Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: United States Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2003 Publication_Time: Unknown Title: ut_hu12 Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fort Worth, Texas Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Online_Linkage: \\TXFORTWORTD199\c\wbd\final_datasets\ut_wy_wbd Description: Abstract: This data set is a complete digital hydrologic unit boundary layer to the Subwatershed (12-digit) 6th level for the State of Utah. This data set consists of geo-referenced digital data and associated attributes created in accordance with the "FGDC Proposal, Version 1.0 - Federal Standards For Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries 3/01/02"(http://www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/huc_data.html). Polygons are attributed with hydrologic unit codes for 4th level sub-basins, 5th level watersheds, 6th level subwatersheds, name, size, downstream hydrologic unit, type of watershed, non-contributing areas and flow modification. Arcs are attributed with the highest hydrologic unit code for each watershed, linesource and a metadata reference file. Purpose: The Watershed and Subwatershed hydrologic unit boundaries provide a uniquely identified and uniform method of subdividing large drainage areas. The smaller sized 6th level sub-watersheds (up to 250,000 acres) are useful for numerous application programs supported by a variety of local, State, and Federal Agencies. This data set is intended to be used as a tool for water-resource management and planning activities, particularly for site-specific and localized studies requiring a level of detail provided by large-scale map information. The dataset will be appended to a larger seamless nationally consistent geospatial database as other states complete their portion of the watershed boundary dataset. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground. Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: unknown Ending_Date: unknown Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.342233 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.259794 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.375323 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.790164 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: HUC Theme_Keyword: Hydrologic Units Theme_Keyword: Hydrologic Unit Code Theme_Keyword: Region Theme_Keyword: Sub-region Theme_Keyword: Basin Theme_Keyword: Sub-basin Theme_Keyword: Watershed Theme_Keyword: Watershed Boundaries Theme_Keyword: boundaries Theme_Keyword: Subwatershed Theme_Keyword: WBD Theme_Keyword: Watershed Boundary Dataset Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: USA Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The distributor shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of this data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in this metadata document. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from the distributor and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. These data should not be used at scales greater than 1:24,000 for the purpose of identifying hydrographic watershed boundary feature locations in 7. 5 should be acknowledged as the data source in products derived from these data. The 7 Watershed Boundary Dataset is public information and may be interpreted by all organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate application of the data. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the Natural Resources Conservation Service any authority for the decisions they make. The Natural Resources Conservation Service will not perform any evaluations of these maps or purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs. Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater than that at which they were originally delineated can result in misrepresentation of the data. If enlarged, the maps will not include the fine detail that would be appropriate for mapping at the small scale. Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data from the source distributor. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Karen Hanson Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 2329 W. Orton Circle City: West Valley City State_or_Province: UT Postal_Code: 84119 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 801-908-5038 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: khanson@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Please email questions and requests. Data_Set_Credit: Funding for the Utah Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) was provided by the Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and United States Forest Service. Representatives from the Utah U.S. Geological Survey office, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest Service contributed a substantial amount of time and salary towards quality review of the dataset. