Appendix A GIS Data Sources
Appendix A GIS Data Sources
Appendix A GIS Data Sources This appendix lists the spatial data sets (GIS, or Geographic Information System data) used during the development of the Preliminary Findings and Recommendations Report, along with the sources for these data. Feature Type Hydrography Hydrography Land Cover Macon County Roads Swain County Roads Ecoregions Geological Formations Contour Intervals Contour Intervals Land Slope Protected Lands Protected Lands Protected Lands Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species Natural Areas Wetlands Riparian Zone Condition Trout Waters Organism Passage Barriers Regulatory Floodplains Municipal Boundaries County Boundaries USGS Gage Stations Pollution Sources and Permittees Project Area Boundary Sub-watershed Boundary Field Assessment Site Locations Water Quality Monitoring Sites Water Quality Monitoring Sites Water Quality Monitoring Sites Aerial Photography
Data Set 1:24,000 scale hydro. (Little Tenn. R. Basin, with stream classifications) LIDAR-based hydrography 2007 Land Cover Primary and Secondary Roads Primary and Secondary Roads NC Level IV Ecoregions NC Geology, 1:250,000 scale Macon Co. 5 ft. Contours from 2005 LIDAR data Swain Co. 5 ft. Contours from 2005 LIDAR data Land Slope Nantahala National Forest Boundaries Needmore Tract Boundaries LTLT Protected Land Natural Heritage Element Occurrences Significant Natural Heritage Areas National Wetlands Inventory 2006 Wooded Riparian Zone Width NCWRC Managed Trout Waters Potential Aquatic Organism Passage Barriers Assessed in 2007-2008 Flood Hazard Areas Municipal Boundaries County Boundaries USGS Gage Stations Potential Contaminant Sources Database Project Area Boundary Sub-watershed Boundary Field Assessment Site Locations
Source NCCGIA (BasinPro 8) NCCGIA, corrected by Equinox NCCGIA NCDOT NCDOT NCDENR, via NCEEP NCDENR NCDOT NCDOT Highland Mapping, Inc. NFNC NCEEP LTLT NCNHP NCNHP US FWS, via NCDENR Equinox NCWRC NCEEP NCFPMP NCCGIA (BasinPro 8) NCCGIA (BasinPro 8) NCCGIA (BasinPro 8) NCDEH, via NCEEP Equinox Equinox Equinox
TVA Fish and Benthic Monitoring Sites
NCDWQ, based on TVA Data
NCDWQ Fish, Benthic and Chemical Monitoring Sites LTWA fish monitoring sites
NCDWQ NCEEP
2006 Color Aerial Photography
NCFPMP
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Table Notes: LTLT = Land Trust for the Little Tennessee LTWA = Little Tennessee Watershed Association NCCGIA = NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis NCDEH = NC Division of Environmental Health NCDOT = NC Department of Transportation NCEEP = NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program NCDENR = NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources NCFPMP = NC Floodplain Mapping Program NCNHP = NC Natural Heritage Program NCDWQ = NC Division of Water Quality NCWRC = NC Wildlife Resources Commission NFNC = National Forests in NC (US Forest Service) USGS = US Geological Survey USFWS = US Fish and Wildlife Service TVA = Tennessee Valley Authority BasinPro 8 is a set of custom data layers and ArcView tools developed by NCCGIA for the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund. ‘Equinox’ indicates data set was created by Equinox Environmental Consultation and Design, Inc. for this project.
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Appendix B Supplemental Figures Figure B.1. Protected Lands in the Franklin to Fontana Project Area
Fontana Lake
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Appendix A GIS Data Sources This appendix lists the spatial data sets (GIS, or Geographic Information System data) used during the development of the Preliminary Findings and Recommendations Report, along with the sources for these data. Feature Type Hydrography Hydrography Land Cover Macon County Roads Swain County Roads Ecoregions Geological Formations Contour Intervals Contour Intervals Land Slope Protected Lands Protected Lands Protected Lands Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species Natural Areas Wetlands Riparian Zone Condition Trout Waters Organism Passage Barriers Regulatory Floodplains Municipal Boundaries County Boundaries USGS Gage Stations Pollution Sources and Permittees Project Area Boundary Sub-watershed Boundary Field Assessment Site Locations Water Quality Monitoring Sites Water Quality Monitoring Sites Water Quality Monitoring Sites Aerial Photography
Data Set 1:24,000 scale hydro. (Little Tenn. R. Basin, with stream classifications) LIDAR-based hydrography 2007 Land Cover Primary and Secondary Roads Primary and Secondary Roads NC Level IV Ecoregions NC Geology, 1:250,000 scale Macon Co. 5 ft. Contours from 2005 LIDAR data Swain Co. 5 ft. Contours from 2005 LIDAR data Land Slope Nantahala National Forest Boundaries Needmore Tract Boundaries LTLT Protected Land Natural Heritage Element Occurrences Significant Natural Heritage Areas National Wetlands Inventory 2006 Wooded Riparian Zone Width NCWRC Managed Trout Waters Potential Aquatic Organism Passage Barriers Assessed in 2007-2008 Flood Hazard Areas Municipal Boundaries County Boundaries USGS Gage Stations Potential Contaminant Sources Database Project Area Boundary Sub-watershed Boundary Field Assessment Site Locations
Source NCCGIA (BasinPro 8) NCCGIA, corrected by Equinox NCCGIA NCDOT NCDOT NCDENR, via NCEEP NCDENR NCDOT NCDOT Highland Mapping, Inc. NFNC NCEEP LTLT NCNHP NCNHP US FWS, via NCDENR Equinox NCWRC NCEEP NCFPMP NCCGIA (BasinPro 8) NCCGIA (BasinPro 8) NCCGIA (BasinPro 8) NCDEH, via NCEEP Equinox Equinox Equinox
TVA Fish and Benthic Monitoring Sites
NCDWQ, based on TVA Data
NCDWQ Fish, Benthic and Chemical Monitoring Sites LTWA fish monitoring sites
NCDWQ NCEEP
2006 Color Aerial Photography
NCFPMP
1
Table Notes: LTLT = Land Trust for the Little Tennessee LTWA = Little Tennessee Watershed Association NCCGIA = NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis NCDEH = NC Division of Environmental Health NCDOT = NC Department of Transportation NCEEP = NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program NCDENR = NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources NCFPMP = NC Floodplain Mapping Program NCNHP = NC Natural Heritage Program NCDWQ = NC Division of Water Quality NCWRC = NC Wildlife Resources Commission NFNC = National Forests in NC (US Forest Service) USGS = US Geological Survey USFWS = US Fish and Wildlife Service TVA = Tennessee Valley Authority BasinPro 8 is a set of custom data layers and ArcView tools developed by NCCGIA for the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund. ‘Equinox’ indicates data set was created by Equinox Environmental Consultation and Design, Inc. for this project.
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Appendix B Supplemental Figures Figure B.1. Protected Lands in the Franklin to Fontana Project Area
Fontana Lake
Figure B.1
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