VA_MD_RIVERS.SHP: Streams and River Polylines that Fall Within Virginia and Maryland Based on the National Atlas Streams and Waterbodies of the United States Dataset

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Atlas of the United States
Publication_Date: 200512
Title:
VA_MD_RIVERS.SHP: Streams and River Polylines that Fall Within Virginia and Maryland Based on the National Atlas Streams and Waterbodies of the United States Dataset
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: National Atlas of the United States
Online_Linkage: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html>
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1151/data/basemap/va_md_rivers.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: John F. Bratton
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Continuous Resistivity Profiling and Seismic-Reflection Data Collected in 2006 from the Potomac River Estuary, Virginia and Maryland
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1151
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1151/>
Description:
Abstract:
This map layer shows areal and linear water features of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The original file was produced by joining the individual State hydrography layers from the 1:2,000,000-scale Digital Line Graph (DLG) data produced by the USGS. This map layer was formerly distributed as Hydrography Features of the United States. This is a revised version of the January 2003 map layer.
Purpose:
These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data. A subset of the larger dataset is used as basemap information for work in the Chesapeake Bay area.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1995
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.582695
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.309402
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.724049
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.539070
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Hydrography
Theme_Keyword: Water
Theme_Keyword: Lake
Theme_Keyword: Reservoir
Theme_Keyword: Pond
Theme_Keyword: Canal
Theme_Keyword: Double-line stream
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline
Theme_Keyword: River
Theme_Keyword: Stream
Theme_Keyword: Intracoastal Waterway
Theme_Keyword: Swamp
Theme_Keyword: Marsh
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: United States
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of The United States, and Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Potomac River Estuary
Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Greg Manuel
Contact_Organization: National Atlas of the United States
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Address: MS-561
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6433
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1151/data/basemap/va_md_rivers.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image of the polylines of the rivers and streams that fall within Maryland and Virginia.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The map layer was checked for topological consistency using the Arc/INFO command BUILD. No other checks for logical consistency were performed on this map layer.
Completeness_Report:
The original map layer included water features for all fifty States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Data completeness generally reflects the content of the original DLG files. The data have been subsequently edited to only include those streams and river that fall within the states of Virginia and Maryland.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 1995
Title: 1:2,000,000-scale Digital Line Graphs - Hydrography
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1972
Ending_Date: 1994
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2MILHY
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: 1:100,000-scale USGS topographic maps
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:100,000-scale maps
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: 1:250,000-scale USGS topographic maps for Alaska
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:250,000-scale maps
Source_Contribution: Attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: State base maps
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 500000
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: State base maps
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Atlas of the United States
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Hydrography Features of the United States
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: National Atlas of the United States
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY98
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Atlas of the United States
Publication_Date: 199903
Title: Hydrography Features of the United States
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: National Atlas of the United States
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY9903
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Atlas of the United States
Publication_Date: 199911
Title: Streams and Waterbodies of the United States
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: National Atlas of the United States
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY9911
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Atlas of the United States
Publication_Date: 200301
Title: Streams and Waterbodies of the United States
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: National Atlas of the United States
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY0301
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic maps
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:24,000-scale maps
Source_Contribution: Attribute information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The 2MILHY data files were originally digitized by the National Mapping Division based on the sectional maps contained in 'The National Atlas of the United States of America' published by the USGS in 1970. The 1:2,000,000-scale Digital Line Graph (DLG) data were merged into a single national water features coverage. Where necessary to effect the merge, alignment changes were made. The names were taken from the USGS 1:100,000-scale maps. For Alaska, the names were taken from the 1:250,000-scale sheets. State lines across water bodies were removed from the national coverage. State attributes were assigned to the features.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2MILHY
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:100,000-scale maps
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:250,000-scale maps
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: State base maps
Process_Date: 1998
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY98
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Some spatial features were added and corrected. Some name attributes were added or corrected. All occurrences of St. were changed to Saint. Extra spaces were removed from the attributes. Water features for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were added.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:100,000-scale maps
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: State base maps
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY98
Process_Date: 1999
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY9903
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A minor adjustment was made to the shoreline in Galveston Bay, Texas.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY9903
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:100,000 scale maps
Process_Date: 1999
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY9911
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The linear water feature attribute value, Intercoastal waterway, was changed to Intracoastal waterway.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY9911
Process_Date: 200212
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY0301
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Names were researched for approximately 1,200 linear streams, canals, aqueducts, and Intracoastal Waterway instances, in the conterminous United States and Hawaii, that did not have names in ATLASHY0301. Names were determined from the USGS 1:24,000-scale maps; the remaining features without names were not labeled on the 1:24,000-scale maps, or fall in Alaska, or represent dams that have not yet been fully researched. Features for which no name appears within the source data have a value of "NONE GIVEN" in the Name field. Features such as shorelines, apparent limits, and closure lines do not have names and have a value of "N/A" in the Name field. Several name corrections were made. Minor spatial edits required to accommodate name changes, such as connecting or splitting features, were made as necessary.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:24,000-scale maps
