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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
        <pubdate>2023</pubdate>
        <title>National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR) - USGS
                    National Map Downloadable Data Collection</title>
        <geoform>vector and raster digital data</geoform>
        <onlink>https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.usgs.gov/the-national-map-data-delivery</onlink>
        <lworkcit>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2023</pubdate>
            <title>National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR)</title>
            <onlink>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/57645ff2e4b07657d19ba8e8</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </lworkcit>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>The High Resolution National Hydrography Dataset Plus (NHDPlus HR) is an integrated datset of geospatial data layers, including the most current National
                Hydrography Dataset (NHD), the 10-meter 3D Elevation Program Digital Elevation Model (3DEP DEM), and the National Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD). The NHDPlus HR combines the NHD, 3DEP DEMs, and WBD to create a stream network with linear referencing, feature naming, "value added attributes" (VAAs), elevation-derived catchments, and other features for hydrologic data analysis. The stream network with linear referencing is a system of data relationships applied to hydrographic systems so that one stream reach "flows" into another and "events" can be tied to and traced along the network. The VAAs provide capabilities for upstream and downstream navigation with linear referencing, analysis, and modeling. The elevation derived catchments are used to associate other landscape attributes, such as land cover, with stream segments.</abstract>
      <purpose>These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the watershed level. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:24,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.</purpose>
      <supplinf>This data comprises hydrological data, including flow lines, water bodies and water features.</supplinf>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>2019</begdate>
          <enddate>2023</enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>notPlanned</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-179.0</westbc>
        <eastbc>-64.0</eastbc>
        <northbc>72.0</northbc>
        <southbc>10.0</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Metadata Identifier</themekt>
        <themekey>USGS:0826ab39-e5bd-47e6-ba8f-56f340094f81</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>elevation</themekey>
        <themekey>environment</themekey>
        <themekey>geoscientificInformation</themekey>
        <themekey>imageryBaseMapsEarthCover</themekey>
        <themekey>inlandWaters</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>geospatial analysis</themekey>
        <themekey>streamflow</themekey>
        <themekey>hydrographic datasets</themekey>
        <themekey>hydrology</themekey>
        <themekey>water resources</themekey>
        <themekey>river reaches</themekey>
        <themekey>land surface characteristics</themekey>
        <themekey>topography</themekey>
        <themekey>cartography</themekey>
        <themekey>earth sciences</themekey>
        <themekey>geographic information systems</themekey>
        <themekey>digital elevation models</themekey>
        <themekey>surface water quality</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>Administrative watershed units</themekey>
        <themekey>Area of Complex Channels</themekey>
        <themekey>Area to be submerged</themekey>
        <themekey>artificial path</themekey>
        <themekey>Basin</themekey>
        <themekey>Bay/Inlet</themekey>
        <themekey>boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>Boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>Boundary</themekey>
        <themekey>Bridge</themekey>
        <themekey>Canal/Ditch</themekey>
        <themekey>Coastline</themekey>
        <themekey>Connector</themekey>
        <themekey>Dam/Weir</themekey>
        <themekey>dams</themekey>
        <themekey>Drainage area for surface water</themekey>
        <themekey>drainage systems and characteristics</themekey>
        <themekey>Estuary</themekey>
        <themekey>FileGDB</themekey>
        <themekey>Flow direction network</themekey>
        <themekey>Flume</themekey>
        <themekey>ForeShore</themekey>
        <themekey>Gaging Station</themekey>
        <themekey>Gate</themekey>
        <themekey>GeoPackage</themekey>
        <themekey>Hazard Zone</themekey>
        <themekey>HU10</themekey>
        <themekey>HU12</themekey>
        <themekey>HU14</themekey>
        <themekey>HU16</themekey>
        <themekey>HU2</themekey>
        <themekey>HU4</themekey>
        <themekey>HU6</themekey>
        <themekey>HU8</themekey>
        <themekey>HUC</themekey>
        <themekey>Hydrographic</themekey>
        <themekey>Hydrography</themekey>
        <themekey>Hydrologic Unit Code</themekey>
        <themekey>Hydrologic Units</themekey>
        <themekey>Hydrologic Unit</themekey>
        <themekey>Ice mass</themekey>
        <themekey>Inundation Area</themekey>
        <themekey>Lake</themekey>
        <themekey>Levee</themekey>
        <themekey>Line</themekey>
        <themekey>Lock Chamber</themekey>
        <themekey>Marsh</themekey>
        <themekey>Nonearthen Shore</themekey>
        <themekey>Playa</themekey>
        <themekey>Point</themekey>
        <themekey>PointEvent</themekey>
