Global High-Resolution River Centerlines

High-resolution river centerlines vector shapefiles has 50 large rivers across the world. This high-resolution layer was generated will enable researchers to identify accurate river length, from headwaters to delta. The polylines could be used in coordination with any satellite-derived environmental or landscape variables for ecological research.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • center-polylines
  • ckan
  • geo
  • geoss
  • high-resolution-vector
  • large-river-systems
  • national
  • north-america
  • river
  • united-states
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maintainer U.S. Geological Survey, CLIMATE & LAND-USE (Point of Contact)
maintainer_email ajlynch@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-20T05:40:36.035269
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T05:40:36.035273
notes High-resolution river centerlines vector shapefiles has 50 large rivers across the world. This high-resolution layer was generated will enable researchers to identify accurate river length, from headwaters to delta. The polylines could be used in coordination with any satellite-derived environmental or landscape variables for ecological research.
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title Global High-Resolution River Centerlines