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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Michael E. Wieczorek</origin>
        <origin>Andrew E. LaMotte</origin>
        <pubdate>2010</pubdate>
        <title>Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1) for the Conterminous United States: Average Monthly Precipitation, 2002</title>
        <geoform>tabular digital data</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>Digital Data Series</sername>
          <issue>DS-490-20</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, Virginia</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?nhd_ppt02</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>This data set represents the average monthly precipitation in millimeters multiplied by 100 for 
2002 compiled for every catchment of NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. The source 
data were the Near-Real-Time Monthly High-Resolution  Precipitation Climate Data Set for the 
Conterminous United States (2002) raster dataset produced by the Spatial Climate Analysis 
Service at Oregon State University. 
		
The NHDPlus Version 1.1 is an integrated suite of application-ready geospatial datasets that 
incorporates many of the best features of the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and the 
National Elevation Dataset (NED). The NHDPlus includes a stream network (based on the 
1:100,00-scale NHD), improved networking, naming, and value-added attributes (VAAs). 
NHDPlus also includes elevation-derived catchments (drainage areas) produced using a 
drainage enforcement technique first widely used in New England, and thus referred to as 
"the New England Method." This technique involves "burning in" the 1:100,000-scale NHD 
and when available building "walls" using the National Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD). 
The resulting modified digital elevation model (HydroDEM) is used to produce hydrologic 
derivatives that agree with the NHD and WBD. Over the past two years, an interdisciplinary 
team from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (USEPA), and contractors, found that this method produces the best quality NHD 
catchments using an automated process (USEPA, 2007). The NHDPlus dataset is organized 
by 18 Production Units that cover the conterminous United States.
		
