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Utah Lakes NHD

Last update · December 2016

Category: Water Data Type: Polygon GIS data Stewards: UGRC & USGS

These data represent lake/pond features as well as other water bodies like reservoirs, marshes, and playas. This dataset is derived from the National Hydrography Database (NHD) compiled by the USGS in partnership with UGRC and other states' GIS programs.

Use the data

Quick clips

Feature service URL

https://services1.arcgis.com/99lidPhWCzftIe9K/ArcGIS/rest/services/UtahLakesNHD/FeatureServer/0 Copy to clipboard

Open SGID sample query

select * from water.lakes_nhd limit 10; Copy to clipboard

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Tip

You can copy and paste the feature service URL above into ArcGIS Pro or a web map to visualize this data or access the query endpoint to query the data with your favorite programming language.

A closer look

UGRC has modified the source NHD data to create additional functionality. Two fields have been added to this feature class (InUtah and IsMajor) and features have been split at the state boundary.

NHD Codes

FCode
Can be used to classify water body features by NHD functional type. , opens in a new tab
GNIS_Name
Water body name found in the GNIS , opens in a new tab .

UGRC Attributes

IsMajor
Query/identify major lakes for coarse scale mapping and display, 1 = major, 0 = minor.
InUtah
Identify/exclude lakes outside of Utah. Water body features that intersect the state boundary have been split and attributed 1 = in Utah, 0 = outside Utah.
Update history
  • December 2016

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