Wisconsin Islands & Uplands from 1:24,000-scale sources

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources 2003
• Subjects: hydrography; water; lakes; rivers; streams; islands; uplands; inlandWaters; Wisconsin; Wisconsin Islands
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.15891; http://metacat.lternet.edu/knb/metacat/knb-lter-ntl.500031.3/xml

This shapefile includes all upland and island polygons in the 1:24,000-scale Hydrography data model (Version 3). These polygons have descriptive attributes. Some islands may have names, but in most cases they are unnamed. No Water Body ID Codes (WBICs) exist for islands. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) developed this statewide Hydrography geographic data layer from 1:24,000-scale sources. The 1:24K Hydrography database includes information about surface water features represented on the US Geological Survey's 1:24,000-scale topographic map series such as perennial and intermittent streams, lakes, and so on. A large portion of the DNR's Waterbody Identification Codes (WBICs) have been incorporated into the 24K Hydro layer, along with surface water names from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database. Wetlands delineations are NOT included in the 24K Hydro data layer. Following the initial release of the 24K Hydrography database in October of 2000, a series of data updates and enhancements have culminated in Version 3 of the 24K Hydro layer, which was completed in December 2003. Version 3 includes data enhancements and corrections.