WatershedDB is a project to assemble spatial data for participating experimental watersheds in the USFS/LTER-sponsored ClimDB/HydroDB project. The goal is to build an internet accessible application to allow researchers to view and interact with site spatial data layers, and also to link to the data collected and stored in HydroDB. We will also investigate working with ClimDB sites.
Video of site locations for WatershedDB (large file, requires movie player)
Priority datasets for the project include:
a. The Experimental Forest Boundary (if applicable)
b. The context watershed boundary (this might be the Experimental Forest boundary or the larger watershed boundary that includes all of the gauged watersheds)
c. Individual gauged watershed boundaries (actual shape, not bounding coordinates)
d. Gauging Station locations (lat/lon in decimal degrees)
e. Meteorological Station locations (lat/lon in decimal degrees)
Other data of interest include:
f. Stream network
g .Digital Elevation Model for the context area
h. Roads
i. Other GIS data available for the experimental watersheds
Powerpoint talk from Forest Service 2005 Geospatial Conference