        <themekey>Pond</themekey>
        <themekey>Rapids</themekey>
        <themekey>Reach</themekey>
        <themekey>Reach code</themekey>
        <themekey>Reef</themekey>
        <themekey>Region</themekey>
        <themekey>Reservoir</themekey>
        <themekey>River</themekey>
        <themekey>Rock</themekey>
        <themekey>Sea/Ocean</themekey>
        <themekey>Sink/Rise</themekey>
        <themekey>Sounding Datum Line</themekey>
        <themekey>Special Use Zone</themekey>
        <themekey>Special Use Zone Limit</themekey>
        <themekey>Spillway</themekey>
        <themekey>Stream</themekey>
        <themekey>Stream/River</themekey>
        <themekey>Submerged Stream</themekey>
        <themekey>surface water systems</themekey>
        <themekey>surface water</themekey>
        <themekey>Swamp</themekey>
        <themekey>Topographic</themekey>
        <themekey>Tunnel</themekey>
        <themekey>Underground Conduit</themekey>
        <themekey>Wall</themekey>
        <themekey>Wash</themekey>
        <themekey>Water Intake Outflow</themekey>
        <themekey>Waterfall</themekey>
        <themekey>Watershed</themekey>
        <themekey>Watershed Boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>Watershed Boundary Dataset</themekey>
        <themekey>WBD</themekey>
        <themekey>Well</themekey>
        <themekey>watersheds</themekey>
        <themekey>drainage basins</themekey>
        <themekey>catchment</themekey>
        <themekey>streamflow data</themekey>
        <themekey>NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR)</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>Geographic Names Information System</placekt>
        <placekey>US</placekey>
        <placekey>United States</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>None. All data are open and non-proprietary. However, users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this dataset was collected and that some parts of this data may no longer represent actual conditions. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations. This dataset is not intended to be used for site-specific regulatory determinations. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated for products derived from these data.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>12201 Sunrise Valley Drive</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>VA</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>tnm_help@usgs.gov</cntemail>
        <hours>Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time Zone USA</hours>
        <cntinst>Please visit https://answers.usgs.gov/, call 1-888-ASK-USGS or email tnm_help@usgs.gov to contact us.</cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
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      <browset>JPEG</browset>
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    <datacred>The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).</datacred>
    <secinfo>
      <secsys>None</secsys>
      <secclass>Unclassified</secclass>
      <sechandl>None</sechandl>
    </secinfo>
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  <dataqual>
    <attracc>
      <attraccr>Attributes are not systematically verified. Attribute errors may be present.</attraccr>
    </attracc>
    <logic>Data is not expected to contain any topological errors. Network connectivity was verified by tracing upstream from outlets. Topology between drainage area lines and polygons, streams, waterbodies, coastlines, and gages was checked for vertical integration in the national data sets.</logic>
    <complete>Not all hydrologic features on the ground (e.g. stream/river, lake/pond, etc.) may be mapped, and changes may have occurred since originally mapped. The level of mapping detail varies by geographic area. The USGS jointly manages these data with local and regional data stewards, usually at the State level, and some variations in content occur based on differences in local/regional stewardship.</complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>Horizontal accuracy for source data may be available in the original source product metadata file where available.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>Vertical accuracy for elevation data may be available in the original source product metadata file where available.</vertaccr>
      </vertacc>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2023</pubdate>
            <title>National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)</title>
            <geoform>vector and raster digital data</geoform>
            <onlink>https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <srcscale>24000</srcscale>
        <typesrc>Geospatial dataset</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <rngdates>
              <begdate>2016</begdate>
              <enddate>2023</enddate>
            </rngdates>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>NHD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The most current NHD available at the time of production was used in conjunction with the most current WBD, and 3DEP DEMs available to create a hydro-enforced DEM for generation of the catchment raster and feature class, and flow direction/accumulation rasters, and used to compute and assign NHDFlowline Value Added Attributes (VAAs).</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>Unknown</pubdate>
            <title>3D Elevation Program Digital Elevation Model</title>
            <geoform>vector and raster digital data</geoform>
            <onlink>https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/ngp/3dep</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Geospatial dataset</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <rngdates>
