Downloadable in shapefile, geodatabase, kmz, or r formats. Click on title to download individual files attached to this item or download all. The data is available for download as a shapefile, spreadsheet, or kml. Wise large rivers and large lakes european environment. Some areas, notably major cities in the west, were recompiled at a scale of 1. A preliminary example of the potential effect of basin shape on proportion of low gradient habitats is shown for huc 6 th watersheds in eastern washington. For example, a thousand gallons of water used in a waterrich region will likely have substantially less impact on ecosystems and people than a thousand gallons used in a waterscarce. Major river basins in india are pointed out in the map. Interactive database of the worlds river basins home. This database provides the firstever compilation of the worlds river basins developed specifically for corporate disclosure. This is a commonly used format that can be directly used in arcanything, divagis, and many other programs. The major river basin lines in nc are drawn based on the nationally recognized hydrologic unit codes 6digits. This shapefile contains the major rivers of the world. I am wanting some select major rivers of the mississippi river basin red, kansas, misouri, ohio, tennessee, and mississippi obviously to display in the ms basin.
All of europe has an area of approximately 10,180,000 km 2 and the nile river basin has an area of 3,400,000 km 2. Rivers form a hydrological mosaic, with an estimated 263 international river basins covering 45. Forest service wild and scenic river boundary data can be found through the usfs geodata clearing. European river catchments the purpose of the european river catchments erc is to provide a homogeneous european catchments dataset at scale 1. You can use programs such as 7zip, pkzip or stuffit to decompress the files. Currently, there are three authoritative sources of global hydro data out there, all available free to the public for noncommercial use. The hydrosheds dataset was derived from srtm elevation data, while the hydro1k and grdc datasets were derived from the gtopo30 elevation dataset.
Hydrosheds is a mapping product that provides hydrographic information for regional and globalscale applications in a consistent format. River basins monitoring references national centers. Grey areas are endorheic basins that do not drain to the ocean. Geonetwork opensource provides internet access to interactive maps, satellite imagery and related spatial databases. The nile river basin from srtm data whitebox geospatial. The australias river basins 1997 project was a joint state, territory and australian government initiative to create a national spatial database of major hydrological basins. A watershed is an area encompassing part or all of a surface drainage basin. New orleans and the mississippi river map made of major shipping routes across the world. This graphic shows the locations of 26 of the world s major river basins. Grdc global runoff data centre map products the global runoff data centre map products include major river basins of the world grdc, 2007, watershed boundaries of grdc stations grdc, 2011 and wmo regions and subregions grdc, 2004. Bfg the grdc major river basins of the world major.
Major river basins of the world feature service data. This layer has been viewed 69667 times by 50478 users layer styles. River basins are the hydrological units of the planet and as such play a critical role in the natural functioning of the earth. Many companies provide locationspecific information in. These corporate water disclosure guidelines emphasize that a companys risks, opportunities, and impacts differ greatly depending on the river basin contexts in which it operates. The files have been compressed and grouped in zip files. These data were obtained from esris geography network in arcview shapefile format.
The main purpose of the data sets is to provide a cartographic background. Other formats for the interagency center line data and u. The list of drainage basins by area identifies basins also known as catchments or, in north american usage, watersheds, sorted by area, which drain to oceans, mediterranean seas, rivers, lakes and other water bodies. The major river basins of the world is an ongoing gis project of the global runoff data centre grdc that aims at the provision of a set of. Major river basins of the world gis layer european data portal. The coverage is available on line, at no charge, via links from the file. Click basin to lock in display and enable downloading.
Grdc major river basins of the world mrb is an ongoing gis project of the global runoff data centre grdc. This layer has been viewed 15322 times by 9904 users layer styles. Boundaries of subnational administrative districts. The data show considerable scatter indicating the multifarious controls that govern long profiles of river or the distribution of profiles in a network, including lithology, structure, glaciation, history of erosion, and network.
Apr 29, 2011 i am wanting some select major rivers of the mississippi river basin red, kansas, misouri, ohio, tennessee, and mississippi obviously to display in the ms basin. For my initial attempt, the one in which i truncated the watershed, i used my inch macbook pro 2. Geonetwork opensource allows to easily share spatial data among different users. Global hydro datasets are invaluable to the people of planet. This is the first nationallevel data of its kind, evaluating competition for available water supplies, annual and seasonal supply variability, flood occurrence, and drought severity the data paints a countrylevel picture of water risks, information that is clearly relevant. The definitions are from the wise gis guidance document. The watershed boundary dataset wbd from the national map tnm defines the perimeter of drainage areas formed by the terrain and other landscape characteristics. This dataset was created for the generation of grdc map products and will be updated from time to time whenever extensions may be required. Oct 07, 2014 all of europe has an area of approximately 10,180,000 km 2 and the nile river basin has an area of 3,400,000 km 2. New research from the world resources institute scores waterrelated risks facing 180 countries and 100 river basins. Many companies provide locationspecific information in their water reporting. European river catchments european environment agency. Includes zipped arcagis shapefiles, vector polygons.
