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      <PublishedDocID>epa.gov:93766FED-6DE2-4852-B880-4EFF6C93150F</PublishedDocID>
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   <idinfo>
      <citation>
         <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</origin>
            <pubdate>20200608</pubdate>
            <title>NHDPlus v2.1 and Alaska Beta NHDPlus</title>
            <edition>20200608</edition>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <pubinfo>
               <pubplace>Washington, DC</pubplace>
               <publish>EPA Office of Water</publish>
            </pubinfo>
         </citeinfo>
      </citation>
      <descript>
         <abstract>This dataset contains upstream watershed drainage areas for catchments comprising Catchment Fabric HUC12 units.  The dataset is incomplete for Alaska.</abstract>
         <purpose>None</purpose>
         <supplinf>None</supplinf>
      </descript>
      <timeperd>
         <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
               <caldate>20200608</caldate>
            </sngdate>
         </timeinfo>
         <current>publication date</current>
      </timeperd>
      <status>
         <progress>Complete</progress>
         <update>Irregular</update>
      </status>
      <spdom>
         <bounding>
            <westbc>-180.0</westbc>
            <eastbc>180.0</eastbc>
            <northbc>90.0</northbc>
            <southbc>-90.0</southbc>
         </bounding>
      </spdom>
      <keywords>
         <theme>
            <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
            <themekey>environment</themekey>
            <themekey>boundaries</themekey>
            <themekey>geoscientificInformation</themekey>
            <themekey>inlandWaters</themekey>
         </theme>
         <theme>
            <themekt>EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus</themekt>
            <themekey>Ecosystem</themekey>
            <themekey>Environment</themekey>
            <themekey>Estuary</themekey>
            <themekey>Ground Water</themekey>
            <themekey>Land</themekey>
            <themekey>Management</themekey>
            <themekey>Monitoring</themekey>
            <themekey>Natural Resources</themekey>
            <themekey>Regulatory</themekey>
            <themekey>Surface Water</themekey>
            <themekey>Water</themekey>
         </theme>
         <theme>
            <themekt>User keywords</themekt>
            <themekey>catchments</themekey>
            <themekey>watershed boundaries</themekey>
         </theme>
         <place>
            <placekt>None</placekt>
            <placekey>United States</placekey>
         </place>
      </keywords>
      <accconst>None</accconst>
      <useconst>None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, correctness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata.</useconst>
      <ptcontac>
         <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
               <cntorg>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</cntorg>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
               <address>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW MC 4503T</address>
               <city>Washington</city>
               <state>DC</state>
               <postal>20460</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>999-999-9999</cntvoice>
            <cntemail>waters_support@epa.gov</cntemail>
         </cntinfo>
      </ptcontac>
      <secinfo>
         <secsys>https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html</secsys>
         <secclass>No Confidentiality</secclass>
         <sechandl>Standard Technical Controls</sechandl>
      </secinfo>
   </idinfo>
   <dataqual>
      <attracc>
         <attraccr>Please refer to the source datasets for details on general accuracy.</attraccr>
      </attracc>
      <logic>None</logic>
      <complete>None</complete>
      <posacc>
         <horizpa>
            <horizpar>Please refer to the source datasets for more details on horizontal positional accuracy.</horizpar>
         </horizpa>
         <vertacc>
            <vertaccr>Unknown</vertaccr>
         </vertacc>
      </posacc>
      <lineage>
         <srcinfo>
            <srccite>
               <citeinfo>
                  <origin>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)</origin>
                  <pubdate>2012</pubdate>
                  <title>National Hydrography Dataset Plus - NHDPlus</title>
                  <edition>2.10</edition>
                  <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
                  <pubinfo>
                     <pubplace>Washington, DC</pubplace>
                     <publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</publish>
                  </pubinfo>
                  <onlink>https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/nhdplus-national-hydrography-dataset-plus</onlink>
               </citeinfo>
            </srccite>
            <typesrc>online</typesrc>
            <srctime>
               <timeinfo>
                  <sngdate>
                     <caldate>2012</caldate>
                  </sngdate>
               </timeinfo>
               <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
            </srctime>
            <srccitea>NHDPlusV21</srccitea>
         </srcinfo>
         <srcinfo>
            <srccite>
               <citeinfo>
                  <origin>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)</origin>
                  <pubdate>2019</pubdate>
