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Selected Basin Boundaries for USGS Streamgages in Alaska through 2014

Metadata Updated: November 12, 2025

This dataset contains 474 drainage basin boundaries for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages in Alaska, including supplemental drainage basin boundaries for alternate conditions for 3 of the 471 streamgages. The basin boundaries were delineated from the streamgage location to the nearest USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) HUC boundary and along HUC boundaries from that intersection to the basin headwaters. The dataset also includes the streamgage locations used for delineation, which consist of points snapped from the streamgage coordinates in the USGS National Water Information System to the USGS National Hydrography Dataset flowline representing the respective streams. Streamgages selected for drainage basin delineation included: (1) streamgages having at least 10 years of peak-streamflow data through water year 2012, used for a statewide flood frequency study (Curran and others, 2016), and (2) streamgages in Cook Inlet Basin, regardless of record length, used for development of Cook Inlet Basin Streamstats in 2016 (https://streamstats.usgs.gov/ss/). For three streamgages, a supplemental drainage basin boundary was delineated for the drainage area associated with regulated (diverted) streamflow conditions contemporaneous with a period of streamflow record other than the present. Selected basins were previously published in the WBD as "NWISDrainageArea" features.

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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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Dates

Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2025
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Maintainer
Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/usgs-66440867d34e1955f5a427fa
Data Last Modified 2024-05-18T00:00:00Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:12
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Harvest Source Id 2b80d118-ab3a-48ba-bd93-996bbacefac2
Harvest Source Title DOI USGS DCAT-US
Metadata Type geospatial
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