Major Watersheds of the Susquehanna River Basin

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:SRBC

Publication_Date:20060418

Title:

Major Watersheds of the Susquehanna River Basin

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:Harrisburg, PA

Publisher:SRBC

Online_Linkage: http://www.pasda.psu.edu

Description:

Abstract:

Polygon shapefile that includes the major watersheds of the Susquehanna River Basin (2006 boundary).  This file was created by dissolving the wshed24K dataset into the major watersheds.  The groupings were defined by the needs of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) and represent the SRBC's interpretation of major watersheds in the Susquehanna River Basin.  This file was created to work in tandem with wshed24k.shp, subbasin.shp, and srb.shp.   This dataset does not match the Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 11 digit watersheds.

Purpose:

Dataset developed to fit the needs of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and is intended for educational display purposes only.

Supplemental_Information:

Largest scale to be used when displaying the data- 1:24,000

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:20060418

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Status:

Progress:Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate:-78.982832

East_Bounding_Coordinate:-74.561829

North_Bounding_Coordinate:43.000893

South_Bounding_Coordinate:39.524844

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO Metadata Standard 19115.3

Theme_Keyword:watershed

Theme_Keyword:drainage basin

Theme_Keyword:inlandWaters

Place:

Place_Keyword:New York

Place_Keyword:Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword:Maryland

Place_Keyword:Susquehanna River Basin

Access_Constraints:No access constraints, dataset is available for public use.

Use_Constraints:

For educational/demonstration purposes only.  The Originator, Publisher, and Distributor exclude any and all implied warranties and make no warranty or representation with respect to the data files or accompanying documentation, including quality, performance, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. These data files and documentation are provided "as is" and the User assumes the entire risk as to their quality and performance.
These data are not to be redistributed for commercial profit.  Reproduction or redistribution of this digital dataset without permission of the Originator/Publisher is expressly forbidden.  The Originator and Publisher should be clearly cited in any product derived from this data.  Any modifications to this data must be described in any digital or hardcopy product derived from this data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Brydon H. Lidle, III

Contact_Organization:Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)

Contact_Position:Section Chief, Information Technology and GIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

1721 North Front Street

City:Harrisburg

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:17102-2391

Country:USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0423

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:717-238-2436

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:blidle@srbc.net

Hours_of_Service:M - F, 8 AM to 4 PM

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Dataset created by dissloving the wshed24k dataset into the major watersheds as defined by SRBC.  This dataset does not match the HUC 11 digit watersheds.

Completeness_Report:

Dataset is complete for the Susquehanna River Basin.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Positional accuracy corresponds to the accuracy of the source materials.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:SRBC

Title:

SRBC delineated watershed topographic maps

Other_Citation_Details:

1:24,000 scale topo maps from USGS with watershed lines drawn by hand by SRBC staff.

Source_Scale_Denominator:24000

Type_of_Source_Media:paper maps

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

topographic maps

Source_Contribution:

Subbasin divide between Upper Susq. and Chemung Subbasins

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:SRBC

Publication_Date:20060401

Title:

Watersheds of the Susquehanna River Basin at Aprrox. 1:24,000 Scale

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:Harrisburg, PA

Publisher:SRBC

Source_Scale_Denominator:24000

Type_of_Source_Media:shapefile

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:20060401

Source_Currentness_Reference:

ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

wshed24k

Source_Contribution:

1:24,000 scale watersheds were dissolved into the 6 subbasins.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Please see wshed24k metadata for process steps for that dataset.

Corrected watershed lines along the Upper Susq. and Chemung Subbasins in order to match the boundary line to the SRBC delineated subbasin line that exists on 1:24,000 scale USGS topographic maps.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

topographic maps

Process_Date:20060412

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Jeff Zimmerman, Jr.

Contact_Organization:SRBC

Contact_Position:GIS Specialist

Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0425

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:jzimmerman@srbc.net

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added field "WSHED_MJ" to wshd24k.shp.  Populated field according to which major watershed each small watershed was located in based on the original wshedmjr dataset.  Dissolved wshed24k based on the "WSHED_MJ" field.  Updated Area, Perimeter, and SQM fields in the new wshedmjr dataset.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

wshed24k

Process_Date:20060418

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:

wshedmjr

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Jeff Zimmerman, Jr.

Contact_Organization:SRBC

Contact_Position:GIS Specialist

Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0425

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:jzimmerman@srbc.net

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

L:\srbcgis\data\hydro\wsheds\wshedmjr

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:88

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name:Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Albers Conical Equal Area

Standard_Parallel:40.000000

Standard_Parallel:43.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:-77.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:39.000000

False_Easting:0.000000

False_Northing:0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution:0.001024

Ordinate_Resolution:0.001024

Planar_Distance_Units:meters

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:wshedmjr_New

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition:

Perimeter in Meters

Attribute_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:SQM

Attribute_Definition:

Area in Square Miles

Attribute_Definition_Source:

SRBC

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:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:AREA

Attribute_Definition:

Area in Square Meters

Attribute_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:MJ_WSHED

Attribute_Definition:

Watershed Name

Attribute_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FIRST_SUBB

Attribute_Definition:

Subbasin Number

Attribute_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Upper Susquehanna Subbasin

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Chemung Subbasin

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Middle Susquehanna Subbasin

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

West Branch Susquehanna Subbasin

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Juniata Subbasin

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Lower Susquehanna Subbasin

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Contact_Person:Brydon H. Lidle, III

Contact_Position:Section Chief, Information Technology and GIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

1721 North Front Street

City:Harrisburg

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:17102-2391

Country:USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0423

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:717-238-2436

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:blidle@srbc.net

Hours_of_Service:M - F, 8 AM to 4 PM

Resource_Description:Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Please see Access & Use Constraints in the Identification section of this document.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size:56.740

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing address

Address:

115 Land and Water building

City:University Park

State_or_Province:Pennsylvania

Postal_Code:16802

Country:United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu

Distribution_Liability:

The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:20060518

Metadata_Review_Date:20060418

Metadata_Future_Review_Date:None planned

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Jeff Zimmerman, Jr.

Contact_Organization:SRBC

Contact_Position:GIS Specialist

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Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0425

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:jzimmerman@srbc.net

Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention:local time

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Metadata_Use_Constraints:

There are no use constraints for this metadata document.

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