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: 100% of the attributes were visually verified using digital raster graphics (DRGs) The accuracy of this data is dependent on the level of detail of the source material and the interprtation procedures for capturing that source. Logical_Consistency_Report: There are no unclosed polygons, intersections without nodes, or polygons without labels or with more than one label. Arc/Info's topological checking program CLEAN was used to correct intersections without nodes, identify unclosed polygons and remove duplicate lines with the same beginning and ending nodes. All sliver polygons were removed either using eliminate, merge or manually in ArcEdit. Completeness_Report: All fields for all polygons in the .pat are attributed. Some polygons in the Ncontrb_a field might have a 0 value. All fields for the lines in the .aat are attributed. The lines adjacent to the universal polygon are attributed with a 0 for the hu_level. These cannot be attributed until the adjacent states complete their linework at which point the highest level of hydrologic unit can be determined. Positional_Accuracy Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report Vertical_Positional_Accuracy Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The WBD was produced using Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs) as a source map. Data completeness for DRG files reflect content of the source graphic and may therefore be reflected in the completeness and accuracy of the WBD. The map was digitized from USGS 1:24,000-scale digital raster graphic base maps, with an inherited error of +/- 40 feet according to USGS National Map Accuracy Standards. 1:24,000-scale Digital Orthophoto Quads (DOQs) were used to supplement boundary placement when the 1:24,000-scale DRGs did not provide enough information. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: n/a Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: Unknown Title: 7.5 minute Digital Raster Graphics Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: topographic quadrangle map Online_Linkage: http://agrc.its.state.ut.us Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Type_of_Source_Media: online, CD-ROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: unknown Ending_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG Source_Contribution: Base map for the compilation of hydrologic boundaries Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: EROS Data Center Publication_Date: Unknown Title: EDNA (EDNA30) Elevation Derivitives for National Applications-Stage 2 package Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://edc.usgs.gov Source_Scale_Denominator: 30 meter Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: EROS Source_Contribution: ARCView coverages for creation of raster lines Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: Unknown Title: Digital Orthophoto Quads Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://agrc.its.state.ut.us Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DOQ Source_Contribution: GIS raster coverage used for reference in watershed boundary delineation Process_Step: Process_Description: General subwatershed boundaries were created using EDNA30. These general raster lines were used as reference lines for on-screen digitizing Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: EROS Process_Date: 2001-2002 Process_Step: Process_Description: Watersheds and subwatersheds were delineated using the DRG's and on-screen digitizing. When needed, the DOQs were used as references to help in the delineation process. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DOQ Process_Date: 2001-2003 Process_Step: Process_Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\awalker\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml323.tmp Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: d:\temp\ut_wbd Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: \\pc11dutslc\distribution\ut_wbd Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: d:\temp\ut_wbd Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: \\pc11dutslc\distribution\ut_wbd Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h:\wyoming_check\ut_wbd Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: \\pc11dutslc\distribution\ut_wbd Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: d:\temp\ut_hu12_geo83 Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: \\pc11dutslc\distribution\ut_hu12_geo83 Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: e:\data\wbd_final\wbd\ut_wy_wbd Process_Step: META_ID: UT02 Process_Description: edits made by USGS, Water Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT. when NV was completed. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 201006 Process_Step: META_ID: UT03 Process_Description: edits to some boundaries as well as coding and names by USGS, Water Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 201006 Process_Step: META_ID: UT04 Process_Description: edits to attributes by USGS, Water Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 201006 Process_Step: META_ID: UT06 Process_Description: Edits by USGS Water Science Center in Salt Lake City, Utah: The Line Mods, HU_Level, Linesource, DS codes and states were checked. