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The National Hydrography Dataset Concepts and Contents Contents Overview 4 Features 5 Feature types and characteristics 5 Encoding feature types and characteristics 6 Delineation rules 7 Common identifier 8 Special feature types: Artificial Path and Connector 8 Reaches 9 Reach types and delineation 9 Transport reach 10 Delineation 10 Underlying feature rule 10 Confluence-to-confluence rule 10 Application of, and deviation from, the rules 11 Coastline Reach 11 Waterbody reach 12 Shoreline reach 12 Reach code 12 Common identifier 12 Reach summary 13 Navigation of the Drainage Network 13 Identifying level paths through the drainage network 15 Stream level 16 Tracing stream levels among reach flow relations 17 Metadata and digital update units 19 Digital update units 19 Geographic names 21 Characteristics of domestic geographic names 23 Entry conventions for geographic names 23 Common identifier 24 Horizontal coordinate referencing system 25 Lengths and areas 25 Elevations of water surfaces 25 Data Quality 27 Conterminous United States (excluding the Pacific Northwest), Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands 27 Lineage 28 Information Sources 28 Processes 29 Convert DLG data to features 29 Build reaches 29 Attribute accuracy 30 Logical consistency 31 Completeness 31 Horizontal positional accuracy 32 Vertical positional accuracy 32 Pacific Northwest and Alaska 32 Glossary 33 References 39 Appendix B. Feature code and description field structures and definitions 42 Feature code structure 42 Description field structure 42 Appendix C. Encoding characteristics using field names 51 Appendix D. Development of Reach Files and related concepts 53 Purpose and approach 53 Reach file development 53 Appendix E. Transport reach delineation rules and examples 55 Confluence-to-confluence rule 55 Like feature types (and their surrogates) 55 Exception: Insignificant confluences (5-mile rule) 57 Unlike feature types: stream/river and canal/ditch 58 No confluence: underpasses a