The NHDPlus version 1.1 data are grouped by the U.S. Geologic Survey's  Major River Basins 
(MRBs, Crawford and others, 2006).  MRB1, covering the New England and Mid-Atlantic River 
basins, contains NHDPlus Production Units 1 and 2.  MRB2, covering the South Atlantic-Gulf 
and Tennessee River basins, contains NHDPlus Production Units 3 and 6.  MRB3, covering the 
Great Lakes, Ohio, Upper Mississippi, and Souris-Red-Rainy River basins, contains NHDPlus 
Production Units 4, 5, 7 and 9.  MRB4, covering the Missouri River basins, contains NHDPlus 
Production Units 10-lower and 10-upper.  MRB5, covering the Lower Mississippi, Arkansas-White-Red, 
and Texas-Gulf River basins, contains NHDPlus Production Units 8, 11 and 12.  MRB6, covering the 
Rio Grande, Colorado and Great Basin River basins, contains NHDPlus Production Units 13, 14, 15 
and 16.  MRB7, covering the Pacific Northwest River basins, contains NHDPlus Production Unit 17.  
MRB8, covering California River basins, contains NHDPlus Production Unit 18.</abstract>
      <purpose>This spatial data set was created and used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) specifically to 
estimate the average monthly precipitation in millimeters multiplied by 100 for 2002 per watershed 
segment in the application of the national SPAtially Referenced Regression On Watershed attributes 
(SPARROW) model . The SPARROW model relates in-stream water-quality measurements to 
spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors 
influencing terrestrial and stream transport. The model empirically estimates the origin and fate 
of contaminants in streams, and quantifies uncertainties in these estimates based on model 
coefficient error and unexplained variability in the observed data. For more information on the 
USGS SPARROW model please refer to: https://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/sparrow/intro/intro.html</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>2002</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None planned</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-127.910792</westbc>
        <eastbc>-65.327751</eastbc>
        <northbc>51.657387</northbc>
        <southbc>23.243486</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>Average monthly precipitation</themekey>
        <themekey>Inlandwaters</themekey>
        <themekey>NHDPlus</themekey>
        <themekey>Catchment</themekey>
        <themekey>NAWQA</themekey>
        <themekey>SPARROW</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>geoscientificInformation</themekey>
        <themekey>inlandWaters</themekey>
        <themekey>environment</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Metadata Identifier</themekt>
        <themekey>USGS:07a308c4-7329-4354-a287-1d7c696b7220</themekey>
      </theme>
       <place>
        <placekt>Geographic Names Information System</placekt>
        <placekey>Conterminous United States</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB</placekey>
        <placekey>Major River Basin</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB1</placekey>
        <placekey>NEMA</placekey>
        <placekey>New England and Mid-Atlantic</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB2</placekey>
        <placekey>SAGT</placekey>
        <placekey>South Atlantic-Gulf and Tennessee</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB3</placekey>
        <placekey>GLMR</placekey>
        <placekey>Great Lakes, Ohio, Upper Mississippi, and Souris-Red-Rainy</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB4</placekey>
        <placekey>MORI</placekey>
        <placekey>Missouri</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB5</placekey>
        <placekey>LMTG</placekey>
        <placekey>Lower Mississippi, Arkansas-White-Red, and Texas-Gulf</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB6</placekey>
        <placekey>COGB</placekey>
        <placekey>Rio Grande, Colorado, and Great Basin</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB7</placekey>
        <placekey>PANW</placekey>
        <placekey>Pacific Northwest</placekey>
        <placekey>MRB8</placekey>
        <placekey>CALI</placekey>
        <placekey>California</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>None</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Michael E. Wieczorek</cntper>
          <cntorg>US Geological Survey, Maryland Water Science Center</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntpos>Geographer</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
          <address>5522 Research Park Drive</address>
          <city>Baltimore</city>
          <state>MD</state>
          <postal>21228</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>443-498-5550</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>
        </cntfax>
        <cntemail>mewieczo@usgs.gov</cntemail>
        <hours>8:00am-4:30pm MST</hours>
        <cntinst>Please contact thru email</cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <browse>
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      <browsed>Average Monthly Precipitation for the year 2002 overlain with Major River Basins.</browsed>
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    </browse>
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    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Charles G. Crawford</origin>
        <origin>Pixie A. Hamilton</origin>
        <origin>Anne B. Hoos</origin>
        <pubdate>October 5, 2006</pubdate>
        <title>National Water-Quality Assessment Program--Modifications to the Status and Trends Network and Assessments of Streams and Rivers</title>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, Virginia</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <othercit>Prepared by Charlie Crawford, Pixie Hamilton, and Anne Hoos for a NAWQA National Liaison Meeting, Washington D.C., October 5, 2006</othercit>
        <onlink>http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/studies/mrb/mrb_factsheet.pdf</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <logic>None</logic>
    <complete>None</complete>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Chris Daly</origin>
            <origin>Wayne Gibson</origin>
            <origin>Matthew Doggett</origin>
            <origin>Joseph Smith</origin>
            <origin>George Taylor</origin>
            <pubdate>August 2, 2004</pubdate>
            <title>Near-Real-Time Monthly High-Resolution  Precipitation Climate Data Set for the Conterminous United States</title>
            <geoform>raster digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Corvallis, Oregon, USA</pubplace>
              <publish>Spatial Climate Analysis Service, Oregon State University</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>Chris Daly, Wayne Gibson, Matthew Doggett, and Joseph Smith of the Spatial Climate Analysis Service at Oregon State University.
		
George Taylor of the Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State University</othercit>
            <onlink>http://prism.oregonstate.edu/products/matrix.phtml?vartype=tmax&amp;view=data</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2002</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>ground condition</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>ppt02</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided information on precipitation for the year 2002.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for New England (Hydrologic Region 01)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_01.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 1.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Mid-Atlantic (Hydrologic Region 02)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_02.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 1.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the South-Atlantic Gulf (Hydrologic Region 03)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_03.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 2.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Great Lakes (Hydrologic Region 04)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_04.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 3.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Mississippi (Hydrologic Regions 05)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_MS.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 3.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Mississippi (Hydrologic Region 06)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_MS.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 2.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Mississippi (Hydrologic Region 07)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_MS.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 3.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Mississippi (Hydrologic Region 08)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_MS.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 5.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Souris-Red-Rainy (Hydrologic Region 09)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_MS.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 3.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Mississippi (Hydrologic Region 10, Lower Missouri River)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_MS.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 4.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Mississippi (Hydrologic Region 10, Upper Missouri River)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_MS.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 4.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Mississippi (Hydrologic Region 11)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_MS.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 5.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Texas Gulf (Hydrologic Region 12)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_12.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 5.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Rio Grande (Hydrologic Region 13)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_13.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 6.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Colorado (Hydrologic Region 14)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_CO.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 6.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Colorado (Hydrologic Region 15)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_CO.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 6.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Great Basin (Hydrologic Region 16)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_16.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 6.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for the Pacific Northwest (Hydrologic Region 17)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_17.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 7.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection</origin>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus Catchments ( Version 1.1) for California (Hydrologic Region 18)</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Washington, D.C.</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>http://www.horizon-systems.com/NHDPlus/NHDPlusV1_18.php</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>online</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2007</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The source data provided catchments for basin characterization for MRB 8.  
COMID is the unique item in NHDPlus that relates to the dbf files containing artificial drainage information.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>1) Downloaded the precipitation GRID for 2002 from http://prism.oregonstate.edu/products/matrix.phtml?vartype=tmax&amp;view=data
		