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 20110506 Process_Step: META_ID: UT07 Process_Description: Edits by USGS Water Science Center in Salt Lake City, Utah: The Line Mods, HU_Level, Linesource, DS codes and states were checked. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 20110519 Process_Step: META_ID: UT08 Process_Description: Edits by USGS Nevada Steward HUC10 Name spelling error. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 201106 Process_Step: META_ID: UT09 Process_Description: Edits by USGS Water Science Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; made changes to the linework and the polys. I updated the linework and the corresponding polygons, as well as the linesource codes, and downstream codes where applicable. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 20111109 Process_Step: META_ID: UT10 Process_Description: USGS Water Science Center in Salt Lake City, Utah: Changes to the linework and the polys; updated the linework and the corresponding polygons, as well as the linesource codes, and downstream codes where applicable. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 201201 Process_Step: META_ID: UT11 - DS code updates Process_Description: edits by USGS Water Science Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: 201205 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 23785 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5207 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5203 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1393 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Composite object Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 101 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Composite object Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 647 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: ut_wy_wbd.aat Entity_Type_Definition: identifies watershed boundaries Entity_Type_Definition_Source: n/a 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: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FNODE# Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the beginning of an arc (from-node). Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: TNODE# Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the end of an arc (to-node). Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: LPOLY# Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the left polygon. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: RPOLY# Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the right polygon. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: LENGTH Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: UT_WY_WBD# 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: UT_WY_WBD-ID Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_LEVEL Attribute_Definition: The highest hydrologic unit level (smallest number) for the line (arc) represented by the record Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: LINESOURCE Attribute_Definition: The base map source(s) used to delineate at 1:24,000 scale Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: META_ID Attribute_Definition: Metadata ID is a code that identifies which metadata file applies to the arc Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: LEVEL Attribute_Definition: The hydrologic unit level (4th, 5th or 6th) for the line (arc) represented by the record. A value of 9 indicates a "borrowed" line from an adjacent state's dataset in order to complete a polygon. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Utah district office Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: ut_wy_wbd.pat Entity_Type_Definition: polygons identify watershed boundaries Entity_Type_Definition_Source: n/a 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: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: UT_WY_WBD# 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: UT_WY_WBD-ID Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: HUC_8 Attribute_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. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HUC_10 Attribute_Definition: This field provides a unique 10-digit code for each watershed derived from the 8-digit code. This same number was used in every record that pertains to a subwatershed that resides within the same 10-digit watershed. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HUC_12 Attribute_Definition: This field provides a unique 12-digit code for each subwatershed derived from the 10-digit code. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: ACRES Attribute_Definition: Area of subwatershed including non-contributing areas calculated to acres as a whole number, no decimals. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: STATES Attribute_Definition: The "States" field includes the names of all state(s) that the subwatershed falls within. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: NCONTRB_A Attribute_Definition: Drainage areas that do not flow toward the outlet of any hydrologic unit are considered non-contributing. