About This Dataset

Tags

Kentucky, Surface, Kenton County, Campbell County, Pendleton County, Watershed, Drainage, Geomorph, Kentucky Geological Survey

Summary

Watersheds and contributing areas for watersheds in Northern Kentucky, based on 14-digit U.S.G.S. Hydrologic Units (HUCs). Used for water resource planning and water quality management in Kenton, Campbell, and Pendleton Counties.

Description

This layer shows 14-digit U.S.G.S. Hydrologic Units (HUCs). A hydrologic unit is the land area that drains to a particular stream or river, so each polygon represents a watershed or the contributing area of one.

The HUC layer was created by the USGS using ARC/INFO Geographic Information System (GIS) software and attributed to the 11- and 14-digit hydrologic unit code by the NRCS. The basis for selection of 11- and 14-digit hydrologic units is named streams on 1:100,000 scale maps. All named streams on 1:100,000 scale maps had basin boundaries delineated and digitized from 1:24,000 scale maps.

This subset for the LINK-GIS Consortium contains all 14-digit HUCs that intersect Kenton, Campbell, or Pendleton Counties. This includes watersheds in the Licking River Basin and the Ohio River Basin, as well as one HUC in the Kentucky River Basin. This data was originally published by the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS); see the link below for updated data or a larger extent.

http://www.uky.edu/KGS/gis/hucfinder.htm

Credits

USGS, United States Geological Survey, Kentucky Geological Survey, LINK-GIS, Planning and Development Services of Kenton County (PDS)

Use limitations

All Users hereby acknowledge that PDS, LINK-GIS and any, or all, of its partners or employees accept no liability for use of this Data Product. These Data Products have not been prepared for, and are not suitable for engineering, or surveying purposes. Generally, these Data Products do not represent on-the-ground surveys, but rather represent the approximate relative location of boundaries and features. These Data Products are for general planning purposes only, no other intent is implied. Products should not be used for making financial or any other commitments.

PDS, LINK-GIS and any, or all, of its partners or employees provide these Data Products with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete and conclusions drawn from the Data Products are the responsibility of the User. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy, correctness and timeliness of materials presented anywhere within the Data Products, PDS, LINK-GIS and any, or all, of its partners or employees assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

Extent

West -84.697469    East -84.145121
North 39.122274    South 38.491453

Scale Range

Maximum (zoomed in)     1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)    1:500,000