Pacific salmon territory watersheds - Google Earth Layer
This KMZ file shows the locations and information for the 661 watersheds in the Pacific salmon territory of North America. After opening this file in Google Earth, a welcome page introduces the KMZ. Closing this window, one can begin exploring the watersheds across this bioregion. Blue boundaries represent the spatial extent of individual watersheds. Click on the water icon located in the center of each watershed to find the name of the watershed and the following information (where available):
- Acreage of watershed
- Stream miles
- Road miles
- Total population
- Number of households
- Square miles of developed land
- Square miles of farm land
- Square miles of forest land
- Square miles of native land
- Square miles of public land
- Number of LEED-certified buildings present
- Total square footage of LEED-certified buildings
- Number of minor and major dams
- Minimum and maximum elevation
A watershed is the land area that directly drains to a common stream, river or lake, often considered synonymous with a drainage basin or catchment. In the Pacific salmon territory of North America, there are 661 watersheds (excluding Canadian Yukon data, which is unavailable), totaling 3,300,378,1024 acres in size. Watersheds lines demarcate boundaries that are essential for considerations of water quality and quantity, as well as salmon management and restoration.
Download Pacific salmon territory layer (33.1mb kmz)
The Google Earth application is required to view these data layers. Download the free Google Earth here. After installation, simply click on the above link to download the KMZ file to your hard drive. Then view the file via Google Earth's "File>Open..." menu command, or by double-clicking the KMZ file on your hard drive.
Data layer compiled by Analisa Fenix
