NYS Major Water Basins

The seventeen major drainage basins, or watersheds, which are the basis for management, monitoring, and assessment activities by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The major basins are further divided into 68 (sub)basins.

For background information, see Chapter X - Division Of Water

For layer information or to download layer, see NYS Major Water Basins

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notes <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>The seventeen major drainage basins, or watersheds, which are the basis for management, monitoring, and assessment activities by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The major basins are further divided into 68 (sub)basins.</span></p><p><span /></p><p><span>For background information, see </span><a href='https://dec.ny.gov/regulatory/regulations/chapter-x' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span>Chapter X - Division Of Water</span></a></p><p><span>For layer information or to download layer, see </span><a href='https://nys-gis-resources-3-sharegisny.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/nysdec::nys-major-water-basins/about' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span>NYS Major Water Basins</span></a></p><p><span>Download the metadata to learn more information about how the data was created and details about the attributes. </span><a href='https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/5f887c51e8434b1aad63aee6c8ed7fa3/info/metadata/metadata.xml?format=default&amp;output=html' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span>Metadata Link</span></a></p><p><span /></p></div></div></div>
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