Scenic Rivers 1000' Buffer

The land within 1,000 feet of Ohio's designated wild and scenic river segments — a screening area for projects close enough to a protected river to need review.

Published by: ODOT Office of Environmental Services
Source: Ohio Department of Transportation TIMS
Original data: tims.dot.state.oh.us
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From the publisher

This dataset shows a 1000-foot buffer of river segments representing the National Wild and Scenic River System for Ohio. Originally developed by the USGS National Atlas for the 2000 publication of the National Wild and Scenic River System (NWSRS). These Ohio data accompany the CONUS National Wild and Scenic River System data. State scenic and wild river designations come from ODNR.

Fields

What each record holds, as the publisher describes it: 12 fields.

Field	Description
RIVER_NAME	River name
DESIGNATION	Indicates how the river has been designated, either recreational, scenic, or wild.
DESIGNATION_LEVEL	Specifies if the river has been designated at the state or national level.
COUNTY	County in which the river is located
ODOT_DISTRICT	ODOT District in which the river is located
SYSTEM_NAME	Name of the river system
HUC_14	Hydrologic unit code level 14
HUC_8	Hydrologic unit code level 8
HUC_11	Hydrologic unit code level 11
NARRATIVE	Narrative description of the river segment
SEGMENT_LENGTH	Segment length in feet
SEGMENT_MILEAGE	Segment length in miles

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