FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHY DATASET - LINEAR SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE NETWORK 1:24K - DECEMBER 2017

Geodataset Name:       NHD24FLOWLINE_DEC17
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         497337
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set contains routes that make up a linear surface water drainage network. This is the fundamental flow network consisting predominantly of stream/river and artificial path vector features. It represents the spatial geometry, carries the attributes, models the water flow, and contains linear referencing measures for locating events on the network. Additional NHDFlowline features are canal/ditch, pipeline, connector, underground conduit, and coastline. The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a feature-based database that interconnects and uniquely identifies the stream segments or reaches that make up the nation's surface water drainage system. NHD data was originally developed at 1:100,000-scale and exists at that scale for the whole country. This high-resolution NHD, generally developed at 1:24,000/1:12,000 scale, adds detail to the original 1:100,000-scale NHD. The data was originally published by the USGS then it is modified by the NHD data steward for Florida (FDEP). When received from FDEP, this data was originally in geodatabase format. When in shapefile format the data loses the network functionality of the geodatabase. Please contact the FDEP if you need the original geodatabase.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDA Forest Service, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     24000
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20160426 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 19990623 End Date: 20171215 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: NHD24FLOWLINE_DEC17.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
Permanent_
40 String
FDate
36 Date
Resolution
8 Double
GNIS_ID
10 String
GNIS_Name
65 String
LengthKM
8 Double
ReachCode
14 String
FlowDir
8 Double
WBArea_Per
40 String
FType
8 Double
FCode
8 Double
MAINPATH
8 Double
INNETWORK
8 Double
VISIBILITY
8 Double
PARENT_FEA
50 String
ENABLED
4 Integer
FCODE_DESC
125 String
DESCRIPT
30 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

Permanent_ 40-char GUID value that uniquely identifies the occurrence of each feature in The National Map.

FDate Date of last feature modification

Resolution Resolution Code for source resolution
1 = Local

2 = High Resolution

3 = Medium Resolution


GNIS_ID Unique identifier assigned by GNIS

GNIS_Name Proper name specific term or expression by which a particular geographic entity is known

LengthKM Length of linear feature Albers Equal Area

ReachCode Unique identifier composed of two parts. The first eight digits is the subbasin code as defined by FIPS The next six digits are randomly assigned squential numbers that are unique within a Catalog Unit

FlowDir Direction of flow relative to coordinate order

WBArea_Per Permanent_Identifier of the waterbody through which the Flowline (Artificial Path) flows.

FType Three digit integer value unique identifier of a feature type. For a text description of each value see the DESCRIPT field.

FCode Five-digit integer value comprised of the feature type and combinations of characteristics and values. For a text description see FCODE_DESC

MAINPATH indicates confluence and divergence or both
0 = 0 Unspecified

1 = Confluence Main

2 = Divergence Main

3 = Both Confluence and Divergence


INNETWORK Undefined by source
0 = No

1 = Yes


VISIBILITY The VisibilityFilter attribute allows for filtering of vector data features at eight approximate scales. A given VisibilityFilter coded-value indicates that the feature is appropriate for use at approximately the defined scale and all larger scales.
0 = Unspecified

4800 = Approximately 1:4,800 or Larger Scale

12500 = Approximately 1:12,500 or Larger Scale

24000 = Approximately 1:24,000 or Larger Scale

50000 = Approximately 1:50,000 or Larger Scale

100000 = Approximately 1:100,000 or Larger Scale

150000 = Approximately 1:150,000 or Larger Scale

250000 = Approximately 1:250,000 or Larger Scale

500000 = Approximately 1:500,000 or Larger Scale

1000000 = Approximately 1,000,000 or Larger Scale

2000000 = Approximately 1:2,000,000 or Larger Scale

5000000 = Approximately 1:5,000,000 or Larger Scale


PARENT_FEA Provides information on the parent feature that the Artificial Path belongs to.

ENABLED Undefined by Source

FCODE_DESC FCODE description field, which holds a character string that contains all characteristics and values associated with a feature code.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on FTYPE. Contains text description of feature type.
ArtificialPath = Abstraction to facilitate hydrologic modeling through open water bodies and along coastal and Great Lakes shorelines and to act as a surrogate for lakes and other water bodies.

Canal/Ditch = 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 watercraft.

Coastline = Line that follows the main outline of the land, including bays, but crosses rivers at their mouths. In the NHD, the outlines of selected coastal islands are included as part of the coastline.

