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Generic Service Objects


ow_catchment

Property Datatype Description
comid Number Optional identification id number for the delineation process.
nhdplus_region String The NHDPlus region to which the catchment is assigned. See NHDPlus documentation for more information on regions.
nhdplus_version String The NHDPlus version of the region from which the catchment is derived. The format is XX_YY where XX indicates the major version and YY indicates the minor version. See NHDPlus documentation for more information on versioning.
reachcode String Common Identifier of an NHD Flowline.
grid_code Number The value stored in grid cells. A unique identification number for each catchment (compressed numbering system).
grid_count Number Number of cells with a particular value in the value field. The count equals the number of 30x30 meter grid cells in each catchment. Catchment area can be computed from this field.
prod_unit String Production unit identifier.
areasqkm Number Feature area in square kilometers.
vertices Number Count of vertices comprising the feature geometry.
shape Geometry Feature geometry.

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ow_delineated_basin

Property Datatype Description
basin_id Number Optional identification id number for the delineation process.
basin_name String Optional identification name for the delineation process.
feature_type String Feature type returned
output_flag String Output flag indicating whether to return features, flowlines or both.
aggregation_flag String Aggregation flag indicating whether aggregate all returned features.
comids Array of Number Flowline comids returned from navigation.
reachcodes Array of String Flowline reach codes returned from navigation.
resolution Number NHD resolution value. This value must be 3 as navigation is currently only available for medium resolution NHD.
flowlines Array of Object Array of ow_indexed_flowline
catchments Array of Object Array of ow_catchment
tolerance Number Oracle Spatial tolerance to use in geometry functions. Default value is 0.05.
total_areasqkm Number Depending on aggregation flag, either the total area in square kilometers of the aggregated feature or the sum of area of all feature type geometries.
vertices Number Count of geometry vertices of all object geometries and subobject geometries.
shape Geometry Geometry representing the aggregated feature type.
status_code Number Code indicating success or failure of last object procedure.
status_message String Message explaining any conditions causing a status code.

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ow_nhd_feature

Property Datatype Description
feature_type String Code indicating the source of the NHD feature:
  • F - nhdflowline
  • W - nhdwaterbody
  • A - nhdarea
  • L - nhdline
  • P - nhdpoint
comid Number NHD assigned unique identifier for the feature.
fdate Date Last modified date of the NHD feature.
reachcode String The reach code assigned to the NHD feature. Note that only flowlines, waterbodies and points may have reach codes.
reachsmdate Date The date the reach code was created or last modified.
resolution Number The NHD resolution code indicating:
  • 2 - High Resolution
  • 3 - Medium Resolution
gnis_id String The USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) code assigned to the NHD feature.
gnis_name String The accompanying textual GNIS name assigned to NHD features having a gnis_id. Note that not all NHD features have GNIS names.
fmeasure Number For flowline features with reach codes, the Linear Referencing System start measure for the nhd feature.
tmeasure Number For flowline features with reach codes, the Linear Referencing System end measure for the nhd feature.
shape_length Number For flowlines and lines, the length of the feature in KM.
shape_area Number For waterbodies and areas, the area of the feature in square KM.
vertices Number Count of vertices comprising the feature geometry.
shape Geometry Feature geometry.

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ow_nhd_feature_grp

Property Datatype Description
results Array of Object Object Type: ow_nhd_feature

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ow_nhd_reachinfo

Property Datatype Description
reachtype String F/W indicating that record represents a NHD Flowline or Waterbody reach code.
reachcode String 14-digit NHD reach code.
gnis_id String 10-digit GNIS identification code for the reach code feature, if any.
gnis_name String GNIS assigned name for the reach code feature, if any.
companion_geom_count Number For flowline reach code features, the count of waterbodies that the feature is associated with. Only applies to flowlines with NHD "Artificial Path" FCODEs. For waterbody reach code features, the count of artificial path flowline features associated with the waterbody.
reachsmdate Date The date the reach feature was last modified. Only a small percentage of NHD features currently have a reachsmdate value.

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ow_indexed_flowline

Property Datatype Description
comid Number NHD assigned unique identifier for the feature.
reachcode String The reach code assigned to the NHD feature. Note that only flowlines, waterbodies and points may have reach codes.
nhdplus_region String The NHDPlus region the NHD feature is assigned to.
nhdplus_version String The NHDPlus version of the region from which the catchment is derived. The format is XX_YY where XX indicates the major version and YY indicates the minor version. See NHDPlus documentation for more information on versioning.
reachsmdate Date The date the reach code was created or last modified.
resolution Number The NHD resolution code indicating:
  • 2 - High Resolution
  • 3 - Medium Resolution
gnis_id String The USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) code assigned to the NHD feature.
gnis_name String The accompanying textual GNIS name assigned to NHD features having a gnis_id. Note that not all NHD features have GNIS names.
wbareacomi Number The NHD waterbody comid for any waterbody the flowline intersects.
fcode   The NHD assigned feature code of the flowline.
offset Number The RAD event offset amount.
fmeasure Number For flowline features with reach codes, the Linear Referencing System start measure for the nhd feature.
tmeasure Number For flowline features with reach codes, the Linear Referencing System end measure for the nhd feature.
wbd_huc12 String The WBD HUC 12 unit the flowline is assigned to.
wbd_huc12_percent Number The percentage amount representing the overlap between the WBD HUC 12 and the flowline.
vertices Number Count of vertices comprising the feature geometry.
shape Geometry Feature geometry.
waterbodies Number The count of unique NHD waterbody features that the flowline crosses.

