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National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Archive

This page is meant to act as an archival repository for previous versions of the statewide National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) which includes the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) released by USGS. All data are presented in their original, unmodified format as downloaded from USGS. Be aware that the data do not come with a geometric network; directions for building the geometric network can be found in the text file on this resource page called "How to Create NHD Network".

Data files

Data title and descriptionAccess dataFile detailsLast updated

November 2022

This page is meant to act as an archival repository for previous versions of the statewide National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) which includes the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) released by USGS. All data are presented in their original, unmodified format as downloaded from USGS. Be aware that the data do not come with a geometric network; directions for building the geometric network can be found in the text file on this resource page called "How to Create NHD Network".

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

October 2022

This page is meant to act as an archival repository for previous versions of the statewide National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) which includes the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) released by USGS. All data are presented in their original, unmodified format as downloaded from USGS. Be aware that the data do not come with a geometric network; directions for building the geometric network can be found in the text file on this resource page called "How to Create NHD Network".

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

July 2022

This page is meant to act as an archival repository for previous versions of the statewide National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) which includes the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) released by USGS. All data are presented in their original, unmodified format as downloaded from USGS. Be aware that the data do not come with a geometric network; directions for building the geometric network can be found in the text file on this resource page called "How to Create NHD Network".

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

March 2022

This page is meant to act as an archival repository for previous versions of the statewide National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) which includes the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) released by USGS. All data are presented in their original, unmodified format as downloaded from USGS. Be aware that the data do not come with a geometric network; directions for building the geometric network can be found in the text file on this resource page called "How to Create NHD Network".

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

June 2020

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

February 2020

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

October 2019

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

August 2019

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

June 2019

This page is meant to act as an archival repository for previous versions of the statewide National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) which includes the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) released by USGS. All data are presented in their original, unmodified format as downloaded from USGS. Be aware that the data do not come with a geometric network; directions for building the geometric network can be found in the text file on this resource page called "How to Create NHD Network".

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

April 28, 2019

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

April 25, 2019

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

February 2019

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

October 2018

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

August 2018

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

June 2018

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

March 2018

DownloadZIP
08/11/23

How to Create NHD Network

This page is meant to act as an archival repository for previous versions of the statewide National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) which includes the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) released by USGS. All data are presented in their original, unmodified format as downloaded from USGS. Be aware that the data do not come with a geometric network; directions for building the geometric network can be found in the text file on this resource page called "How to Create NHD Network".

DownloadTXT
08/11/23

Supporting files

Data title and descriptionAccess dataFile detailsLast updated

April 2023

Archive of the NHD for the State of California downloaded in April 2023. Files are saved in a file geodatabase and compressed for archive and download.

FILE GEODATABASE
08/11/23

API endpoint

Dataset Name

Use the query web API to retrieve data with a set of basic parameters. Copy the API endpoint you need to start.

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