Connector = Known, but nonspecific, connection between two nonadjacent network segments.

Pipeline = Closed conduit, with pumps, valves and control devices, for conveying fluids, gases, or finely divided solids.

Stream/River = Body of flowing water.

Underground Conduit = A set of naturally occurring subsurface drainage channels formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks in Karst terrain or in terrain similar to karst but formed in nonsoluble rocks, as by melting of permafrost or ground ice, collapse after mining, and by outflow of liquid lava from beneath its solidified crust. Not a named feature.


FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired data from source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.LEN Length in meters


USER NOTES:
Points, nodes, lines, and areas conform to topological rules.  Lines intersect only at 
nodes, and all nodes anchor the ends of lines.  Lines do not overshoot or 
undershoot other lines where they are supposed to meet.  There are no duplicate 
lines.  Lines bound areas and lines identify the areas to the left and right of the lines. 
Gaps and overlaps among areas do not exist.  All areas close.
The completeness of the data reflects the content of the sources, which most often 
are the published USGS topographic quadrangle and/or the USDA Forest Service 
Primary Base Series (PBS) map. The USGS topographic quadrangle is usually 
supplemented by Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQs). Features found on the 
ground may have been eliminated or generalized on the source map because of 
scale and legibility constraints. In general, streams longer than one mile 
(approximately 1.6 kilometers) were collected. Most streams that flow from a lake 
were collected regardless of their length. Only definite channels were collected so 
not all swamp/marsh features have stream/rivers delineated through them. 
Lake/ponds having an area greater than 6 acres were collected. Note, however, 
that these general rules were applied unevenly among maps during compilation. 
Reaches codes are defined on all features of type stream/river, canal/ditch, 
artificial path, coastline, and connector. Waterbody reach codes are defined on all 
lake/pond and most reservoir features. Names were applied from the GNIS 
database.  Detailed capture conditions are provided for every feature type in the 
Standards for National Hydrography Dataset available online through 
http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/.

This statement is generally true for the most common sources of NHD data. Other 
sources and methods may have been used to create or update NHD data. In some 
cases, additional information may be found in the NHDMetadata table.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.

The NHD is a national framework for assigning reach addresses to water-related 
entities, such as industrial discharges, drinking water supplies, fish habitat areas, 
wild and scenic rivers. Reach addresses establish the locations of these entities 
relative to one another within the NHD surface water drainage network, much like 
addresses on streets. Once linked to the NHD by their reach addresses, the 
upstream/downstream relationships of these water-related entities--and any 
associated information about them--can be analyzed using software tools ranging 
from spreadsheets to geographic information systems (GIS). GIS can also be used 
to combine NHD-based network analysis with other data layers, such as soils, land 
use and population, to help understand and display their respective effects upon 
one another. Furthermore, because the NHD provides a nationally consistent 
framework for addressing and analysis, water-related information linked to reach 
addresses by one organization (national, state, local) can be shared with other 
organizations and easily integrated into many different types of applications to the 
benefit of all.

Statements of horizontal positional accuracy are based on accuracy statements 
made for U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps.  These maps were 
compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards.  For horizontal accuracy, this 
standard is met if at least 90 percent of points tested are within 0.02 inch (at map 
scale) of the true position.  Additional offsets to positions may have been introduced 
where feature density is high to improve the legibility of map symbols.  In addition, 
the digitizing of maps is estimated to contain a horizontal positional error of less than 
or equal to 0.003 inch standard error (at map scale) in the two component directions 
relative to the source maps.  Visual comparison between the map graphic (including 
digital scans of the graphic) and plots or digital displays of points, lines, and areas, is 
used as control to assess the positional accuracy of digital data.  Digital map 
elements along the adjoining edges of data sets are aligned if they are within a 0.02 
inch tolerance (at map scale).  Features with like dimensionality (for example, 
features that all are delineated with lines), with or without like characteristics, that 
are within the tolerance are aligned by moving the features equally to a common 
point. Features outside the tolerance are not moved; instead, a feature of type 
connector is added to join the features.

This statement is generally true for the most common sources of NHD data.  Other 
sources and methods may have been used to create or update NHD data.  In some 
cases, additional information may be found in the NHDMetadata table.

