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NHD Newsletter Archive

Below is an archive of NHD Newsletters from 2001 to August 2020. Please visit the USGS National Hydrography Dataset Newsletter ​​page for current newsletters.​

For newsletters from 2016-2020, browse the list of archived newsletters or go directly to a date below. Newsletters prior to 2016 can be found in the Related Content viewer at the bottom of the page.

2020 NHD Newsletters

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July - August 2020- Volume 19, No. 7-8

  • National Hydrography Playlist on the USGS YouTube Channel
  • A Special Thanks to Sue Buto!
  • Retirement of WBD Web Edit Application
  • Updating the HMP Training site with the Hydrography Data Model 2.3
  • NHDPlus High Resolution and WBD Status Updates
    • NHDPlus HR Beta Production Status
    • WBD 4-Digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz

May - June 2020 - Volume 19, No. 5-6

  • Elevation-Derived Hydrography Specifications Available!
  • New NHDPlus HR Map Service
  • WBD and NHD Data Model 2.3 Release and Tool Updates
    • Model Changes
    • Tool Updates
  • Markup Tools Update
  • ScienceBase Download Link Issue -- Resolved!
  • 7-Zip with NHD National Products
  • NHDPlus High Resolution and WBD Status Updates
    • NHDPlus HR Beta Production Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

April 2020 - Volume 19, No. 4

  • How to Become an NHD Editor
  • ScienceBase Download Links Issue
  • Tech Tips - Markup Application and Reviewer Tools
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

February - March 2020- Volume 19, No. 2-3

  • Welcome to the New Partner Support Chief - Drew Lane!
  • Elevation-Derived Hydrography Specifications Update
  • NHD Training Update
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

January 2020 - Volume 19, No.1

  • A New Way to Make Decisions about Hydrography Specifications
  • NHD Training Update
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

 

2019 NHD Newsletters

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December 2019 - Volume 18, No. 12

  • Microsoft Login Option for Markup App and WBD Web Edit Applications
  • Updated User Guides for Markup Application and Markup Reviewer
  • Retirement of Bill Smith and New Partner Support Team Members
  • NHD and WBD Team Members Nominated for Washington D.C. Award
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

November 2019 - Volume 18, No. 11

  • NHDPlus High Resolution User Guide Released!
  • USGS Method to Calculate Streamflows in International Watershed
  • National Geospatial Technical Operations Center Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Combined Unit Operations
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • New Release of NHD Utilities
  • New Release of NHD Update Tool
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

October 2019- Volume 18, No. 10

  • NHD Training – November 2019
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • NHD and NHDPlus HR VisibilityFilter Cartographic Generalization Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
    • This Month’s Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

September 2019- Volume 18, No. 9

  • Creation of New and Revised Watershed Boundaries for D.C.
  • NHDPlus HR Data Download: New Amazon S3 Directory Structure
  • NHD Training Opportunities
  • New Release of NHD Update Tool Coming Soon!
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • NHD and NHDPlus HR VisibilityFilter Cartographic Generalization Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
    • This Month's Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

August 2019- Volume 18, No. 8

  • National Hydrography Dataset Partner Support Restructure
  • Tips and Tricks for Styling NHD/WBD Services
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • NHD and NHDPlus HR VisibilityFilter Cartographic Generalization Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • NHD Training - September 2019
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

July 2019- Volume 18, No. 7

  • New NHDPlus High Resolution Value-Added Attribute Webpage
  • Important Reminder about USGS Hydrography Tool Upgrades
  • NHD Training -- August 2019
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Status Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • NHD and NHDPlusHR VisibilityFilter Cartographic Generalization Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

June 2019 - Volume 18, No. 6

  • Markup Application - New Report Page
  • Important Notice for all NHD/WBD Tool Users - Upcoming Transition to New Tool Versions
    • NHD Update Tool v6.7.1.0 Release
    • NHD Utilities v3.4.1.0 Release
    • NHD GeoConflation v3.4.1.0 Release
    • WBD Update Tool v2.9.1.3 Release
  • NHD Training - July and August 2019
  • NHD GeoConflation v3.4.1.0 Technical Exchange Meeting
  • NHD, WBD, and NHDPlus HR Updates
    • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status
    • NHD and NHDPlus HR VisibilityFilter Cartographic Generalization Status
    • WBD 4-digit Improvement Status
  • Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