              <begdate>1985</begdate>
              <enddate>2022</enddate>
            </rngdates>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>3DEP DEM</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The most current 3DEP DEM available at time of production was used in combination with the most current NHD and WBD availble at the time of production to create a hydro-enforced DEM, NHDPlus HR Catchments, and surface flow direction and accumulation rasters. Stream elevations from 3DEP DEMs were used to help derive stream slope and stream velocity.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>2022</pubdate>
            <title>Watershed Boundary Dataset</title>
            <geoform>vector and raster digital data</geoform>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <srcscale>24000</srcscale>
        <typesrc>Geospatial dataset</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <rngdates>
              <begdate>2016</begdate>
              <enddate>2022</enddate>
            </rngdates>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>WBD</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The most current 12-digit Hydrologic Unit (HU12) boundaries from the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) available at the time of production were used as ridgeline enforcement input in a process called "walling" in the production of hydro-enforced DEMs. Closed basin designations, from the HU12 polygon data were used to impose "sinks" in the hydro-enforced DEMs.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>NHDPlus HR Build/Refresh Process Initial production set-up:,Create NHDPlus HR Workspace, Create CatMask and Raster Catalog, Prep Elevation Data A. NHD Prep. 1. Run NHDPlus NHDQAQC. 2. Set up GlobalData fgdb, populate VPUSeqNo B. Create NHDPlus HR (VPUID) fgdb, populate with NHD/WBD data. Assign NHDPlusIDs, VPUIDs. Update NHD data, if necessary, update NHDPlusConnect.C. Populate NHDFlowline-based attribute tbls/FCs and compute VAAs (part 1). D. Edit DivFracMP E. QAQC DivFracMP F. Compute VAAs (part 2) G. Trim BurnLineEvent H. Create Raster Workspace, create elev_cm.tif shdrelief.jp2 and elev_source.gdb. I. Create and edit burn components, as needed J. Create Sinks. Examine and Fix sinks, as needed. K. Deprecated L.Create FDR, Catchments and other rasters. M. Review Step L results. N. Deprecated O. Calculate HW Node Areas and Raw Elevations. P. Create Flow Accumulation Raster. Q. Smooth Raw Elevations. R. Accumulate Catchment areas propagate VAAs to upstream VPUs. S Allocate Runoff, Temp, Precip and other EROM Inputs. T. Populate EROM Mean Annual Stream Flow Estimates, QAQC and Velocity. U. Populate NHDPlusProcessingParameter Table. NHDPlusHR National aggregates all NHDPlus HR VPU datasets into one seamless file geodatabase. Process date below is when the NHDPlus HR data was aggregated</procdesc>
        <procdate>20211210</procdate>
      </procstep>
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    <horizsys>
      <geograph>
        <latres>1.0E-5</latres>
        <longres>1.0E-5</longres>
        <geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit>
      </geograph>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>Geodetic Reference System 80</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.2572221</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
    <vertdef>
      <altsys>
        <altdatum>North American Vertical Datum of 1988</altdatum>
        <altres>0.001</altres>
        <altunits>meters</altunits>
        <altenc>Implicit coordinate</altenc>
      </altsys>
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  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey - National Geospatial Program Office</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>12201 Sunrise Valley Drive</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>VA</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>tnm_help@usgs.gov</cntemail>
        <hours>Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time Zone USA</hours>
        <cntinst>Please visit https://answers.usgs.gov/, call 1-888-ASK-USGS or email tnm_help@usgs.gov to contact us.</cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.</distliab>
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      <digform>
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          <formname>Cloud</formname>
          <formcont>Cloud Storage</formcont>
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        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=StagedProducts/Hydrography/NHDPlusHR/</networkr>
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            </computer>
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      <fees>None</fees>
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        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey - National Geospatial Program Office</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>12201 Sunrise Valley Drive</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>VA</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>tnm_help@usgs.gov</cntemail>
        <hours>Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time Zone USA</hours>
        <cntinst>Please visit https://answers.usgs.gov/, call 1-888-ASK-USGS or email tnm_help@usgs.gov to contact us.</cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
    <metac>None</metac>
    <metuc>None</metuc>
    <metsi>
      <metscs>None</metscs>
      <metsc>Unclassified</metsc>
      <metshd>None</metshd>
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