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Watershed boundary dataset

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030183

The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point, accounting for all land and surface areas. The WBD represents surface water drainage basins as enclosed areas in eight different size categories: Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 2 - Hydrologic Unit Code 16.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030183
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
AbbreviationWBD
ReferencesDWMAPS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030183",
  "term": "Watershed boundary dataset",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Watershed Boundary Dataset",
  "definition": "The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point, accounting for all land and surface areas. The WBD represents surface water drainage basins as enclosed areas in eight different size categories: Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 2 - Hydrologic Unit Code 16.",
  "abbreviation": "WBD",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "DWMAPS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/watershed-boundary-dataset/"
}

Record 29,353 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.