May 2019 - Volume 18, No. 5

  • A Semi-Automated Approach for Updating the WBD – Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska
  • U.S. - Canada Hydrography and Elevation Coordination Meeting
  • Updates to the VisibilityFilter Attribute
  • Important Notice for all NHD/WBD Tool Users - Upcoming Transition to New Tool Versions
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
  • NHD Tools Training for June, July, and August
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

April 2019 - Volume 18, No. 4

  • Markup Story for the First Half of FY2019
  • Updates to the VisibilityFilter Attribute
  • Important Notice for all NHD/WBD Tool Users - Upcoming Transition to New Tool Versions
  • Deployment for the Hydrography Maintenance Portal
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
  • NHD Training - May 2019
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

March 2019 - Volume 18, No. 3

  • Becci’s Back
  • NHDPlus HR Beta QC
  • Training Video for the Markup Reviewer
  • NHD Training – April 2019
  • Coming Soon - WBD and NHD Tool Updates
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

February 2019 - Volume 18, No. 2

  • Updates to the Markup Application
  • New Mexico NHD/WBD MOU 2019
  • Requesting Code Reviewers for HEM Tool
  • New Release of NHD Update Tool Coming Soon
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

January 2019 - Volume 18, No. 1

  • Region 21 8-digit Hydrologic unit code updates
  • Update on Migration of Hydrography Staged Products to the Amazon Cloud
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
  • Release of the Markup Reviewer 1.2.2.0
  • Updates to the Markup Application
  • New Release of NHD Update Tool Coming Soon
  • New Release of WBD Update Tool Coming Soon
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • NHD Quiz
  • NHD Photo
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

     

2018 NHD Newsletters

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December 2018 - No newsletter published this month

November 2018 - Volume 17, No. 11

  • NHDPlus V2 Catchment Attributes Released
  • NHD Training - January 2019
  • Timelines in Markup Summary Notifications
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • NHDPlus HR Resolution Beta Production Status Update
  • Hyrdrography Photo of the Month
  • NHD Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

October 2018- Volume 17, No. 10

  • Retirement of Tommy Dewald
  • A Selective Drainage Toolbox to Hydroenforce Culverts and Other Features in Lidar-Derived Digital Elevation Models
  • U.S. - Canada hydrographic harmonization status presented to International Joint Commission Board of Commissioners
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
  • What Have Markup App Users Been Up To?
  • New Release of NHD Update Tool Coming Soon!
  • Compatibility of USGS Hydrography Editing Tools in Windows 10
  • WBD updates within the Great Lakes - Region 04
  • Watershed Boundary Development Seminar and Workshop in Tacoma, Washington
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - NHD Network Improvement Project
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • NHD Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

September 2018 - Volume 17, No. 9

  • New Hydrography Webpage released
  • The HydroLink Tool 1.2 Release
  • NHD Stewardship Support in the South Central Region
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
  • Summary Email Notifications for the Markup Application Are Coming
  • NHDPlus HR Component Dataset Status Updates
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

August 2018 - Volume 17, No. 8

  • Markup Application Updates!
    • Training Video for the Markup Application
    • Summary Email Notifications for the Markup Application
  • Farewell and Thank You from Becci
  • Many Thanks to Becci!
  • NHD Book released
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Component Dataset Status Updates
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
    • This Month’s Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

July 2018 - Volume 17, No. 7

  • Official Release of the WBD Web Edit Application
  • ArcGIS Pro, Geometric Networks, and the NHD
  • What Have Markup App Users Been Up To?
  • NHDPlus HR Beta QC
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Component Dataset Status Updates
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
    • This Month’s Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

June 2018 - Volume 17, No. 6

  • Special Edition: The National Water Center and National Water Model
  • The National Water Center: A Catalyst for Transforming Water Prediction
    • The National Water Model
    • Partnerships
    • Science and Technology Showcase
  • The National Water Model: Overview and Future Development
    • Operational Cycling
    • Meteorological Forcing Input
    • Hydrofabric and Data Assimilation
    • Model Process Overview
    • Future Plans
  • NHDPlus and the National Water Model
    • Linking Forecasting to the Stream Network
    • Forecasts Using Near Real-Time Observations
    • Future Developments with NHDPlus High Resolution
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
    • This Month’s Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