                  <title>National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution - Alaska</title>
                  <edition>Beta</edition>
                  <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
                  <pubinfo>
                     <pubplace>Washington, DC</pubplace>
                     <publish>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)</publish>
                  </pubinfo>
                  <onlink>https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/ngp/national-hydrography/nhdplus-high-resolution</onlink>
               </citeinfo>
            </srccite>
            <typesrc>online</typesrc>
            <srctime>
               <timeinfo>
                  <sngdate>
                     <caldate>2019</caldate>
                  </sngdate>
               </timeinfo>
               <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
            </srctime>
            <srccitea>NHDPlusAKBeta</srccitea>
         </srcinfo>
         <procstep>
            <procdesc>Onshore catchments extracted from NHDPlus V2.1</procdesc>
            <srcused>NHDPlusV21</srcused>
            <procdate>20200608</procdate>
         </procstep>
         <procstep>
            <procdesc>Onshore catchments extracted from NHDPlus AK Beta</procdesc>
            <srcused>NHDPlusAKBeta</srcused>
            <procdate>20200608</procdate>
         </procstep>
         <procstep>
            <procdesc>Datasets merged into national coverage</procdesc>
            <procdate>20200608</procdate>
         </procstep>
         <procstep>
            <procdesc>Upstream watersheds for catchments for a given Catchment Crosswalk HUC12 determined and aggregated using NHDPlus navigation services.</procdesc>
            <srcused>NHDPlusV21</srcused>
            <procdate>20200608</procdate>
         </procstep>
      </lineage>
   </dataqual>
   <spdoinfo>
      <direct>Vector</direct>
      <ptvctinf>
         <sdtsterm>
            <sdtstype>GT-polygon composed of chains</sdtstype>
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   </spdoinfo>
   <spref>
      <horizsys>
         <planar>
            <mapproj>
               <mapprojn>WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere</mapprojn>
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                  <otherprj>PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3857]]</otherprj>
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            <planci>
               <plance>coordinate pair</plance>
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                  <absres>0.0001</absres>
                  <ordres>0.0001</ordres>
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               <plandu>meter</plandu>
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            <horizdn>D WGS 1984</horizdn>
            <ellips>WGS 1984</ellips>
            <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
            <denflat>298.257223563</denflat>
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   <distinfo>
      <distrib>
         <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
               <cntorg>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water</cntorg>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
               <address>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW MC 4503T</address>
               <city>Washington</city>
               <state>DC</state>
               <postal>20460</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>999-999-9999</cntvoice>
            <cntemail>waters_support@epa.gov</cntemail>
         </cntinfo>
      </distrib>
      <resdesc>Live Data and Maps</resdesc>
      <distliab>Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Environmental Protection Agency, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions or intended use. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.</distliab>
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         <digform>
            <digtinfo>
               <formname>ArcGIS Server Map Service</formname>
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            <digtopt>
               <onlinopt>
                  <computer>
                     <networka>
                        <networkr>https://watersgeo.epa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Support/CatchmentFabric/MapServer/2</networkr>
                     </networka>
                  </computer>
               </onlinopt>
            </digtopt>
         </digform>
         <fees>None</fees>
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      <metd>20200608</metd>
      <metfrd>20220608</metfrd>
      <metc>
         <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
               <cntorg>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water</cntorg>
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            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
               <address>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code 4503T</address>
               <city>Washington</city>
               <state>DC</state>
               <postal>20460</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>999-999-9999</cntvoice>
            <cntemail>waters_support@epa.gov</cntemail>
         </cntinfo>
      </metc>
      <metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
      <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
      <mettc>local time</mettc>
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