Priority Waterbody List -Streams

The Waterbody Inventory/Priority Waterbodies List (WI/PWL) GIS layer provides a geospatial representation of the state’s waterbody segments for the assessment of surface water quality in accordance with Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act.

This GIS layer provides waterbody segmentation information, waterbody assessment category, and a link to the waterbody assessment factsheet which is available on DECinfo Locator.

For background information, see Water Quality Assessment

For layer information or to download layer, see Waterbody Inventory/Priority Waterbodies List (WI/PWL) Layer

Download the metadata to learn more information about how the data was created and details about the attributes. Metadata Link

Data and Resources

Field Value
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dcat_modified 2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
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metadata_created 2026-08-19T14:50:12.196174
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notes <div style='text-align:Left;'><p style='margin:0 0 12;'><span>The Waterbody Inventory/Priority Waterbodies List (WI/PWL) GIS layer provides a geospatial representation of the state’s waterbody segments for the assessment of surface water quality in accordance with Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act.</span></p><p style='margin:0 0 12;'><span>This GIS layer provides waterbody segmentation information, waterbody assessment category, and a link to the waterbody assessment factsheet which is available on DECinfo Locator.</span></p><p style='margin:0 0 12;'><span>For background information, see </span><a target='_blank' href='https://dec.ny.gov/nature/waterbodies/watersheds/management/assessment' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span><u>Water Quality Assessment</u></span></a></p><p><span>For layer information or to download layer, see </span><a target='_blank' href='https://data.gis.ny.gov/maps/fe6e369f89444618920a5b49f603e34a/about' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span><u>Waterbody Inventory/Priority Waterbodies List (WI/PWL) Layer</u></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 target='_blank' href='https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/fe6e369f89444618920a5b49f603e34a/info/metadata/metadata.xml?format=default&amp;output=html' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span><u>Metadata Link</u></span></a></p></div>
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title Priority Waterbody List -Streams
url https://data.gis.ny.gov/datasets/nysdec::priority-waterbody-list-streams