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_10_DS Attribute_Definition: The 10-digit code of the 5th level hydrologic unit that is receiving the majority of the flow from the watershed that the 6th level HU falls within. Outlets created by ditching or other artificial drainage were not considered for this field. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_10_NAME Attribute_Definition: A unique name for each 5th level hydrologic unit that relates to the major water feature within the polygon or the major water body it contributes to Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_10_MOD Attribute_Definition: This field identifies interbasin transfers (IT), dams at outlet (DM), etc. that modify natural overland flow as modifications are identified from most significant to least significant modification(s). Hydrologic units with no modification are marked with NM. Attribute_Definition_Source: Modification by 1 to the Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_10_TYPE Attribute_Definition: This field identifies the type of watershed. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_12_DS Attribute_Definition: The 12-digit code of the 5th level hydrologic unit that is receiving the majority of the flow from the watershed that the 6th level HU falls within. Outlets created by ditching or other artificial drainage were not considered for this field. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_12_NAME Attribute_Definition: A unique name for each 6th level hydrologic unit that relates to the major water feature within the polygon or the major water body it contributes to Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_12_MOD Attribute_Definition: This field identifies interbasin transfers (IT), dams at outlet (DM), etc. that modify natural overland flow as Modifications are identified from most significant to least significant modification(s). Hydrologic units with no modification are marked with NM. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Attribute: Attribute_Label: HU_12_TYPE Attribute_Definition: This field identifies the type of watershed. Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Federal Standards for the Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Codeset_Source: Please refer to the Entity and Attribute Overview for valid values Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Description of attributes by field from the Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries 1) .pat attributes Huc_8 : Eight Digit Hydrologic Unit Code - (REQUIRED) 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. Huc_10: Ten Digit Hydrologic Unit Code - (REQUIRED) This field provides a unique 10-digit code for each watershed. This same number was used in every record that pertains to a subwatershed that resides within the same 10-digit watershed. Numbers were assigned in an upstream to downstream fashion. Where no downstream/upstream relationship could be determined numbers were assigned in a clockwise fashion. Huc_12: Twelve Digit Hydrologic Unit Code - (REQUIRED) This field provides a unique 12-digit code for each subwatershed. Numbers were assigned in an upstream to downstream fashion. Where no downstream/upstream relationship could be determined numbers were assigned in a clockwise fashion. Acres: Acres - (REQUIRED) Area of subwatershed including non-contributing areas calculated to acres as a whole number, no decimals. The "Acres" field was calculated from the "Area" field. States: States - (REQUIRED) 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. Ncontrb_a: Non-Contributing Area - (FIELD REQUIRED, ATTRIBUTES OPTIONAL) Drainage areas that do not flow toward the outlet of any hydrologic unit are considered non-contributing. If a non-contributing area is on the boundary between two or more hydrologic units, the non-contributing area is associated with the hydrologic unit adjacent to the low point on the boundary. This attribute should be the total of the non-contributing areas within a hydrologic unit calculated in acres. Hu_10_ds: Fifth Level Downstream Hydrologic Unit Code - (FIELD REQUIRED, ATTRIBUTES OPTIONAL) This field has the 10-digit code of the 5th level hydrologic unit that is receiving the majority of the flow from the watershed that the 6th level HU falls within. Outlets created by ditching or other artificial drainage were not considered for this field. If an HU flows into an ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, this field was populated with "OCEAN" and if a HU flows into one of the Great Lakes the term "LAKE" was used. If a HU flows across international borders, "CANADA" or "MEXICO" was used depending on which country the HU drains into. If an HU is a closed basin, then the term "CLOSED BASIN"was used. Hu_10_name: Fifth Level Hydrologic Unit Name - (FIELD REQUIRED, ATTRIBUTES OPTIONAL) This field used officially recognized names only. This field was populated by following the directions in subsection 6.3 "Watershed and Subwatershed Naming Protocol". The name used to attribute the watershed