May 2018 - Volume 17, No. 5

  • National Hydrography Dataset as Art
  • Web-Based Map Service Updates and TNM Simple Notification Service
    • Latest Version of the Hydrography - Cached (Tiled)Web-Based Map Service Released!
    • The National Map Simple Notification Service (SNS)
    • Migration of Thematic Cartographic Map Services
  • NHD Hydrography and Partner Support Section Changes
  • Re-coding of WBD 8-digit 08020201 - New Madrid-St Johns
  • New NHD/WBD Stewardship Website Coming Summer 2018
  • Update on Markup Application: Markup Reviewer and Training Dates
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
    • This Month’s Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

April 2018 - Volume 17, No. 4

  • Story Map: National Hydrography (NHD) Dataset in Washington State
  • The Markup Application is Available - Submit a Markup Today!
  • CA NHD Team at the 2018 California Tribal Water Summit
  • Username Conversions for NHD/WBD Stewardship Website
    • Converting Usernames to Email Addresses
  • NHD Training - 2018
  • US-Canada Data Harmonization Updates
    • Completion of St Lawrence River and Upper Saint John River Hydrologic Units
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
    • This Month’s Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

March 2018 - Volume 17, No. 3

  • USGS Hydrography at the AWRA GIS & Water Resources X Conference
    • Lunch Meetup
    • Presentations
    • Workshops
      • USGS Stewards Workshop: Preparing the NHD for NHDPlus HR
      • Shaping the Future – USGS National Terrain Model and 3D NHD
  • Testing the Waters: Integrating Hydrography and Elevation in National Hydrography Mapping
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • In Memoriam: Craig Johnston
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

February 2018 - Volume 17, No. 2

  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta Production Status Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Tool Updates
    • Release of the NHD Update Tool for ArcGIS 10.5.
    • Release of the WBD Update Tool for ArcGIS 10.5.1
    • Release of the HEM Tool for ArcGIS 10.5.1
  • Identifying Collection of Lidar/IfSAR Derived or Determined Data
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

January 2018 - Volume 17, No. 1

  • GeoPackage as a Potential Non-Proprietary Dataset Download Solution
  • Interested in Helping with NHDPlus High Resolution?
  • Hydro Fun Fact
  • NHDPlus Medium Resolution Update
  • Provisional Names Pilot Project Ending
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

     

2017 NHD Newsletters

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December 2017 - no newsletter published this month

November 2017 - Volume 16, No. 11

  • Updated Naming Conventions for Hydrography Datasets
  • Migration of NHD and WBD Web-Based Map Services to the Cloud
  • USGS NHD Partner Support Changes for Regions 1 and 2
  • EPA Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Proposals
  • Interested in helping with NHDPlus High Resolution?
  • Opportunity to Test the New NHD/WBD Hydro Maintenance Portal
  • U.S.-Canada Data Harmonization Updates
    • International Watersheds Initiative Multi-board Workshop
    • Completion of Milk River and Poplar River Hydrologic Units
    • Addition of Columbia headwater units
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - WBD 4-digit Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

October 2017 - Volume 16, No. 10

  • Congratulations, Thank You, and Goodbye to Ellen Finelli!
    • A Thank you and Goodbye from Ellen...
  • Migration of NHD and WBD Web-Based Map Services to the Cloud
  • Opportunity to Test the New NHD/WBD Hydro Maintenance Portal
  • Updated Naming Conventions for Hydrography Datasets
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

September 2017 - Volume 16, No. 9

  • First Statewide Revision of New Jersey Local Scale NHD
  • NHDPlus HR Beta QC
  • NHD/WBD Advisory Calls Now Monthly
  • Great Lakes Watershed Forum
  • NGDA Dataset Lifecycle Maturity Assessment for NHD and WBD
  • NHD and WBD Tool Updates
    • NHD Update Tool for ArcGIS 10.5
    • GeoConflation and NHD Utilities tools for ArcGIS 10.5
    • Release of the WBD Update tool for ArcGIS 10.5
  • NHD Update Process Training - 2017
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings
  • Tips and Tricks! Identifying Terminal Features in NHDPlus HR

August 2017 - Volume 16, No. 8

  • USGS Hydrography Team Changes
  • Semi-Automated Method for Updating the WBD - MatSu Basin, Alaska
  • NHD/NHDPlus Featured at EPA Technical Workshop
  • Official Release of HEM Tool for ArcGIS 10.5
  • NHDPlus HR Pre-Processing status for WBD
  • Update on Markup Application
  • Many Thanks to Paul and Elizabeth!
    • Paul Kimsey
    • Elizabeth Stevens-Klein
  • Welcome Back, Ray!
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Update
    • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