Go to resource major river basins of the worldfeature service. A basin is defined as the land area watershed where all surface water drains to a certain river. Aug 01, 2018 the watershed boundary dataset wbd from the national map tnm defines the perimeter of drainage areas formed by the terrain and other landscape characteristics. European river catchments geodata, maps, shapefiles. Downloadable as a database dump under a creative commons license. Feb 23, 2009 large lakes are lakes that have a surface area larger than 500 km2. Major river basins of the worldfeature service data. This shapefile contains the major and largest basins of the world. The major river basins of the world is a ongoing project of the global runoff data centre grdc that aims at the provision of a dedicated set of shapefiles for. Generalized boundaries for political and physical features in shapefile format. The coastline of the european river catchments was extracted from the euroglobalmap water lines dataset version 1. This graphic shows the locations of 26 of the worlds major river basins.
Home gis map publishing program gis open files global framework global heat flow database list of shapefiles. Over 8 million geographical features with name, feature class, and latitude and longitude. It features a comprehensive list of river basins worldwide, including their names, boundaries, and other helpful information. Jul 24, 2017 this shapefile contains the major rivers of the world. The following styles are associated with this data set. The drainage areas are nested within each other so that a large drainage area, such as the upper mississippi river, will be composed of multiple smaller drainage areas, such as the. Major continental divides, showing drainage into the major oceans and seas of the world drainage basins of the principal oceans and seas of the world. Wise large rivers and large lakes european environment agency.
This dataset was created for the generation of grdc map products and will be updated from time to time whenever extensions are required by future grdc projects. River file download geonet, the esri community gis and. Regions of diversity for the worlds major the worlds major cultural spheres. On the right in color are the new, supplemental version 1. Natural earth world maps excellent world shapefile maps with national boundaries, first order admin provinces, states, etc. The coverage was compiled to provide the national water quality assessment nawqa study units with an intermediate scale river basin boundary for extracting other gis data layers. While there have been advances in mapping river basins to facilitate analyses and inform basin management, information on river flow volumes, condition of freshwater habitats and species, as well as the degree of impact on rivers and freshwater biodiversity.
The vector lines have linked attribute tables distinguishing the perennial and intermittent hydrographic features of the long valley caldera region. Geological survey, as well as the north american commission for environmental cooperation, has led to the release june 2004 of several new products. It shows australias basin boundaries as defined by the australian water resources management committee. All basins larger than 400,000 km 2 150,000 sq mi are included as well as selected smaller basins.
Grey areas are endorheic basins that do not drain to the oceans. Watersheds are mapped in a hierarchical system, with the largest units. Each shapefile consist of at least three actual files. The european river catchments were created using as main input the ccm river and catchment database source. Hydrosheds, hydro1k, and the grdcs major river basins of the world.
Geonetwork the portal to spatial data and information. Global hydro datasets are invaluable to the people of planet earth because they make it possible to map, track, and model our water resourcesabilities necessary to plan for and sustain life as we know it. The alcomwwf shapefile data layer is comprised of 5456 derivati. It includes drainage basins which do not flow to the ocean endorheic. Dataportal biofresh the network for global freshwater. A vector gis layer representing rivers and streams in mono county is included in this database. The nhd had extensive stream information but i have to download nearly 60 zip files to get all the huc4s, and sort throught the gdb for a single flowline set and then extract just. A basin is defined as the land area watershed where. Data can be downloaded as esri layer package lpk files for use within esri arcmap, or esri shape files. The data are provided in arcview shapefile format that can be used in a number of gis and visualization software packages.
Gadm another great world shapefile map, which comes with multiple administrative layers. This is the first nationallevel data of its kind, evaluating competition for available water supplies, annual and seasonal supply variability, flood occurrence, and drought severity. Interactive database of the worlds river basins corporate. Major rivers classified by their mean annual runoff. To have a visually uninterrupted hydrographic network the feature layers should be used in combination with transitional waters. River basins shapefile hydrologic unit code huc based on the usgs national hydrologic 8digit coding system. Its purpose is to improve access to and integrated use of spatial data and information. Different basins are marked with different colors for easy identification. Australian drainage divisions and river basin boundaries.