BasinViewer Help Files: About the Data (Metadata)

Below is a list of the data layers viewable from the BasinViewer.  For more information about a data layer or to find information about attributes, click on the BasinViewer layer name to view the metadata.

BasinViewer Layer Name

Descriptive Data Layer Name

Extent

Data Source

Water Features      
Rivers, Streams, & Ditches Subset of Watercourses from FGDC Project RRB FGDC Project
Lake & Reservoirs Subset of Waterbodies from FGDC Project RRB FGDC Project
Swamp & Marsh Subset of Waterbodies from FGDC Project RRB FGDC Project
Watershed Boundaries      
Major Watersheds Merged Major Watersheds RRB FGDC Project
Minnesota (MnDNR) Minnesota Watersheds MN MnDNR - Data Deli
Manitoba (Manitoba Conservation) Manitoba Conservation Watershed Boundaries MB Manitoba Conservation
Canada (PFRA) PFRA Gross Watershed Boundaries CAN. PFRA
Transportation      
Limited Access Hwy Subset of Roads from FGDC Project RRB FGDC Project
Primary Hwy Subset of Roads from FGDC Project RRB FGDC Project
Secondary Hwy Subset of Roads from FGDC Project RRB FGDC Project
Local Rds & Streets Subset of Roads from FGDC Project RRB FGDC Project
Minnesota Bridges MnDOT Minnesota Bridges MN MnDOT
Minnesota Hydraulic Structures MnDOT Minnesota Hydraulic Structures MN MnDOT
North Dakota Bridges NDOT North Dakota Bridges ND NDOT
Political Features      
Civil Township Boundaries (MN) (ND) Merged Civil Township Boundaries MN, ND MnDOT, NDOT
Public Land Survey System - Section Lines (MN) (ND) Merged Section Lines MN, ND MnDOT, NDOT
Flood and Water Management      
FEM A Q3 Flood Data (Zones and Floodways) Flood and Water Management/FEMA Q3 Data U.S. FEMA
Real-time USGS Gaging Stations Flood and Water Management/Real-time Gaging Stations U.S. USGS - NWIS
National Inventory of Dams Flood and Water Management/National Inventory of Dams U.S. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ecological      
Index of Biological Integrity Sites Ecological/Index of Biological Integrity Sites U.S. ND Dept. of Health
Background      
Aerial Photos USGS Digital Orthophoto Quads resampled to 3m MN MnDNR - Data Deli
USGS Topo Quads USGS Digital Raster Graphics (1:24,000) MN MnDNR - Data Deli
USGS Topo Quads USGS Digital Raster Graphics (1:100,000) MN MnDNR - Data Deli
USGS Topo Quads USGS Digital Raster Graphics (1:250,000) MN MnDNR - Data Deli
Landuse/Landcover (U.S.) (CAN.) PFRA and USGS RRB USGS, PFRA
Shaded Relief Image USGS National Elevation Dataset U.S. USGS
Landsat7 Imagery Landsat7 30m Imagery U.S. USGS