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Drainage-area boundaries for selected sampling stations, scale 1:100,000, Yellowstone River Basin, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment
Program, an investigation of the Yellowstone River Basin study unit is
being conducted to document status and trends in surface- and ground-water
quality. Surface-water samples are collected from streams or lakes at
specific sampling stations. Water-quality characteristics at each station are
influenced by the natural and cultural characteristics of the drainage area
upstream from the sampling station. Efficient quantification of the drainage
area characteristics requires a digital map of the drainage area boundary that
may be processed, together with other digital thematic maps (such as geology
or land use), in a geographic information system (GIS). Digital drainage-area
data for 45 selected stream-sampling stations in the Yellowstone River Basin
are included in this data release. The drainage divides were identified
chiefly using 1:100,000-scale (50 m accuracy) hypsography. Drainage areas
based on 1:100,000-scale hypsography data generally agree to within 5 percent
with drainage areas measured at 1:24,000 scale, for areas larger than 50 km2.
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| description | As part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program, an investigation of the Yellowstone River Basin study unit is being conducted to document status and trends in surface- and ground-water quality. Surface-water samples are collected from streams or lakes at specific sampling stations. Water-quality characteristics at each station are influenced by the natural and cultural characteristics of the drainage area upstream from the sampling station. Efficient quantification of the drainage area characteristics requires a digital map of the drainage area boundary that may be processed, together with other digital thematic maps (such as geology or land use), in a geographic information system (GIS). Digital drainage-area data for 45 selected stream-sampling stations in the Yellowstone River Basin are included in this data release. The drainage divides were identified chiefly using 1:100,000-scale (50 m accuracy) hypsography. Drainage areas based on 1:100,000-scale hypsography data generally agree to within 5 percent with drainage areas measured at 1:24,000 scale, for areas larger than 50 km2. |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_42f95dd6-87a1-462d-b7d1-e08e111e8a02 |
| keyword |
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"Montana",
"North Dakota",
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"Wyoming",
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| modified | 2020-11-17T00:00:00Z |
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| spatial | -111.26828878, 42.423781, -103.82351562, 47.83710942 |
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| title | Drainage-area boundaries for selected sampling stations, scale 1:100,000, Yellowstone River Basin, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming |
