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    • Mainstem Rivers of the World based on MERIT hydrography and Natural Earth names

    Metadata Updated: July 6, 2024

    Mainstem rivers are the backbone of a connected network of hydrologic units that cover the landscape. A mainstem connects a headwater source area to an outlet. This data release identifies the same mainstem paths in hydrographic datasets for the world based on the MERIT hydrography and the Natural Earth river names. Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. See "Blodgett et al., 2021, Mainstems: A logical data model implementing mainstem and drainage basin feature types based on WaterML2 Part 3: HY Features concepts https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104927" for mainstems data model details.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024

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    Harvested from DOI EDI

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
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    Identifier USGS:614a8864d34e0df5fb97572d
    Data Last Modified 20220622
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:12
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    Harvest Source Id 52bfcc16-6e15-478f-809a-b1bc76f1aeda
    Harvest Source Title DOI EDI
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0,-55.53,180.0,83.65
    Publisher Hierarchy White House > U.S. Department of the Interior > U.S. Geological Survey
    Source Datajson Identifier True
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