Watersheds of North America
Oct 22, 2015
Uploaded by
Carlos Carroll
- Description:
- This dataset is derived from the following three sources:
Nested Watersheds of Mexico (Field: Size 2):
http://adaptwest.databasin.org/datasets/0794b8e6f4504d16a6b756e4b9b7a804
USGS HUC8 Watershed Boundaries:
http://nhd.usgs.gov/wbd.html
WSC sub-sub drainage areas of Canada:
http://geogratis.gc.ca/api/en/nrcan-rncan/ess-sst/30b33615-6dda-51a5-a9dd-308802714a28.html
The primary purpose of this shapefile is for use in the Adaptwest Watershed Data Explorer <http://adaptwest.databasin.org/app/watershed-climate-explorer>. Therefore, after merging the 3 shapefiles listed above, the resulting shapefile was modified to remove small sliver features.
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- Carlos Carroll / Mike Lundin
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Nested Watersheds of Mexico:
http://adaptwest.databasin.org/datasets/0794b8e6f4504d16a6b756e4b9b7a804
USGS HUC8 Watershed Boundaries:
http://nhd.usgs.gov/wbd.html
WSC sub-sub drainage areas of Canada:
http://geogratis.gc.ca/api/en/nrcan-rncan/ess-sst/30b33615-6dda-51a5-a9dd-308802714a28.html
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About the Uploader
Carlos Carroll
Researcher with KCCR
As the director of the Klamath Center for Conservation Research in Orleans, CA, my research focuses on the use of habitat and viability models in conservation planning in western North America. I also serve as Conservation Science Advisor to the Wilburforce Foundation, and as the Policy Chair of the...