was used only once within a 4th level unit. Hu_10_mod: Fifth Level Hydrologic Unit Modifications - (REQUIRED) This field identifies any type of modifications to natural overland flow that alters the location of the hydrologic unit boundary for a 10-digit watershed. This field shows the most significant to least significant modification(s) to the watershed boundary. One or more of the following abbreviations was used. SC - Stormwater Canal or Drainage Canal ID - Irrigation Ditch IT - Interbasin Transfer BC - Barge Canal or Navigation Canal SD - Stormwater Ditch PD - Pipe Diversion CD - Channel Diversion NC - Noncontributing Area KA - Karst LE - Levee NM - No Modifications OC - Overflow Channel or Flume DM - Dam at outlet or HU boundary GC - General Canal/Ditch PS - Pumping Station DD - Drainage Ditch SI - Siphon AD - Aqueduct RS - Reservoir TF - Transportation Feature (road, railroad, docks etc.) GF - Ground-Water Flow MA - Mining Activity UA - Urban Area GL - Glacier IF - Ice Field OF - Overbank Flow OT - Other Carbonate-rock aquifers are present throughout much of Utah, particularly in the Basin and Range physiographic province. Many of the mountain ranges in this province consist in large part, of limestone and/or dolomite. Although these rocks are soluble, these areas typically receive precipitation that is less than 6 or 8 inches per year and integrated subsurface drainage systems are distinctly absent, even though isolated caves may still exist. Subbasins delineated within areas containing carbonate-rock aquifers were classified as being karst (KA) if they exhibited most or all of the following characteristics: 1) sinkholes, indicating subsurface solution 2) large springs, indicating high permeability subsurface drainage systems 3) losing streams, indicating integrated subsurface flowpaths, and 4) caves, indicating solutional development at least in the past. For purposes of delineation, only those areas that presently contain active, subsurface flow systems and have the potential for subterranean movement of water between watersheds, were designated as karst. This includes areas in the Bear River Range and Uinta Mountains of northern Utah, selected areas in the central Wasatch Range, and selected areas in the southeastern part of the state where volcanic rocks overlie limestone units. Areas that only contain caves, but do not contain any of the first three components, were not included. This includes most of the Basin and Range carbonate-rock mountain ranges. Although these areas do contain scattered caves, most were formed under geothermal conditions in the past and lie far above present-day water tables that are part of more regional (interbasin) flow systems. There are many irrigation ditches in Utah. These ditches transfer water intermittently across sub-basins. If the code ID is used in adjacent polygons, it is a likely assumption that water, on occasion, is transferred between sub-basins. The abbreviation IT was used more for aqueducts. The code OT was used to identify manmade waterbodies. Hu_10_type: Fifth Level Hydrologic Unit Type - (REQUIRED) Populate this field with the hydrologic unit type from the list provided that most closely identifies the watershed. Use any of the one-digit abbreviations in uppercase that is provided in the list. S - "Standard" hydrologic unit - Any land HU with drainage flowing to a single outlet point, excluding non-contributing areas. This includes areas or small triangular wedges between adjacent HU's that remain after classic hydrologic units are delineated. Some examples include "true", "classic", "composite", and "remnant" hydrologic units. C - "Closed Basin" hydrologic unit - A drainage area that is 100% non-contributing. This means all surface flow is internal, no overland flow leaves the hydrologic unit through the outlet point. F - "Frontal" hydrologic unit - Areas along the coastline of lakes, oceans, bays, etc. that have more than one outlet. These HU's are predominantly land with some water areas at or near the outlet(s). M - “Multiple Outlet” hydrologic unit An area that has more than one natural outlet; for example, an outlet located on a stream with multiple channels. This does not include frontal or water hydrologic units, hydrologic units with artificial interbasin transfers, drainage outlets through karst or ground-water flow, or outlets that cross a stream with an island. This code should be used only in rare instances. W - "Water" hydrologic unit - Hydrologic units that are predominantly water with adjacent land areas, ex. lake, easturies, harbors. I - "Island" hydrologic unit - A hydrologic unit that is one or more islands and adjacent water out to the toe of the shore face. U - "Unclassified" hydrologic unit - A hydrologic unit that can't be defined or doesn't fit into one of the types that have been listed. Hu_12_ds: Sixth Level Downstream Hydrologic Unit Code - (FIELD REQUIRED, ATTRIBUTES OPTIONAL) Populate this field with the 12-digit code of the 6th level hydrologic unit that is receiving the majority of the flow from the subwatershed. Outlets