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Understand your watershed through data & maps

Understand your watershed through data & maps. Carmen Masó & Lucy Stanfield U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Tools. EPA’s My Environment Enviromapper for Water Google Earth Illinois Resource Management Mapping Service. What is a Watershed Boundary?.

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Understand your watershed through data & maps

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  1. Understand your watershed through data & maps Carmen Masó & Lucy Stanfield U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  2. Tools • EPA’s My Environment • Enviromapper for Water • Google Earth • Illinois Resource Management Mapping Service

  3. What is a Watershed Boundary? A base layer of drainage boundaries and watershed information used in a wide variety of applications by those involved in water-resources management

  4. Hydrologic Unit Codes Example: 071200040404 (12-digit HUC) for Salt Fork Watershed 05 12 01 09 06 05 Region Sub-watershed Subregion Watershed Basin Sub-basin Boundaries are delineated from 1:24,000 scale USGS topographic maps, digital elevation models, and digital raster graphic files.

  5. Sample quick presentation

  6. Watershed overview: Salt Fork, Illinois

  7. Land Cover - 2001 Population Density - 2000

  8. Materials for today’s workshop • Training Manual • Overview of Watershed • Mapping tools with step-by-step instructions • Watershed Worksheet to fill out • Website links • Google Earth tips • On your desktop • Folder named Watershed Training

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