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Lehigh River Watershed GIS Coverage Download

Welcome to LEO's Lehigh River Watershed GIS Coverage Download page. These files were created in UTM projection and are in a zipped format that can be used with a software package called ArcView.

Click on the name to download the zip file that can be used with the software package ArcView. You can also view the metadata by clicking on the HTML or Text Links.

  • We also have DEM's of all the 7.5 minute quads in the watershed
  • And the DQQQ's 7.5 quads in mrSid compression format
CATEGORY
FILES: Zip, HTML, Text
DESCRIPTION
Transportation Related
Airports
  Highways and National Transportation Atlas
  Interstate Highways and National Transportation Atlas
  inactive railroads
  active railroads
  Lehigh canal (needs work)
  local roads ( not maintained by Penndot)
  state maintained roads (2001)
  Major roads and National transportation atlas
  Transportation terminals
   
Water Related
watershed boundary
  water P high quality cold water fisheries
  Just the stems of the major tributaries
  Polygon basin of the Lehigh River trunk
  aquifer types
  flood plains
  River - bank to bank
  scenic part of river
  Wetlands (www.nwi.fws.gov for attribute info)
  Polygons of major sub-basins in watershed
  water discharges
  All open water, lakes, ponds, etc. in watershed
  All streams and rivers ordered by respective classification
  PA Gazateer watershed classification
  Streams 2001 (not-ordered)
  major tributary sub-basins
  Lehigh River major tributaries
  recent sampling sites
     
Federal Related
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
  federal lands
  congress info
  historical sites
  State House of Representatives Districts
  Senator Districts
  Cultural buildings
     
Municipality
Churches in watershed
  point coverage of cites/towns
  polygon coverage of major urban areas
  All counties that touch watershed boundary
  Counties clipped by watershed boundary
  Hospitals in watershed
  Zipcodes
  schools
  Cities and towns in watershed
  Townships
  Urban areas
     
Physical Resources
Appalachian trail within the watershed boundary
  Geology in the watershed
  limestone
  forests
  game lands & state forests
  physiographic provinces
  state forests
  soils
  Parks - GDT landmarks
  Smaller sections within physiographic provinces
Abandoned mines
  Sub-basins affected by acid mining drainage
  Antracite coal fields in the watershed
  crushed stone mining operations
  anthracite coal
     
Recreation Areas
Appalachian trail within the watershed boundary
  Golf courses in watershed
  county parks
  forests
  game lands
  historical sites
  landmarks
  game lands & state forests
  state forests
  state parks
  Parks - GDT landmarks
  Cultural buildings
  scenic part of river
     
Cultural and Social
Appalachian trail within the watershed boundary
  Cultural buildings
  historical sites
  landmarks
  Cemeteries in watershed
  Churches in watershed
  county parks
  Golf courses in watershed
  Hospitals in watershed
  Parks - GDT landmarks
  schools
  game lands & state forests
  state parks
     
Environmental Quality
Abandoned mines
  Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
  recent sampling sites
  sample sites on river (past five years)
  Sub-basins affected by acid mining drainage
  Toxic release invetory 2001
  water discharges
  water P high quality cold water fisheries
  Wetlands (www.nwi.fws.gov for attribute info)
  polygon coverage of major urban areas
     
Political
All counties that touch watershed boundary
  polygon coverage of major urban areas
  point coverage of cites/towns
  congress info
  Counties clipped by watershed boundary
  physiographic provinces
  polygon coverage of major urban areas
  State House of Representatives Districts
  Senator Districts
  Townships
  Zipcodes
  polygon coverage of major urban areas

 

 

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