Abstract

The Watershed Boundary Dataset, An Evolving National Treasure
Track: Water Resources
Authors: Stephen Daw

The complete national certification of the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) in 2010 was by no means the end of improvements to the WBD. Since that time, the WBD has been completely integrated into the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and the WBD is now an integral part of the National Map.
This presentation will discuss the final hurdles to integration with the NHD, show the WBD tools, explain the WBD stewardship process, provide a view of updates to the WBD data, and illuminate the path ahead for the WBD.
The WBD is now a powerful base dataset that users beyond the state and federal level can use in ArcGIS to improve their hydrographic analysis and better visualize water flow in the United States.