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3D Hydrography Program Product Specification: Crosswalk Tables

Crosswalk tables for the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and Elevation-Derived Hydrography (datasets) to the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) products.

Crosswalk Tables

National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) to 3DHP Products

Elevation Derived Hydrography (EDH) to 3DHP Products

 

National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) to 3DHP Products

NHD Data Dictionary

NHD

FType

NHD

FCode

Description

NHD Feature Class

3DHP featuretype

3DHP Feature Class

334

33400

Connector

Flowline

Surface Connector

flowline

336

33600

Canal/Ditch

Flowline, Area

Canal

flowline or waterbody

336

33601

Canal/Ditch: Canal/Ditch Type = Aqueduct

Flowline, Area

Canal

flowline or waterbody

336

33603

Canal Ditch: Canal Ditch Type = Stormwater

Flowline, Area

Canal

flowline or waterbody

390

39000

Lake/Pond

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

390

39001

Lake/Pond: Hydrographic Category = Intermittent

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

390

39004

Lake/Pond: Hydrographic Category = Perennial

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

390

39005

Lake/Pond: Hydrographic Category = Intermittent;

Stage = High Water Elevation

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

390

39006

Lake/Pond: Hydrographic Category = Intermittent;

Stage = Date of Photography

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

390

39009

Lake/Pond: Hydrographic Category = Perennial;

Stage = Average Water Elevation

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

390

39010

Lake/Pond: Hydrographic Category = Perennial;

Stage = Normal Pool

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

390

39011

Lake/Pond: Hydrographic Category = Perennial;

Stage = Date of Photography

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

390

39012

Lake/Pond: Hydrographic Category = Perennial;

Stage = Spillway Elevation

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

420

42000

Underground Conduit

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

420

42001

Underground Conduit: Positional Accuracy = Definite

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

420

42002

Underground Conduit: Positional Accuracy = Indefinite

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

420

42003

Underground Conduit: Positional Accuracy = Approximate

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42800

Pipeline

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42801

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Aqueduct;

Relationship to Surface = At or Near

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42802

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Aqueduct;

Relationship to Surface = Elevated

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42803

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Aqueduct;

Relationship to Surface = Underground

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42804

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Aqueduct;

Relationship to Surface = Underwater

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42805

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = General Case;

Relationship to Surface = At or Near

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42806

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = General Case;

Relationship to Surface = Elevated

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42807

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = General Case;

Relationship to Surface = Underground

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42808

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = General Case;

Relationship to Surface = Underwater

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42809

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Penstock;

Relationship to Surface = At or Near

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42810

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Penstock;

Relationship to Surface = Elevated

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42811

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Penstock;

Relationship to Surface = Underground

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42812

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Penstock;

Relationship to Surface = Underwater

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42813

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Siphon

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42814

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = General Case

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42815

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Penstock

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42816

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Aqueduct

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42820

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Stormwater

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42821

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Stormwater;

Relationship to Surface = At or Near

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42822

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Stormwater;

Relationship to Surface = Elevated

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42823

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Stormwater;

Relationship to Surface = Underground

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

428

42824

Pipeline: Pipeline Type = Stormwater;

Relationship to Surface = Underwater

Flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

flowline

436

43600

Reservoir

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43601

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Aquaculture

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43603

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Decorative Pool

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43604

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Tailings Pond;

Construction Material = Earthen

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43605

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Tailings Pond

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43606

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Disposal

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43607

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Evaporator

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43608

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Swimming Pool

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43609

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Cooling Pond

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43610

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Filtration Pond

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43611

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Settling Pond

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43612

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Sewage Treatment Pond

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43613

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Water Storage;

Construction Material = Nonearthen

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43614

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Water Storage;

Construction Material = Earthen;

Hydrographic Category = Intermittent

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43615

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Water Storage;

Construction Material = Earthen;

Hydrographic Category = Perennial

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43617

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Water Storage

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43618

Reservoir: Construction Material = Earthen

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43619

Reservoir: Construction Material = Nonearthen

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43621

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Water Storage;

Hydrographic Category = Perennial

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43623

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Evaporator;

Construction Material = Earthen

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43624

Reservoir; Reservoir Type = Treatment

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43625

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Disposal;

Construction Material = Earthen

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

436

43626

Reservoir: Reservoir Type = Disposal;

Construction Material = Nonearthen

Waterbody

Lake

waterbody

445

44500

Sea/Ocean

Area

Ocean or Great Lake

waterbody

450

45002

SinkRise: Type = Rise; Flow = Out of ground

Point

Spring

hydrolocation

450

45000

Sink/Rise: Flow - Unknown

Point

Sink

hydrolocation

450

45001

SinkRise: Type = Sink; Flow = Into ground

Point

Sink

hydrolocation

450

45003

SinkRise: Type = Estevelle; Flow = Bidirectional

Point

Sink

hydrolocation

458

45800

Spring/Seep

Point

Spring

hydrolocation

460

46000

Stream/River

Flowline, Area

River

flowline or waterbody

460

46003

Stream/River: Hydrographic Category = Intermittent

Flowline, Area

River

flowline or waterbody

460

46006

Stream/River: Hydrographic Category = Perennial

Flowline, Area

River

flowline or waterbody

460

46007

Stream/River: Hydrographic Category = Ephemeral

Flowline, Area

River

flowline or waterbody

468

46800

Drainageway

Flowline

Drainageway

flowline

493

49300

Estuary

Waterbody

River

waterbody

558

55800

Artificial Path

Flowline

Waterbody Connector

flowline

 

Elevation Derived Hydrography (EDH) to 3DHP Products

EDH Specifications

EDH Feature class

EDH FCode Description

EDH Feature Code

3DHP Feature Class

3DHP Feature Type Label

3DHP Domain Code

line

stream/river

46000

flowline

River

1

line

canal/ditch

33600

flowline

Canal

2

line

drainageway

46800

flowline

Drainageway

3

line

connector:indefinite surface

33404

flowline

Surface Connector

4

line

artificial path

55800

flowline

Waterbody Connector

5

line

connector: culvert

33401

flowline

Elevation Breaching Connector

6

line

connector: terrain breach

33405

flowline

Elevation Breaching Connector

6

line

connector

33400

flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

7

line

connector: non-nhd dataset

33410

flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

7

line

underground conduit

42002

flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

7

line

pipeline

42800

flowline

Hydro Unenforced Connector

7

polygon

stream/river

46000

waterbody

River

1

polygon

canal/ditch

33600

waterbody

Canal

2

polygon

lake/pond

39000

waterbody

Lake

3

polygon

reservoir

43600

waterbody

Lake

3

polygon

sea/ocean

44500

waterbody

Ocean or Great Lake

4

point

dam/weir

34300

hydrolocation

Waterbody Outlet

3

point

sink/rise

45000

hydrolocation

Sink

8

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