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLASHY0301
Process_Date: 200509
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Used ArcMap 9.2 to define the spatial reference as Geographic, NAD83 based on the metadata accompanying the dataset: ArcMap 9.2 - ArcToolbox - Data Management Tools - Projections and Transformations - Define Projection. The parameters use: input dataset - hydrogl020.shp; coordinate system - GCS_North_American_1983.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: hydrogl020.shp
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: hydrogl020.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Used ArcCatalog 9.2 to import the text metadata that shipped with the data. The text metadata had to be edited (used Microsoft WordPad version 5.1) to reflect the attribute elements specific to this polyline shapefile, plus add the attribute FID and make all the attribute labels upper-case letters so that the metadata would import correctly. Other minor edits were applied to the metadata - that did not affect the overall content meaning.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: hydrogm020_polylinevmod.txt
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: hydrogl020.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using ArcMap 9.2, from the properties menu of data layer the following definition query was set: "F_CODE" = 4 AND ("STATE" = 'VA' OR "STATE" = 'MD' OR "STATE" = 'MD-VA'). Essentially, this only displayed the polylines with an F_CODE of 4 (meaning it's a river or stream) and only those polylines that have the STATE attribute of VA, MD or MD-VA. Right mouse click on the data layer and Data - Export Data create a new shapefile based on the polylines that the definition query displays.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: hydrogl020.shp
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: va_md_rivers.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and The Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 21868
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 76975
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000278
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000278
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Linear water features (described by Hydrogl020.dbf)
Entity_Type_Definition: Linear water features in the United States.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal Feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: The representation of the entity in the data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Polyline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
1-dimensional element that may or may not surround a 2-dimensional element.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI GIS software
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FNODE_
Attribute_Definition: Internal number of the from-node.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 65787
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TNODE_
Attribute_Definition: Internal number of the to-node.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 65787
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LPOLY_
Attribute_Definition: Internal number of the polygon to the left of the arc.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 21868
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RPOLY_
Attribute_Definition: Internal number of the polygon to the right of the arc.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 21869
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute_Definition:
The length of the arc in coverage units. In the distributed file, coverage units represent decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.160
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HYDROGM020
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 76975
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURE
Attribute_Definition: The type of linear water feature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Apparent Limit
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A naturally occurring line of contact between a body of water and the land. Conditions prevent the feature from being confidently positioned.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Aqueduct
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A structure designed to transport domestic or industrial water from a supply source to a distribution point, often by gravity.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Braided Stream
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A stream or river that flows in an intricate network of interlacing channels.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Canal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An artificial open waterway constructed to transport water, to irrigate or drain land, to connect two or more bodies of water, or to serve as a waterway for water craft.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Canal Intermittent
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An artificial open waterway, that contains water only part of the year, constructed to transport water, to irrigate or drain land, to connect two or more bodies of water, or to serve as a waterway for water craft.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Closure Line
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A line separating two different water features.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dam
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A barrier constructed to control the flow or raise the level of water.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Falls
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A vertical or near vertical descent of water over a step or ledge in the bed of the river.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Intracoastal waterway
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A system of rivers, canals, and designated channels along the northern border and the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Left Bank
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A naturally occurring line of contact between a body of water and the land. This is the left side facing downstream.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Null
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not a water feature.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Right Bank
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A naturally occurring line of contact between a body of water and the land. This is the right side facing downstream.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shoreline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A naturally occurring line of contact between a body of water and the land.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shoreline Intermittent
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A naturally occurring line of contact between a body of water and the land. The water body exists for only part of the year.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Stream
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A body of flowing water.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Stream Intermittent
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A body of flowing water that contains water for only part of the year.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: F_CODE
Attribute_Definition:
The numeric code indicating the type of water feature described by the feature label.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Closure line
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shoreline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Right or left bank.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stream
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Canal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Aqueduct
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Braided stream
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Intracoastal waterway
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Falls
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Apparent limit
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Postal_Code: 20192
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Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5920
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In addition to the address above there are other ESIC offices throughout the country. A full list of these offices is at <http://geography.usgs.gov/esic/esic_index.html>.
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Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
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