Layer name: WTRCRSSubject category: hydroTitle: Rivers and Streams in King CountyFeature Count: 13072Feature Type: LineAbstract: Streams of King County and surrounding areaPurpose: This coverage contains water courses for King County drainage basins including some areas in adjoining counties.Status: CompleteUpdated: As neededTime period of content: (single date,as YYYYMMDD):: 20130905Time period of content: (date range, as YYYYMMDD):: - Spatial reference: WA State Plane NorthFGDC Documentation: Classic or FAQOpen Data Availability: YesPlace Keywords: WA, Snohomish County, Pierce County, Pacific NW, King County, Washington state, Theme Keywords: hydro, Water Course, Streams, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Lineage: AvailableSupplemental Information: The WTRCRS lines were updated in 2005/2006 using 2002 LiDAR products (elevation, aspect, slope, accumulation, and contours) and 2002 Digital Orthophotographs from King County and USGS. In urban areas supplimental data sets of Utility Drainage were used when available. Lines were coded for confidence in correctness of path so that issues can be easily found and resolved by basin stewards or field inspection. In 2008/2009 unique identifers were given to each stream. This identifier, RTE_ID, was used to create a feature class with routed measured geometry (polyline M) that allows linear referencing. corrections, clarifications. Updates to lines for positional accuracy were made as better information, such as LiDAR and higher resolution imagery, became available.
Maintained by: King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, Water and Lands Resources DivisionPrimary: Ken Rauscher, Senior GIS Analyst, 206-296-1922 (How to e-mail a County contact)Secondary: KCGIS Center; giscenter@kingcounty.gov. This mailbox is monitored during business hours.
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