July 2017 - Volume 16, No. 7

  • Current NHDPlus High Resolution Documentation, and More Coming!
  • USGS National Hydrography Presentations at the Esri User Conference
  • New NHDPlus HR QC Interest Form Available on NHDPlus HR Website
  • NHD Update Process Training
  • National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution Update
    • NHDPlus HR Production Status
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

June 2017 - Volume 16, No. 6

  • Washington Shorelines as NHD Events
  • Follow Us on Twitter @USGSNHD!
  • WBD News
    • NHDPlus HR Pre-processing Status
    • Addition of Canadian Units
  • Network-Linked Data Index (NLDI) on USGS Office of Water Information Blog
  • National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution Update
    • NHDPlus HR Production Status
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings
  • Tips and Tricks

May 2017 - Volume 16, No. 5

  • NHDPlus HR Seminar - May 23, 1-2 PM Eastern Time
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Overview
  • Components of NHDPlus HR
  • NHDPlus HR Beta Explained
  • Accessing NHDPlus HR
  • Helping with NHDPlus HR
  • Error Reporting in NHDPlus HR
  • Approximate Scale Representation using the VisibilityFilter Attribute
  • NHDPlus HR Availability
    • NHDPlus HR Production Status
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
  • Network-Linked Data Index (NLDI) on USGS Office of Water Information Blog
  • National Hydrography Dataset / Watershed Boundary Dataset Map Service Improvement
  • WBD - 4- to 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Name Changes
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

April 2017 - Volume 16, No. 4

  • USGS HydroLink Tool and National Map HEM Web Services
  • Understanding the Differences between NHD Editing Tools
  • WBD 4- to 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Name Changes
  • National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution Update
    • NHDPlus HR Production Status
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Partner Editing
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Status - Network Improvement Project
  • In Memoriam for Josh Lear, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
  • Hydrography Photo of the Month
  • Hydrography Quiz
  • Upcoming USGS Hydrography Calls, Trainings, and Meetings

March 2017 - Volume 16, No. 3

  • New Hydrography Cached Map Service
  • National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR) Update
    • NHDPlus HR Production Priorities
    • NHDPlus HR and Ingredient Data Status for Partners
    • NHDPlus HR Production Status
    • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset Update - Network Improvement
  • NHDPlus HR Beta QC Opportunities
  • NHDPlus HR Ingredient Dataset QC Opportunities
  • WBD 4- to 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Name Changes
  • EleHydro Pilot Project from the Hydrography Side
  • Canada-U.S. Hydrologic Unit Harmonization - St Mary and Belly River
  • IJC Transboundary Data Harmonization Task Force – Moving Forward
  • NHD Photo of the Month
  • NHD Quiz
  • Upcoming NHD and WBD Calls, Training and Meetings

February 2017 - Volume 16, No. 2

  • NHD and WBD Downtime Scheduled in February
  • OGC seeks public comment on OGC WaterML 2 - Part 3, Surface Hydrology Features Conceptual Model
  • Time of Travel Estimates through Waterbodies – Now Included as part of the Medium Resolution NHDPlusV2
  • WBD News
  • Official release of the HTTPs-compliant NHD Update tool for ArcGIS 10.3.1
  • NHD Update Process Training
  • Naming Conventions for TNM Vector Staged Products
  • NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlusHR) Updates
    • NHDPlusHR Status
    • NHDPlusHR Ingredient Dataset Update - Network Improvement
  • NHD Photo of the Month
  • NHD Quiz

January 2017 - Volume 16, No. 1

  • Thank You and Happy New Year!
  • Joint NHD and WBD Meeting Looks to the Future
  • Update on Mandatory Switch to HTTPs and Impact on NHD/WBD Tools
  • NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlusHR) Updates
    • NHDPlusHR Status
    • NHDPlusHR Ingredient Dataset Update - Network Improvement
  • Calling All Alaska NHD Users
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

     

2016 NHD Newsletters

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December 2016 - no newsletter published this month

