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U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
National Atlas of the United States 1:1,000,000-scale Hydrography Dataset
By Florence ThompsonU.S. Geological Survey-Texas Water Science Center
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2 million-scale to 1 million-scale
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Why 1:1,000,000 scale?
Global Map
North America
United States
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Why Hydrography?
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Waterbodies, Coastlines, Streams, Streamgages
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Four National Shapefiles
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21 Regional Networked Geodatabases
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Web Map Services
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Primary source: NHD 100K data in 222 subregions
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Stream Selection and Generalization
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Waterbody Selection and Generalization
100K
1M
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Streamgages
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Coastlines
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Data Integration: Streams and Coasts
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Data Integration: Streams and Roads
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International Cooperation National Atlas of the United States®
U.S. Geological Survey Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
(INEGI) Natural Resources Canada Earth Sciences Sector Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Canada,
Mexico, US) IBWC- International Boundary and Water Commission
(Mexico-US) IBC- International Boundary Commission (Canada-US)
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Canada-US Border
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Mexico-US Border
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Regional Hydrologic Network
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Trace upstream based on gage data
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Trace downstream based on gage data
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Cartography
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Map Maker
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Ideas for New Base Map Series
Last set of small scale base maps was created 50 years ago. 1M hydro, transportation, populated places,
boundaries, terrain and land cover Regional GeoPDF maps National base map web services at multiple
scales Files and templates in production format (AI) Templates for future wall maps
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Water Watch
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Link Water Watch to 1M Gages
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Drop of Water
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Summary National Atlas 1:1,000,000-scale U.S. Hydrography Dataset Four national shapefiles, 21 regional geodatabases, a WMS
Streams Waterbodies Gages Coasts
Aligned with US transportation features, state and county coastal boundaries, and international borders
Aligned with hydrographic data in Canada and Mexico Cartographic and hydrologic uses Global, continental, and national uses Available in the near future at the National Atlas website :
www.nationalatlas.gov