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ow_rad_event_feature

Property Datatype Description
program_type String RAD program abbreviation indicating program to which this feature belongs. This information is often duplicated in the eventtype and/or source_datadesc fields. However this practice is not standardized across all programs.
feature_type String A/L/P indicating the geometry type of the RAD feature.
archive_flag String TRUE/FALSE indicating if this RAD feature originates from the production or archive RAD table.
comid Number Unique numeric identification number for the event.
eventdate Date The date the event was created or updated.
eventtype String Value indicating the program for which the event has been created.
reachcode String The reach code value of the NHD feature the event occurs upon.
reachsmdate Date Date that the NHD reach code was assigned thus tying the event to a specific version of the NHD.
resolution Number Integer value indicating the resolution of the NHD waterbody feature the event occurs upon. All current RAD features have a value of 3 indicating the medium resolution NHD.
source_originator String Abbreviated name of the organization submitting the event.
source_datadesc String Descriptive field used to store auxiliary information about the indexing process or other critical data quality measures.
source_featureid String Foreign key to external program database.
featuredetailurl String Internet hyperlink to supplemental program information for the event record.
offset Number Event display offset.
measure Number Measure value that a point event occurs at upon a reached NHD flowline.
fmeasure Number Start measure value that a line event occurs at upon a reached NHD flowline.
tmeasure Number End measure value that a line event occurs at upon a reached NHD flowline.
shape_length Number The length in meters of a line event.
shape_area Number The area in square kilometers of an area event.
geogstate String Abbreviation of the state where the event takes place regardless of the source originator. In most cases this will be the same as source_originator, but they may differ in cases such that tribes, state cooperators, and other non-state specific organizations manage the data. This distinction allows for both state based and management-based analysis
cycle_year String Optional field indicating a year for which the event is considered to be valid. Only a subset of programs track events via cycle year.
start_date Date The date by which the event is considered by the source program to be active.
end_date Date The date by which the event is considered by the source program to be no longer active. Only utilized in RAD archive tables.
wbd_huc12 String The WBD HUC 12 unit the RAD event is assigned to.
wbd_huc12_percent Number The percentage amount representing the overlap between the WBD HUC 12 and the RAD event.
vertices Number Count of vertices in the geometry.
shape Geometry Geometry of the RAD event.

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ow_tiger_zcta5

Property Datatype Description
zcta5 String Current 5-digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area code.
classfp String Current Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 55 class code.
mtfcc String MAF/TIGER feature class code.
funcstat String Current functional status.
vertices Number Count of vertices in the geometry.
shape Geometry Geometry representing the ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

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ow_tiger_zcta5_grp

Property Datatype Description
results Array of Object Object Type: ow_tiger_zcta5

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ow_tiger_zcta5tohuc12

Property Datatype Description
zcta5 String 5-digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area code.
huc12 String 12-digit Watershed Boundary Dataset Hydrologic Unit Code.
huc12_name String WBD-assigned common name for the 12-digit hydrologic unit.
overlap_sqkm Number The size in square kilometers of the overlap of the ZCTA5 and HUC12.
zcta5_percent Number The percentage of the ZCTA5 polygon represented by the overlap area.
huc12_percent Number The percentage of the HUC12 polygon represented by the overlap area.

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ow_wbd_feature

Property Datatype Description
huc_level Number Watershed Boundary Dataset HUC level. Valid values are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12.
huc_2 String Two-digit Hydrologic Unit Code
hu_2_name String Designated name of the HUC 2 unit.
huc_4 String Four-digit Hydrologic Unit Code
hu_4_name String Designated name of the HUC 4 unit.
huc_6 String Six-digit Hydrologic Unit Code
hu_6_name String Designated name of the HUC 6 unit.
huc_8 String Eight-digit Hydrologic Unit Code
hu_8_name String Designated name of the HUC 8 unit.
huc_10 String Ten-digit Hydrologic Unit Code
hu_10_name String Designated name of the HUC 10 unit.
huc_12 String Twelve-digit Hydrologic Unit Code
hu_12_name String Designated name of the HUC 12 unit.
acres Number The area of the HUC unit in acres.
ncontrb_a Date Area of the HUC unit considered to be noncontributing to the watershed basin.
hu_10_gnis String USGS GNIS identification code for the 10 digit hydrologic unit.
hu_12_gnis String USGS GNIS identification code for the 12 digit hydrologic unit.
hu_10_ds String The 10-digit code of the 5th level hydrologic unit that is receiving the majority of the flow from the watershed that the 6th level HU falls within. Outlets created by ditching or other artificial drainage were not considered for this field.
hu_10_mod String Field identifying interbasin transfers (IT), dams at the outlet (DM), etc. that modify natural overland flow for a HUC10. Modifications are identified from most significant to least significant. Hydrologic units with no modifications are marked with NM.
hu_10_type String Field identifies the type of HUC10 watershed.
hu_12_ds String The 12-digit code of the 5th level hydrologic unit that is receiving the majority of the flow from the watershed that the 6th level HU falls within. Outlets created by ditching or other artificial drainage were not considered for this field.
hu_12_mod String Field identifying interbasin transfers (IT), dams at the outlet (DM), etc. that modify natural overland flow for a HUC12. Modifications are identified from most significant to least significant. Hydrologic units with no modifications are marked with NM.
hu_12_type String Field identifies the type of HUC12 watershed.
meta_id String Metadata ID is a code that identifies which metadata file applies to the arc.
states String Comma-delimited list of states considered by USGS to comprise the hydrologic unit.
vertices Number Count of vertices comprising the feature geometry.
shape Geometry Feature geometry.

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ow_wbd_feature_grp

Property Datatype Description
results Array of Object Object Type: ow_wbd_feature

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