Statements of vertical positional accuracy for elevation of water surfaces are based 
on accuracy statements made for U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle 
maps.  These maps were compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards.  For 
vertical accuracy, this standard is met if at least 90 percent of well-defined points 
tested are within one-half contour interval of the correct value.  Elevations of water 
surface printed on the published map meet this standard; the contour intervals of 
the maps vary.  These elevations were transcribed into the digital data; the 
accuracy of this transcription was checked by visual comparison between the data 
and the map.
This statement is generally true for the most common sources of NHD data.  Other 
sources and methods may have been used to create or update NHD data.  In some 
cases, additional information may be found in the NHDMetadata table.

None.  Acknowledgment of the originating agencies would
be appreciated in products derived from these data.

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data
compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from
the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is
collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources)
who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in
FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the
data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees
about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check
with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.

Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'.
The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties
or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data
provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center
makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability
of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited
to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center
shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using,
modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.

A note about data scale: 

Scale is an important factor in data usage.  Certain scale datasets
are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes.
Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
county level.
1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such
as property parcel boundaries.
1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
multi-county or regional level.
1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be
considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data
before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been
made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional
information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact
section of this documentation. For more information regarding
scale and accuracy, see our webpage at:
http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:
http://nhd.usgs.gov/

http://nhd.usgs.gov/NHD.pdf

https://floridadep.gov/dear/watershed-services/content/about-florida-national-hydrography-dataset

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
In June 2013, the existing Florida NHD100K and NHD 24K as downloaded April 10, 
2013 from the USGS NHD, Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names and 
relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and 
use. Notable changes to the 24K NHD database since the previous download in 
December 2012 are as follows: Full photo revision to Lake Okeechobee 
(03090201), Hillsborough (03100205) and Alafia (03100204) sub basins; Full photo 
revision to portions of Peace (03100101), Withlacoochee (03100208), 
Choctawatchee Bay (03140102), miscellaneous updates in Big Cypress Swamp 
(03090204) and Everglades (03090202); miscellaneous edits/additions of stream 
gages, dams and other point event features by USGS. The database includes a 
network using the NHD24 NHDFlowline featureclass. The Utility Network Analyst 
tool can be used to trace routes through the network, however please note that if 
you set the results of the trace as selected features and zoom to selected, you may 
zoom to a scale that is outside the NHD24 dependency settings.
Process Date: 20130601

