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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you create maps or work with the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State> version of the National Hydrography
Dataset (NHD) then I need you’re input. As many of you know the NHD is a
rather large and complex, yet comprehensive surface water data set. It is
comprised of thirteen feature classes, six of which are the Hydrologic Unit
Boundaries. The State now has received provisional certification on 5th and 6th
level hydrologic unit areas (watershed & subwatershed areas respectively)
from the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) program (managed by USGS and NRCS)
and we are planning to add these datasets to our SDE libraries’ statewide
NHD coverage by the end of January.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the meantime, the extent of the current NHD dataset
extends well up into GA to the headwaters of the <st1:place w:st="on">Apalachicola</st1:place>.
In that past, we have loaded subregion areas with waters entering <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State> into the SDE
library to create the statewide coverage. Several people have complained that
the NHD is too slow to load and hard to work with because there are so many
features outside the state boundary. Our intent is to limit the dataset to just
the subbasin areas with surface water features entering the state. By doing
this we will cut the size of the area covered by 33% and ensure that most
connectivity for the network is maintained. If doing this will interfere with
your units business needs please contact me <b><i><span style='font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>no later than December 31</span></i></b> so we can
discuss the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you are working in a specific area and need the areas
extending well into <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Georgia</st1:place></st1:country-region>
for analysis or mapping, the subbasin Geodatabases will still be available for
download via the USGS NHD website (<a href="http://nhd.usgs.gov/data.html">http://nhd.usgs.gov/data.html</a>).
The “NHD viewer” will also allow you to download the latest USGS
posted updates for subbasin areas.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you and happy holidays,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>David S. Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Environmental Specialist III, NHD Coordinator</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bob</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Martinez</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, South Bldg. Rm. 525B<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2600
Blairstone Rd.</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street></u1:ADDRESS></u1:STREET><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> MS# 3525<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tallahassee</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'></u1:CITY></u1:PLACE>, <u1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">FL</u1:STATE></st1:State> <u1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">32399</u1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode>-24000<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Voice: (850) 245-8550<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Fax: (850) 245-7571<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><a href="mailto:David.S.Anderson@dep.state.fl.us"
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