High-quality Stream Watersheds

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: The Nature Conservancy

Publication_Date: 200704

Title: High-quality Stream Watersheds

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Other_Citation_Details: Also see plan excerpts: "Coastal_Plan-App_D-2-Freshwater.pdf"

Online_Linkage:

<URL:http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu/cgi-bin/nhsearch?dset=lcp_high_quality_watersheds/nh>

Description:

Abstract:

The High-quality Stream Watersheds dataset was created to define areas within the New Hampshire Coastal Watersheds with potentially high water-quality streams. Watershed boundaries are based on the USGS SPARROW water quality model.

The definition for each tier is as listed below:

Tier 1: Population Density <20 persons per sq mile, <1% of the area is developed, and <5% of the landuse is agriculture

Tier 2: Population Density <36 persons per sq miles, <2% of the area is developed, and < 5% of the landuse is agriculture.

Tier 3: Population Density is <64 persons per sq mile, <3% of the area is developed, and <5% of the landuse is agriculture.

Tier 4: Population Density is <90 persons per sq mile, <3% of the area is developed, and < 5% of the landuse is agriculture.

A complete description of the dataset may be found in The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds (section III) or in the excerpt "Coastal_Plan-App_D-2-Freshwater.pdf".

Purpose:

This dataset was developed to identify areas likely to be contributing to high water-quality streams.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20060801

Currentness_Reference:

Users may consider these data current to August, 2006, subject to data limitations stated in the Land Conservation Plan for NH's Coastal Watersheds

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: There are no plans to update these data

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.351005

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.709059

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.621810

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.899467

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword:

The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Theme_Keyword: LCP

Theme_Keyword: High-quality Stream Watersheds

Theme_Keyword: Stream Ecology

Theme_Keyword: Ecology

Theme_Keyword: Ecosystem

Theme_Keyword: Watershed

Theme_Keyword: Coastal Watershed

Theme_Keyword: Water Quality

Theme_Keyword: Stream Quality

Theme_Keyword: Environment and Conservation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Northeast

Place_Keyword: New England

Place_Keyword: New Hampshire

Place_Keyword: Rockingham County

Place_Keyword: Strafford County

Place_Keyword: Coastal Watershed

Access_Constraints:

These data may be considered part of the public domain and may be used freely subject to the limitations stated in The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds, August, 2006.

Use_Constraints:

Users should credit the authors and source when displaying or analyzing these data. Data credit: The Nature Conservancy. Source reference: Zankel, M., C. Copeland, P. Ingraham, J. Robinson, C. Sinnott, D. Sundquist, T. Walker, and J. Alford. 2006. The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire?s Coastal Watersheds. The Nature Conservancy, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Rockingham Planning Commission, and Strafford Region Planning Commission. Prepared for the New Hampshire Coastal Program and the New Hampshire Estuaries Project, Concord, NH.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Person: Pete Ingraham

Contact_Position: GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 22 Bridge Street, 4th Floor

City: Concord

State_or_Province: NH

Postal_Code: 03301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (603) 224-5853

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pingraham@tnc.org

Browse_Graphic:

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Native_Data_Set_Environment:

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Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: The Nature Conservancy

Publication_Date: 200608

Title:

The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Topological consistency was checked using ArcGIS 9.2

Completeness_Report: These data are complete.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Classify watersheds by Tier (see "Coastal_Plan-App_D-2-Freshwater.pdf" for tier values)

Process_Date: 20060701

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: 193

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

State_Plane_Coordinate_System:

SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2800

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999967

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.666667

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42.500000

False_Easting: 984250.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000512

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

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: HIGH_QUALITY_WATERSHEDS

Entity_Type_Definition:

The High-quality Stream Watersheds dataset was created to define areas within the New Hampshire Coastal Watersheds with potentially high water-quality streams.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

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:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIER

Attribute_Definition:

Tiers 1-4 in this model indicate a qualitative assessment of potential stream water quality within watersheds. Tiers are described in the metadata abstract and "Coastal_Plan-App_D-2-Freshwater.pdf"

Attribute_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: <20 persons per square mile, <1% developed land cover, and <5%

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: <36 people/mi2, =<2% developed

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: <64 people/mi2, =<3% developed

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: <90 people/mi2, =<5% developed

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire

Contact_Person: GRANIT Database Manager

Contact_Position: GRANIT Database Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire

City: Durham

State_or_Province: NH

Postal_Code: 03824

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1792

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-862-0188

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:30AM-5PM. EST

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Digital data in NH GRANIT represent the efforts of the contributing agencies to record information from the cited source materials. Complex Systems Research Center, under contract to the NH Office of Energy and Planning, and in consultation with cooperating agencies, maintains a continuing program to identify and correct errors in these data. OEP, CSRC, and the cooperating agencies

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile

Format_Version_Date: 20070402

Transfer_Size: 0.756

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: URL:<http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu>

Fees:

No charge when downloaded from the Internet. Cost of reproduction for provision on CD/ROM of other media.

Ordering_Instructions:

Email GRANIT (granit@unh.edu) or order from web site (www.granit.sr.unh.edu).

Turnaround: Two weeks.

Technical_Prerequisites: None.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070402

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Person: Pete Ingraham

Contact_Position: GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 22 Bridge Street, 4th Floor

City: Concord

State_or_Province: NH

Postal_Code: 03301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (603) 224-5853

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pingraham@tnc.org

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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