created by ditching or other artificial drainage are not to be considered for this field. If a HU flows into an ocean or the Gulf of Mexico populate this field with "OCEAN" and if a HU flows into one of the Great Lakes use the term "LAKE". If a HU flows across international borders use "CANADA" or "MEXICO" depending on which country the HU drains into. If an HU is a closed basin, then populate this record with the term "CLOSED BASIN". Hu_12_name: Sixth Level Hydrologic Unit Name - (FIELD REQUIRED, ATTRIBUTES OPTIONAL) This field is for officially recognized names only. Populate this field by following the directions in subsection 6.3 "Watershed and Subwatershed Naming Protocol". The name used to attribute the subwatershed should be used only once within a 6th level unit. Some 10-digit HU were assigned the huc_12 number when no GNIS name was identified on the DRG-Es. Hu_12_mod: Sixth Level Hydrologic Unit Modifications - (REQUIRED) This field should identify any type of modifications to natural overland flow that alters the location of the hydrologic unit boundary for a 12-digit subwatershed. In the attribute field, identify from most significant to least significant modification(s). Use one or more of the following abbreviations in uppercase to identify your modification(s). If using more than one abbreviation, separate with a comma with no space after the comma. SC - Stormwater Canal or Drainage Canal ID - Irrigation Ditch IT - Interbasin Transfer BC - Barge Canal or Navigation Canal SD - Stormwater Ditch PD - Pipe Diversion CD - Channel Diversion NC - Noncontributing Area KA - Karst LE - Levee NM - No Modifications OC - Overflow Channel or Flume DM - Dam at outlet or HU boundary GC - General Canal/Ditch PS - Pumping Station DD - Drainage Ditch SI - Siphon AD - Aqueduct RS - Reservoir TF - Transportation Feature (road, railroad, docks etc.) GF - Ground-Water Flow MA - Mining Activity UA - Urban Area GL - Glacier IF - Ice Field OF - Overbank Flow OT - Other Carbonate-rock aquifers are present throughout much of Utah, particularly in the Basin and Range physiographic province. Many of the mountain ranges in this province consist in large part, of limestone and/or dolomite. Although these rocks are soluble, these areas typically receive precipitation that is less than 6 or 8 inches per year and integrated subsurface drainage systems are distinctly absent, even though isolated caves may still exist. Subbasins delineated within areas containing carbonate-rock aquifers were classified as being karst (KA) if they exhibited most or all of the following characteristics: 1) sinkholes, indicating subsurface solution 2) large springs, indicating high permeability subsurface drainage systems 3) losing streams, indicating integrated subsurface flowpaths, and 4) caves, indicating solutional development at least in the past. For purposes of delineation, only those areas that presently contain active, subsurface flow systems and have the potential for subterranean movement of water between watersheds, were designated as karst. This includes areas in the Bear River Range and Uinta Mountains of northern Utah, selected areas in the central Wasatch Range, and selected areas in the southeastern part of the state where volcanic rocks overlie limestone units. Areas that only contain caves, but do not contain any of the first three components, were not included. This includes most of the Basin and Range carbonate-rock mountain ranges. Although these areas do contain scattered caves, most were formed under geothermal conditions in the past and lie far above present-day water tables that are part of more regional (interbasin) flow systems. There are many irrigation ditches in Utah. These ditches transfer water intermittently across sub-basins. If the code ID is used in adjacent polygons, it is a likely assumption that water, on occasion, is transferred between sub-basins. The abbreviation IT was used more for aqueducts. The code OT was used to identify manmade waterbodies. Hu_12_type: Sixth Level Hydrologic Unit Type - (REQUIRED) Populate this field with the hydrologic unit type from the list provided that most closely identifies the subwatershed. Use any of the one digit abbreviations in uppercase that is provided in the list. S - "Standard" hydrologic unit - Any land HU with drainage flowing to a single outlet point, excluding non-contributing areas. This includes areas or small triangular wedges between adjacent HU's that remain after classic hydrologic units are delineated. Some examples include "true", "classic", "composite", and "remnant" hydrologic units. C - "Closed Basin" hydrologic unit - A drainage area that is 100% non-contributing. This means all surface flow is internal, no overland flow leaves the hydrologic unit through the outlet point. F - "Frontal" hydrologic unit - Areas along the coastline of lakes, oceans, bays, etc. that have more than one outlet. These HU's are predominantly land with some water at or near the outlet(s). M - “Multiple Outlet” hydrologic unit An area that has more than one natural outlet; for example, an outlet located on a stream with multiple channels. This does not include frontal or water hydrologic units, hydrologic units with artificial interbasin transfers, drainage outlets through karst or ground-water flow, or outlets that cross a stream with an island. This code should be used only in rare instances. W - "Water" hydrologic unit - Hydrologic units that are predominantly water with adjacent land areas, ex. lake, easturies. I - "Island" hydrologic unit - A hydrologic unit that is one or more islands and adjacent water out to the toe of the shore face. U - "Unclassified" hydrologic unit - A hydrologic unit that can't be defined or doesn't fit into one of the types that have been listed. ArcInfo (.pat) and ArcView Polygon Format Item name Width Output Type (ArcView) N.Dec. Example Huc_8 8 8 C - 01080201 Huc_10 10 10 C - 0108020103 Huc_12 12 12 C - 010802010310 Acres 8 12 F N 0 26739 States 11 11 C - UT,NV,AZ Ncontrb_a 8 12 F N 0 357 Hu_10_ds 10 10 C - 1710020504 Hu_10_name 80 80 C - Upper Blue River Hu_10_mod 20 20 C - ID,CD,OT Hu_10_type 1 1 C - S Hu_12_ds 12 12 C - 171002050402 Hu_12_name 80 80 C - Drift Creek-Big Bear River Hu_12_mod 20 20 C - ID,CD Hu_12_type 1 1 C - S 2) .aat attributes Hu_level: Hydrologic Unit Level - (REQUIRED) This field provides the means to create cartographically pleasing maps. Populate this field with the highest hydrologic unit level (smallest number) for the line (arc) represented by the record. Record the level using numbers 1 through 6 representing each level with 1 being the highest and 6 the lowest level. An example would be if a line represents a region, subregion, basin, subbasin, watershed, and subwatershed boundary, then this cell would be populated with a 1 (Region). Example two would be if a line is a subbasin, watershed, and subwatershed boundary, then the cell would get a 4 (Subbasin). Use one of the levels provided in the list below. Level Digit# Name 1 2 Region 2 4 Subregion 3 6 Basin 4 8 Subbasin 5 10 Watershed 6 12 Subwatershed Linesource: Line Spatial Data Source - (REQUIRED) The Linesource should indicate the base map source(s) used to delineate at 1:24,000 scale. Populate the field using one of the standardized code(s) listed below in uppercase. If using more than one code, separate with a comma with no space after the comma. TOPO24 - Delineation from hardcopy 1:24,000 scale topographic maps TOPO25 - Delineation from hardcopy 1:25,000 topgraphic maps, only Alaska and Caribbean TOPO63 - Delineation from hardcopy 1:63,360 topographic maps, only Alaska and Caribbean DRG24 - Delineation from 1:24,000 scale Digital Raster Graphics DRG25 - Delineation from 1:25,000 Digital Raster Graphics, only Alaska and Caribbean DRG63 - Delineation from 1:63,360 Digital Raster Graphics, only Alaska and Caribbean DEM10 - Derived from 10 meter Digital Elevation Model DEM30 - Derived from 30 meter Digital Elevation Model NED30 - Derived from 30 meter National Elevation Dateset Model EDNA30 - (formally NED-H), derived from 30 meter Elevation Derivatives for National Applications BATH"scale" (ex. BATH24) - Interpreted from NOAA 1:24,000 scale bathymetric data HYPSO"scale" (ex. HYPSO24)- Delineated from 1:24,000 scale contour data ORTHO"scale" (ex. ORTHO12) - Interpreted from 1:12,000 scale Ortho-imagery DEDEM10 - Drainage enforced 10 meter Digital Elevation Model DEDEM30 - Drainage enforced 30 meter Digital Elevation Model GPS - Derived from Global Positioning System LIDAR - Derived from LIDAR IFSAR - Derived from IFSAR data OTH - Other UNK - Unknown All other reference and source maps not listed should be noted in the metadata. Meta_id: Metadata ID Number - (REQUIRED) Metadata ID is a code that identifies which metadata file applies to the arc. In many cases there will only be one metadata file. However, in some cases more than one metadata file may be created to identify different groups and/or procedures used to produce the lines. These separate metadata files may be identified for each separate arc. The metadata ID should be a 4-character code starting with the 2-letter state postal code, followed by a 2-digit sequence number. For example "OK01", "ID02", etc. ArcInfo Line (.aat) Attribute Format Item name Width Output Type N.Dec. Example Hu_level 1 1 I - 6 Linesource 20 20 C - DRG24,EDNA30 Meta_id 4 4 C - UT01 Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Federal Standard for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Three lakes in Utah were used as their own 5th levels. The elevations used were the recognized legal lake levels, and are as follows: Great Salt Lake 4,200.00 ft., Utah Lake 4,489.34 ft., Bear Lake 5923.65 ft. There was much debate whether to use the road from Grantsville City to Wendover City (as was the case in the existing 250K old dataset), as the subdivision between 16020306 and 16020308. It was decided because we could topographically define this break, and because water is transferred many times between sub-basins under the highway, that we were justified in using this topographical subdivision. 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