New Watershed Boundary Map for Georgia

Proceedings of the 2001 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 26 and 27, 2001, Athens, Georgia.Watersheds are units for surface-water runoff and are broadly used to define the spatial extent of surface-water investigations and management programs. A standardized, digital data base of accurately and consistently defined watershed boundaries, or hydrologic units, has been developed to support water resources programs in Georgia. This new watershed boundary map is a cooperative effort of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Georgia Geographic Information System Clearinghouse, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Watershed boundary development also was coordinated with adjacent States, and with Federal Geospatial Data Committee efforts to create a National guideline for watershed boundary—or hydrologic unit—mapping. The map is complete and a digital copy may be obtained from the USGS, the Georgia GIS Clearinghouse, or the NRCS. A hard copy of the map and supporting report also is being produced by the NRCS and the USGS.Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThis book was published by the Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2202. The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397) or the other conference sponsors