November 2016  - Volume 15, No. 13

  • Water and the GitHub Community
  • United States/Canada Hydrologic Unit Harmonization - Upper St. John River Basin
  • NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlusHR) Updates
    • NHDPlusHR Status
    • Opportunity to QC NHDPlusHR Beta Region 01
    • NHDPlusHR Ingredient Dataset Update - Network Improvement
  • The Hydrographic Data Community on myUSGS
  • Official release of HEM Tool v 2.8.0.6 for ArcGIS 10.3.1
  • Release of GeoConflation tools for ArcGIS 10.3.1
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

October 2016  - Volume 15, No. 12

  • NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlusHR)
    • NHDPlusHR Status
    • NHDPlusHR Production Priorities
    • Opportunities to Engage with NHDPlusHR Development and Beta QC
    • NHDPlusHR Ingredient Dataset Update - Network Improvement
    • NHDPlusHR Workflow
  • Opportunity to Test the Markup Web Application
  • NHD Linked Data Registry in USGS ScienceBase
  • NHD Stewardship in California
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

September 2016  - Volume 15, No. 11

  • Alaska Status Updates
  • Rebecca (Becci) Anderson selected as Hydrography theme co-lead
  • WBD FY17 Plans - Research WBD and NHDPlus HR Catchment
  • Official release of HEM Tool v 2.8.0.5 for ArcGIS 10.3.1
  • NHDPlus High Resolution Beta QC Effort
  • September 2016 NHD Network Improvement Project Status Report
  • New Metadata Information Page at the Hydrographic Data Community
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

August 2016  - Volume 15, No. 10

  • NHDPlus High Resolution Status
  • WBD Model Implementation and Required WBD Editor Tools
  • WBD Staged Products
  • Release of NHD Update tool v6.3.0 for ArcGIS 10.3.1
  • August 2016 NHD Network Improvement Project Status Report
  • Indiana NHD Leadership Group recognized for special achievement
  • NHD Data Model Improvement Efforts
  • Hydro Network Connectivity Work Group
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

July 2016  - Volume 15, No. 9

  • AWRA GIS Specialty Conference IX
  • NHDPlus Technical Workshop
  • July 2016 NHD Network Improvement Project Status Report
  • WBD News
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

June 2016  - Volume 15, No. 8

  • Hydrography Requirements and Benefits Report delivered
  • NHD Update Tool Official Release
  • HEM 2.8.0.2 Beta Release
  • WBD News
  • June 2016 NHD Network Improvement Project Status Report
  • Changes to Desktop Tool Support Policies
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

May 2016  - Volume 15, No. 7

  • Delineation of Maine Coastal Waters in the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)
  • NHDPlusV2 National Seamless File Geodatabase Released
  • WBD News
  • NHD Quality Control Errors and How to Resolve Those Errors
  • May 2016 NHD Network Improvement Project Status Report
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

April 2016  - Volume 15, No. 6

  • NHDPlus Workshop, Sacramento, July 14-15, 2016
  • Using the Coefficient of Areal Correspondence (CAC) to Evaluate Differences between WBD Versions
  • NHD Status in Region 3
  • Stewardship in Iowa
  • Changes to NHD Staged Products Distribution
  • Metadata Viewer v1.1.2.0 for ArcGIS 10.3.1 available
  • April 2016 NHD Network Improvement Project Status Report
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

March 2016  - Volume 15, No. 5

  • NHDPlus Workshop, Sacramento, July
  • USGS-NRCan Hydrography Coordination Meeting in Boston
  • US/Canada Hydrologic Unit Harmonization Complete for the Red River basin
  • March 2016 NHD Network Improvement Project Status Report
  • April GeoConflation Seminar: Preparing Data for Conflation
  • WBD News - Data and Model Updates
  • HEM checkout changes for NHD/WBD Stewardship
  • Elehydro Update
  • NHD Photo
  • NHD Quiz

February 2016  - Volume 15, No. 4

  • NHDPlusHR Data Preparation Issues Identified
  • EPA’s StreamCat Dataset
  • Seventh USGS Hydrography Seminar
  • WBD News
  • HRBS Update
  • February 2016 NHD Network Improvement Project Status Report
  • NHD Quiz

January 2016 - Volume 15, No. 3

  • HRBS Update - Steve Aichele
  • NHDPlusHR Update - Al Rea and Ellen Finelli
  • New EPA Grant Program - Tommy Dewald
  • New NHD Researcher selected - Ellen Finelli
  • WBD Update - Elizabeth Stevens-Klein
  • TNM training videos - Dan Walters
  • Opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway - Jim Mitchell
  • Photo of the Month
  • NHD Quiz

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