2) Resampled the precipitation GRID from 4 kilometer to 30 meter to match the resolution of the NHDPlus catchment GRID downloaded from http://www.horizon-systems.com/nhdplus/.
		
3) Summarized precipitation by catchment using the ZONALMEAN command in GRID.
		
4) Exported results into a dbf file format.</procdesc>
        <procdate>2008</procdate>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spdoinfo>
    <indspref>COMID code</indspref>
  </spdoinfo>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>ppt02</enttypl>
        <enttypd>dbf tabular data</enttypd>
        <enttypds>ESRI</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>OID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>COMID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Unique ID to relate to the NHDPlus catchments</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>NHDPlus</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>PPT02MEAN</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Average monthly precipitation in millimeters multiplied by 100 for 2002</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>31.0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>632343.0</rdommax>
            <attrunit>Millimeters multiplied by 100</attrunit>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>BASIN_AREA</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of catchment in square meters</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>900.0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>67849006000.0</rdommax>
            <attrunit>Square meters</attrunit>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>NODATA_ARE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of catchment that source GRID does not cover</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>67799150000.0</rdommax>
            <attrunit>Square meters</attrunit>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>COV_PERC</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Percent of catchment that source GRID covers</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0.0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>100.0</rdommax>
            <attrunit>Percentage</attrunit>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
          <cntper>Michael Ierardi</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>IT Specialist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>445 National Center</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>Virginia</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747 (1-888-ASK-USGS)</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>mierardi@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>Although this dataset has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the 
data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no 
responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data, software, or 
related materials.
		
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply 
endorsement by the U.S. Government.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
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        <digtinfo>
          <formname>dbf</formname>
          <formcont>Full coverage</formcont>
          <filedec>zipped</filedec>
          <transize>1966</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/nhd_ppt02_mrb1.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>dbf</formname>
          <formcont>Full coverage</formcont>
          <filedec>zipped</filedec>
          <transize>4020</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/nhd_ppt02_mrb2.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>dbf</formname>
          <formcont>Full coverage</formcont>
          <filedec>zipped</filedec>
          <transize>5036</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/nhd_ppt02_mrb3.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>dbf</formname>
          <formcont>Full coverage</formcont>
          <filedec>zipped</filedec>
          <transize>4624</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/nhd_ppt02_mrb4.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>dbf</formname>
          <formcont>Full coverage</formcont>
          <filedec>zipped</filedec>
          <transize>4167</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/nhd_ppt02_mrb5.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>dbf</formname>
          <formcont>Full coverage</formcont>
          <filedec>zipped</filedec>
          <transize>3480</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/nhd_ppt02_mrb6.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>dbf</formname>
          <formcont>Full coverage</formcont>
          <filedec>zipped</filedec>
          <transize>2528</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/nhd_ppt02_mrb7.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>dbf</formname>
          <formcont>Full coverage</formcont>
          <filedec>zipped</filedec>
          <transize>1448</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/nhd_ppt02_mrb8.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <fees>None. This dataset is provided by the USGS as a public service.</fees>
    </stdorder>
  </distinfo>
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    <metd>20201117</metd>
    <metc>
	<cntinfo>
	<cntorgp>
		<cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
		<cntper>Michael Ierardi</cntper>
	</cntorgp>
		<cntpos>IT Specialist</cntpos>
		<cntaddr>
		<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>445 National Center</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>Virginia</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747 (1-888-ASK-USGS)</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>mierardi@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
  </metainfo>
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