Data updated in ArcSDE/DataMiner and MapDirect. Metadata updated. Process Date: 20130824
In November 2013, the existing Florida NHD100K and NHD 24K as downloaded November 12, 2013 from the USGS NHD, Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable edits in the 24K NHD database since the previous download in April 2012 were in the following subbasins: Withlacoochee (03100208), Peace (03100101), Upper St. Johns (03080101), Kissimmee (03090101), Florida Southeast Coast (03090206), Choctawhatchee Bay (03140102), Lower Choctawhatchee (03140203) and assorted network improvements made by USGS staff. Process Date: 20131101
Data updated in ArcSDE/DataMiner and MapDirect. Metadata updated. Process Date: 20131208
In May 2014, the existing Florida NHD100K and NHD 24K as downloaded May 12, 2014 from the USGS NHD, Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable changes to the 24K NHD database since the previous download in November 2013 are as follows: Aerial imagery revision to priority WBIDs ( Waterbody IDs provided by DEP Water Assessment Section), other WBIDs and network improvements by USGS to Tampa Bay (03100206), Crystal- Pithlachascotee (03100207), Withlacoochee (03110203), Charlotte Harbor (03100103), St. Andrew-St. Joseph Bays (03140101), Vero Beach (03080203), Everglades (03090202), Blackwater (03140104), Manatee (03100202), Econfina- Steinhatchee (03110102), Caloosahatchee (03090205), Perdido (03140106), Florida Southeast Coast (03090206), Lake Okeechobee (03090201), Cumberland- St. Simons (03070203), Santa Fe (03110206), Alapaha (03110202), Aucilla (03110103), Lower Ochlockonee (03120003), Cape Canaveral (03080202), Nassau (03070205), Upper Suwannee (03110201), Myakka (03100102), Chipola (03130012), Pensacola Bay (03140105), Upper St. Johns (03080101), Lower St. Johns (03080103), Oklawaha (03080102), Little Manatee (03100203), Waccasassa (03110101), Apalachee Bay-St. Marks (03120001), Western Okeechobee Inflow (03090103), Northern Okeechobee Inflow (03090102), St. Marys (03070204), Daytona-St. Augustine (03080201), Kissimmee (03090101), Lower Suwannee (03110205), Big Cypress Swamp (03090204), Peace (03100101), Yellow (03140103), . The database includes a network using the NHD24 NHDFlowline featureclass. The Utility Network Analyst tool can be used to trace routes through the network, however please note that if you set the results of the trace as selected features and zoom to selected, you may zoom to a scale that is outside the NHD24 dependency settings. Process Date: 20140512
The processes used to create and maintain high-resolution NHD data can be found in the table called "NHDMetadata". Because NHD data can be downloaded using several user-defined areas, the process descriptions can vary for each download. The NHDMetadata table contains a list of all the process descriptions that apply to a particular download. These process descriptions are linked using the DuuID to the NHDFeatureToMetadata table which contains the com_ids of all the features within the download. In addition, another table, the NHDSourceCitation, can also be linked through the DuuID to determine the sources used to create or update NHD data. Process Date: 20140512
In October 2014, the existing Florida NHD100K and NHD 24K as downloaded October 22, 2014 from the USGS NHD, Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable changes to the 24K NHD database since the previous download in May 2014 are as follows: Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) specific updates, aerial imagery based updates to prioritized Florida DEP Waterbody IDs (WBIDs), and/or additional aerial imagery based updates to St. Marys (3070204), Nassau (3070205), Upper St. Johns (3080101), Lower St. Johns (3080103), Daytona-St. Augustine (3080201), Cape Canaveral (3080202), Vero Beach (3080203), Kissimmee (3090101), Big Cypress Swamp (3090204), Caloosahatchee (3090205), Florida Southeast Coast (3090206), Crystal-Pithlachascotee (3100207), Econfina-Steinhatchee (3110102), Aucilla (3110103), Apalachee Bay-St. Marks (3120001), Lower Ochlockonee (3120003), Apalachicola (3130011), New (3130013), Apalachicola Bay (3130014), St. Andrew-St. Josephs Bays (3140101), Choctawhatchee Bay (3140102), Yellow (3140103), Blackwater (3140104), Pensacola Bay (3140105), Perdido (3140106), Perdido Bay (3140107), Lower Choctawhatchee (3140203) and Escambia (3140305) sub basins. Process Date: 20141022
An October 22, 2014 copy of the Florida NHD was obtained from the USGS for purposes of updating the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Agencies SDE data. For this release, a new field called ?Parent_Feature?was added to the NHDFlowline featureclass. Using Field Calculator, the ?Parent_Feature? attribute for flowline features with FType not equal to Artificial Path were updated to the FType. For artificial path flowlines, a series of analyses using the relationship between the WBArea_Permanent_identifier field and the Permanent_identifier fields of each of the NHDArea and NHDWaterbody featureclasses facilitated the update of the Parent_Feature attribute. Several ?select by location? analyses further provided updated to the ?Parent_Feature.? Several hundred artificial paths remained after exhausting multiple analysis options and were ultimately individually inspected to see the relationship between the artificial path and the feature for which it was within. Process Date: 20141201
