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NHDPlusV1 Documentation

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  • NHDPlus Version 1 User Guide
    • Word Doc
    • PDF(126 pp, 2.3 MB, About PDF)
  • NHDPlus Version 1 Metadata
    • XML
    • PDF(11 pp, 41 K)
  • NHDPlus Flyer

The following links exit the site

General Tutorials

NHDPlus Exercise Events
Zip

NHDPlus Modeling Data
Zip

Tutorial Exercises

  • Exercise 0 - Preparation
  • Exercise 1 - Setting Up The Data
  • Exercise 2 - Linking Data to NHD
  • Exercise 3 - Navigating With Geometry
  • Exercise 4 - Navigating With VAAs and FlowTable
  • Exercise 5 - Network Analysis
  • Exercise 6 - Raster Datasets
  • Exercise 7 - Watershed Delineation
  • Exercise 8 - Simple Model

Presentation: AWRA Spring GIS Conference - Mar 2008

Session 29, Introduction to NHDPlus, McKay
Session 29, NHDPlus Applications Sampler, Dewald
Session 29, NHDPlus In ArcHydro, Rea
Session 29, NHDPlus as the Core for Significant Nexus Analysis, Cooter

Presentation: NHDPlus 2008 Workshop - Feb 2008

NHDPlus Workshop Final Agenda (PDF)
Movie Viewing Instructions (PDF)
Tuesday 0830 Welcome (PDF)(8 MB), Movie(25 MB)
Tuesday 0915 Introduction Concepts (.pps)(6 MB), Movie(27 MB)
Tuesday 0935 Introduction Enhanced NHD (.pps)(2 MB), Movie(22 MB)
Tuesday 1015 Catchments, Elevations, & Grids (.pps)(10 MB), Movie(33 MB)
Tuesday 1045 Catchment & CumulativeAttributes (.pps)(3 MB), Movie(26 MB)
Tuesday 1100 Elevation Smoothing (.pps)(1 MB), Movie(11 MB)
Tuesday 1110 Flow Volume Velocity (.pps)(1 MB), Movie(7 MB)
Tuesday 1120 QAQC Spreadsheet (.pps)(1 MB), Movie(9 MB)
Tuesday 1300 Data Extensions (.pps)(1 MB), Movie(11 MB)
Tuesday 1315 Data Curiosities & Anomalies (.pps)(11 MB), Movie(34 MB)
Tuesday 1400 Linking Data to the NHD & NHDPlus (.pps)(3 MB), Movie(28 MB)
Tuesday 1500 Understanding Core EPA Water Databases (.pps)(3 MB), Movie(39 MB)
Tuesday 1615 Understanding Core USGS Water Databases (.pps)(11 MB), Movie(39 MB)
Wednesday 0830 Basic Concepts & Constructs (.pps)(3 MB), Movie(31 MB)
Wednesday 0915 Network Navigation (.pps)(1 MB), Movie(18 MB)
Wednesday 0945 Network Analysis (.pps)(2 MB), Movie(12 MB)
Wednesday 1015 Advanced Techniques Tips & Tricks (.pps)(14 MB), Movie(52 MB)
Wednesday 1300 Advanced Applications & Tools (.pps)(3 MB), Movie(49 MB)
Wednesday 1425 Catchment Attribute Allocation & Accumulation (.pps)(1 MB), Movie(19 MB)
Wednesday 1440 Aquatic Exposure & Impact Analysis (.pps)(7 MB), Movie(7 MB)
Wednesday 1450 Simple Models (.pps)(1 MB), Movie(15 MB)
Wednesday 1520 Sharable Web Resources (.pps)(1 MB), Movie(4 MB)
Wednesday 1530 CUAHSI HIS & NHDPlus (.pps)(3 MB), Movie(13 MB)
Wednesday 1600 Version 2.0 Data Model (.pps)(500 K), Movie(11 MB)
Wednesday 1615 Refresh Build Tools (.pps)(100 K), Movie(9 MB)
Wednesday 1630 Tech Support & Upcoming Events (.pps)(2 MB), Movie(2 MB)

Presentation: EPA Region04 - Sept 2006

EPARegion04-Sept2006.zip

Presentation: ESRI - UC - Aug 2006

ESRI-UC-NHDPlusWorkshop-75min.zip

Presentation: EPA GIS WG - Mar 2006

GISWG_Mar2006_NHDPlusWorkshop.zip

Presentation: AWRA - Spring 2006

AWRA_NHDPlusWorkshop.zip

Presentation: NHDPlus 2006 Workshop - Feb 2008

Thu_1015_Notsosimplemodels_Bondelid.zip
Tue_0830_Vision_Pierce.zip
Tue_0830_Welcome_Dewald.zip
Tue_0905_NHDCatchmentEvaluation_Rea.zip
Tue_0920_NHDCatchmentEvaluation_Johnston.zip
Tue_1015_ProductSuiteOverview_McKay.zip
Tue_1030_EnhancedNHD&VAAS_McKay.zip
Tue_1300_CatchmentsElevationsGrids_Moore.zip
Tue_1345_CatchmentAttributes_Rea.zip
Tue_1400_ElevationSmoothing_Bondelid.zip
Tue_1455_CumulativeCatchmentAttributes_Bondelid.zip
Tue_1500_FlowVolumeVelocityEstimates_Bondelid.zip
Tue_1530_LinkingData2NHD_McKay.zip
Wed_0830_CoreWaterProgramDatabases_EPA.zip
Wed_1000_CoreWaterProgramDatabasesNWIS_Rea.zip
Wed_1030_UsingNHDPlus_Part1_Rea.zip
Wed_1045_SetttingUpDataRelates_Johnston.zip
Wed_1100_UsingNHDPlus_Part3_Rea.zip
Wed_1115_NetworkNavigation_McKay.zip
Wed_1330_StreamClassification_Bondelid.zip
Wed_1345_NetworkAnalysis_McKay.zip
Wed_1415_Simplemodels_Bondelid.zip
Wed_1415_WatershedDelineation_Rea.zip
Wed_1500_Applications_WhatsNext_Dewald.zip

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