What are connectors and Artificial Paths?
A connector establishes a known, but non-specific connection between two non-adjacent network segments that have flow. An artificial path is a basic feature created to represent the flow of water through a 2-dimensional feature, such as a lake or a double-banked stream, in the surface water network. Artificial path basic features may be combined to form reaches. What is the positional accuracy of the NHD? Original hydrographic data were compiled to meet National Map Accuracy standards. These standards have been maintained in the process of creating the NHD. At 1:100,000 scale, ninety percent of well-defined features are within 167 feet (0.02 inches at map scale) of their true geographic position. When higher resolution data are created and submitted, the positional accuracy may vary due to processing procedures of the contributing sources. USGS Map Accuracy standards for 1:24,000 scale require ninety percent of well-defined features to lie within 40 feet of their true geographic positi