Changes in the October 2014 download of the Florida NHD include new and updated NHD Point Events. These EventTypes follow the same format as the FCodes in the other featureclasses. Added detail has been incorporated for stream gages. Stream gages are now listed as being active (with continuous or partial data) or inactive. Dams are still included, but like the others, the code has changed. Past layer files referencing the NHDPointEvents featureclass will need updated symbology to link to the new codes. The layer file used on the FDEP DataMiner application has been updated to reflect the updates. New codes are as follows: 57001 - Stream Gage, Active, Continuous data; 57002 - Stream Gage, Active, Partial data; 57003 - Stream Gage, Inactive; 57100 - Dam. Process Date: 20141208
Data updated in the GIS library Process Date: 20150107
In May 2015, the Florida NHD 100K (as of March 25, 2015) and NHD 24K (as of March 17, 2015) including Watershed Boundary Dataset Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable changes to the 24K NHD database since the previous download in October 2014 are as follows: Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) specific updates in St. Marys (03070204), Nassau (03070205), Lower St. Johns (03080103), Caloosahatchee (03090205), Myakka (03100102), Sarasota Bay (03100201), Manatee (03100202), Little Manatee (03100203), Hillsborough (03100205), Withlacoochee (03100208), Waccasassa (03110101), Upper Suwannee (03110201), Alapaha (03110202), Withlacoochee (03110203), Lower Suwannee (03110205), Santa Fe (03110206), Lower Chattahoochee (03130004), Chipola (03130012), St. Andrew-St. Joseph Bays (03140101) & Pea (03140202) subbasins; Aerial Imagery Revision in Upper St. Johns (03080101), Western Okeechobee Inflow (03090103), Lake Okeechobee (03090201), Everglades (03090202), Florida Bay-Florida Keys (03090203), Big Cypress Swamp (03090204), Florida Southeast Coast (03090206), Alafia (03100204), Aucilla (03110103), Lower Suwannee (03110205), Blackwater (03140104), Pensacola Bay (03140105) & Perdido (03140106) subbasins. The database includes a network using the NHD24 NHDFlowline featureclass. The Utility Network Analyst tool can be used to trace connected features through the network, however please note that if you set the results of the trace as selected features and zoom to selected, you may zoom to and be limited to the maximum scale set the NHD24K and NHDFlowline scale dependency settings. If this happens, to see the full set of selected features, change both the layer and group settings to ?Show layer at all scales?, unclick the NHD 100K and Major NHD 100K group layers, and then zoom to the selected features again. Additionally, a new field in the 24K NHD Flowline featureclass has been added to support the analysis of Flowline features. The ? Parent_Feature? identifies the feature type of the flowline in all cases except for Artificial Paths. For Artificial paths, the feature type of the polygon feature it resides in has been used. Process Date: 20150410
Data updated in the GIS library. Process Date: 20150501
In December 2015, the Florida NHD 100K (as of March 25, 2015) and NHD 24K (as of October 22, 2015) including Watershed Boundary Dataset Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable changes to the 24K NHD database since the previous download in October 2014 are as follows: Edits performed by the Florida stewardship team in Alafia (03100204), Big Cypress Swamp (03090204), Blackwater (03140104), Crystal-Pithlachascotee (03100207), Econfina- Steinhatchee (03110102), Everglades (03090202), Florida Bay-Florida Keys (03090203), Lake Okeechobee (03090201), Lower Choctawhatchee (03140203), Lower Ochlockonee (03120003), Lower Suwannee (03110205), Pensacola Bay (03140105), St. Andrew-St. Joseph Bays (03140101), St. Marys (03070204), and Upper St. Johns (03080101) subbasins; Edits performed by USGS for attribute updates, connectivity checks and updating m-values in Alafia (03100204), Alapaha (03110202), Apalachee Bay-St. Marks (03120001), Apalachicola (03130011), Aucilla (03110103), Big Cypress Swamp (03090204), Blackwater (03140104), Caloosahatchee (03090205), Chipola (03130012), Choctawhatchee Bay (03140102), Daytona-St. Augustine (03080201), Escambia (03140305), Florida Southeast Coast (03090206), Kissimmee (03090101), Lake Okeechobee (03090201), Little Manatee (03100203), Lower Choctawhatchee (03140203), Lower Conecuh (03140304), Lower Ochlockonee (03120003), Lower St. Johns (03080103), Lower Suwannee (03110205), New (03130013), Oklawaha (03080102), Pensacola Bay (03140105), and Perdido (03140106) subbasins. The database includes a network using the NHD24 NHDFlowline featureclass. The Utility Network Analyst tool can be used to trace routes through the network, however please note that if you set the results of the trace as selected features and zoom to selected, you may zoom to a scale that is outside the NHD24 dependency settings. Additionally, a new field in the 24K NHD Flowline featureclass has been added to support the analysis of Flowline features. The ?Parent_Feature? identifies the feature type of the flowline in all cases except for Artificial Paths. For Artificial paths, the feature type of the polygon feature it resides in has been used. See process step for additional information. It was realized that the US Board on Geographic Names doesn't recognize Atlantic Ocean along the western side of the state. The Florida stewardship team was in the process of removing these polygons but not all the edits made it into this original version of the NHD. After downloading the October 22, 2015 version of the NHD, the remaining Atlantic Ocean polygons in the Gulf were manually removed and currently match the federal database. The NHD editing process officially removed the polygons from the national database using the USGS tools in November. Process Date: 20151116
Data updated in the GIS library. Process Date: 20151208
