East bound longitude:
-80.0307
South bound latitude:
24.5122
North bound latitude:
37.2461
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time instant:
Description:
publication date
Time position:
2013-04
Supplemental Information:
This layer is a subset of the 8-digit hydrologic unit boundary layer for the United States. Only selected
watersheds, primarily those that covered the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, were included.
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Content info:
Feature catalogue description:
Included with dataset:
true
Feature types:
Feature catalogue citation:
Citation:
Title:
Feature Catalogue for HUC 8 Watersheds for the Gulf of Mexico Region
Date:
unknown
Identifier:
Identifier:
Code:
c4e738e0-ae84-11e2-9e96-0800200c9a66
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Distribution info:
Distribution:
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC-National Coastal Data Development Center
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
866-732-2382
Facsimile:
228-688-2968
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
1021 Balch Blvd.
Delivery point:
Suite 1003
City:
Stennis Space Center
Administrative area:
MS
Postal code:
39529
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Central Standard Time
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/gulf-data-atlas/atlas.htm
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Data quality info:
Data quality:
Scope:
unknown
Lineage:
Lineage:
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Watershed polygons covering the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida) were retained. Some polygons in adjacent states (New Mexico, Oklahoma, etc.) were
retained in order to show a smoother appearance. All other polygons from the original dataset were
removed.
Date and time:
Processor:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Organisation name:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC-National Coastal Data Development Center
Position name:
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
866-732-2382
Facsimile:
228-688-2968
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
1021 Balch Blvd.
Delivery point:
Suite 1003
City:
Stennis Space Center
Administrative area:
MS
Postal code:
39529
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Central Standard Time
Contact instructions:
Role:
Role code:
processor
Source:
Source:
Source citation:
Citation:
Title:
WBD8
Date:
unknown
Source:
Source:
Description:
Source Contribution: Derived dataset is a subset of the source.disc
Scale:
Representative fraction:
Denominator:
Source citation:
Citation:
Title:
WBD_HU8
Alternate title:
WBD8
Date:
Date:
Date:
2012-11-02
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Edition:
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Series:
Series:
Name:
Issue identification:
Other citation details:
Source extent:
Extent:
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time instant:
Description:
publication date
Time position:
2012-11-02
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Metadata maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
unknown
Maintenance note:
This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
Metadatastandard version FGDC-STD-001-1998 using the January 2013 version of the FGDC CSDGM to ISO 19115-2
transform.
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Organisation name:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC-National Coastal Data Development Center
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
866-732-2382
Facsimile:
228-688-2968
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
1021 Balch Blvd.
Delivery point:
Suite 1003
City:
Stennis Space Center
Administrative area:
MS
Postal code:
39529
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Central Standard Time
Role:
Role code:
custodian
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Feature Catalogue: uuid: c4e738e0-ae84-11e2-9e96-0800200c9a66
Name:
Feature Catalogue for HUC 8 Watersheds for the Gulf of Mexico Region
Scope:
unknown
Version number:
unknown
Version date:
unknown
Language:
eng; US
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Producer:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC-National Coastal Data Development Center
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
866-732-2382
Facsimile:
228-688-2968
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
1021 Balch Blvd.
Delivery point:
Suite 1003
City:
Stennis Space Center
Administrative area:
MS
Postal code:
39529
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Central Standard Time
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Feature Type Information:
Feature type:
Type name:
atlas.Watersheds_US8
Definition:
Attributes for HUC 8 watersheds.
Is abstract:
false
Feature Catalogue Information: uuidref: FC001
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
OBJECTID
Definition:
automatically generated number
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
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Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
FID
Definition:
automatically generated number
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
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Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
SHAPE
Definition:
Feature geometry
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
ESRI
Role:
Role code:
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Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
TNMID
Definition:
unknown
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
MetaSource
Definition:
MetaSource is a unique identifier that links the element to the metadata tables. This ID is generated
and assigned automatically by the database and remains with the object permanently.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
SourceData
Definition:
SourceData is a space provided for a brief description of the type of base data used to update or change
the current WBD.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
SourceOrig
Definition:
SourceOrig is the description of the agency that created the base data used to improve the WBD.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
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Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
SourceFeat
Definition:
This code identifies the parent of the feature if the feature is the result of a split or merge, and it
is automatically generated and assigned.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
LoadDate
Definition:
LoadDate automatically generates and assigns the date when the data were loaded into the official USGS
WBD ArcSDE database. This field is the effective date for all feature edits.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
GNIS_ID
Definition:
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Identifier
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Constrained by:
Constraint:
Description:
Range Domain Min: 46611 Range Domain Max: 5069695 Smallest unit increment: 0.000001
Member name:
AreaAcres
Definition:
Area of subwatershed including non-contributing areas calculated to acres.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Value measurement unit:
Base unit:
Identifier:
Units system:
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Constrained by:
Constraint:
Description:
Range Domain Min: 188.63 Range Domain Max: 20516.35 Smallest unit increment: .01
Member name:
AreaSqKm
Definition:
Area, shown in square kilometers.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Value measurement unit:
Base unit:
Identifier:
Units system:
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
States
Definition:
The "States" field includes the names of all state(s) that the subwatershed falls within. The 2-digit
postal abbreviation in upper case and in alphabetical order was used, separated with a comma.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Federal Guidelines, Requirements, and Procedures for the National Watershed Boundary
Dataset; Chapter 3 of Section A, Federal Standards, Book 11, Collection and
Delineation of Spatial Data; Techniques and Methods 11-A3.
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
HUC8
Definition:
A unique 8-digit code from the USGS map series "Hydrologic Unit Maps". The same number was used in every
record that pertains to a subwatershed that resides within the same 8-digit sub-basin. Numbers were
assigned in an upstream to downstream fashion. Where no downstream/upstream relationship could be
determined numbers were assigned in a clockwise fashion.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
Name
Definition:
The name field contains the assigned name of the hydrologic unit, constructed with reference to a
feature name that is officially recognized by the GNIS.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Listed value:
Listed Value:
Label:
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
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Source:
Citation:
Title:
unknown
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
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Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
Shape_STAr
Definition:
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
Shape_STLe
Definition:
Length of feature in internal units.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
Shape_Leng
Definition:
Length of feature in internal units.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
ESRI
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Carrier of characteristics:
Feature attribute:
Member name:
Shape_Area
Definition:
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Cardinality:
unknown
Definition Reference Information:
Definition reference:
Definition Source Information:
Definition source:
Source:
Citation:
Title:
inapplicable
Date:
unknown
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
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