Added NOAA- NFHAP Estuarine Zones layer in the NHD layer published in DataMiner. Process Date: 20171215
In April 2016, the existing Florida NHD100K and NHD 24K as downloaded February 25, 2016 from the USGS NHD, Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable edits in the 24K NHD database since the previous download were in the following subbasins: Apalachee Bay-St. Marks, Apalachicola Bay, Big Cypress Swamp, Charlotte Harbor, Choctawhatchee Bay, Escambia, Everglades, Kissimmee, Lower Choctawhatchee, Lower Suwannee, Myakka, St. Andrew-St. Joseph Bays, Upper St. Johns, and Western Okeechobee Inflow and assorted network improvements made by USGS staff. The database includes a network using the NHD24 NHDFlowline featureclass. The Utility Network Analyst tool can be used to trace routes through the network, however please note that if you set the results of the trace as selected features and zoom to selected, you may zoom to a scale that is outside the NHD24 dependency settings. Process Date: 20160426
Data updated in SDE and DataMiner. Metadata updated. Process Date: 20160506
In October 2016, the existing Florida NHD100K and NHD 24K as downloaded September 5, 2016 from the USGS NHD, Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable edits in the 24K NHD database since the previous download were in the following subbasins: Big Cypress Swamp, Caloosahatchee, Cape Canaveral, Daytona-St. Augustine, Econfina-Steinhatchee, Everglades, Kissimmee, Lake Okeechobee, Lower Ochlockonee, New, St. Andrew-St. Joseph Bays, Upper St. Johns, Oklawaha, Vero Beach and includes assorted network improvements made by USGS staff. The database includes a network using the NHD24 NHDFlowline featureclass. The Utility Network Analyst tool can be used to trace routes through the network, however please note that if you set the results of the trace as selected features and zoom to selected, you may zoom to a scale that is outside the NHD24 dependency settings. Process Date: 20161003
Revised data obtained from DEAR as part of the biannual NHD update and updated the same in the GIS library. Metadata updated. Process Date: 20161209
In January 2017, the existing Florida NHD100K and NHD 24K as downloaded January 17, 2017 from the USGS NHD, Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names (from December 1, 2016) and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable edits in the 24K NHD database since the previous download were in the following subbasins: Florida Southeast Coast (03090206), Apalachicola (03130011), St. Andrew-St. Joseph Bays (03140101) and assorted network improvements made by USGS staff in St. Andrew-St. Joseph Bays (03140101). The database includes a network using the NHD24 NHDFlowline featureclass. The Utility Network Analyst tool can be used to trace routes through the network, however please note that if you set the results of the trace as selected features and zoom to selected, you may zoom to a scale that is outside the NHD24 dependency settings.Relationship classes have been created to identify additional names that features may be known by through the Variant Names table. Relationship classes have also been created to facilitate the identification of which waterbody or area a flowline traverses through based on the WBAreaPermanent_ID field. Process Date: 20170124
Updated data obtained from DEAR and updated the same in the GIS library. Process Date: 20170217
In June 2017, the existing Florida NHD100K and NHD 24K as downloaded May 1, 2017 from the USGS NHD, Hydrologic Units, GNIS alternate names (from June 1, 2017) and relationships were combined into one file geodatabase for public distribution and use. Notable edits in the 24K NHD database since the previous download were in the following subbasins: Florida Southeast Coast (03090206), Withlacoochee (0300208), Little Manatee (03100203), Everglades (03090202), and Econfina-Steinhatchee (03110102). In preperation for the NHDPlusHR, 39 basins received minor edits to fix USGS Severity 1 and 3 errors. The database includes a network using the NHD24 NHDFlowline featureclass. The Utility Network Analyst tool can be used to trace routes through the network, however please note that if you set the results of the trace as selected features and zoom to selected, you may zoom to a scale that is outside the NHD24 dependency settings.Relationship classes have been created to identify additional names that features may be known by through the Variant Names table. Relationship classes have also been created to facilitate the identification of which waterbody or area a flowline traverses through based on the WBAreaPermanent_ID field. Process Date: 20170623
GeoPlan Center downloaded the NHD GeoDatabase from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in March 2018. The data was exported to shapefile and defined with the FGDL Albers projection file. This data was originally produced by U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDA Forest Service, and other Federal, State and local partners. The Florida Data Stewards (FDEP) then update the data. The following poster was used to populate attribute defintions: http://nhd.usgs.gov/NHD.pdf After exporting GDB feature classes to shapefile using ArcGIS 10.3.1, the FCODE_DESC field added and calculated based on FCODE domain text values. DESCRIPT field added based on FTYPE domain text values. "/" were added between words. FGDLAQDATE added based on date downloaded from source Renamed GDB feature class from NHDFlowline to nhd24flowline_dec17.shp Process Date: 20180329
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

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