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The StreamCat Dataset: Accumulated Attributes for NHDPlusV2 (Version 2.1) Catchments for the Conterminous United States: Index of Watershed Integrity / Index of Catchment Integrity (IWI/ICI)

Metadata Updated: February 10, 2026

This dataset represents the Index of Watershed Integrity / Index of Catchment Integrity (IWI/ICI) within individual local NHDPlusV2 catchments and upstream, contributing watersheds based on 23 other StreamCat metrics. The Index of Watershed Integrity (IWI) is based on first order approximations of relationships between stressors and six watershed functions: hydrologic regulation, regulation of water chemistry, sediment regulation, hydrologic connectivity, temperature regulation, and habitat provision. Link to paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.10.070\nThe Index of Watershed Integrity / Index of Catchment Integrity (IWI/ICI) were summarized to produce local catchment-level and watershed-level metrics as a continuous data type.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

Downloads & Resources

References

https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/streamcat-dataset#access-streamcat-data
https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=520397B1-342A-45EA-B8F9-B05694C0A194

Dates

Metadata Created Date January 30, 2026
Metadata Updated Date February 10, 2026
Data Update Frequency R/P3Y

Metadata Source

Harvested from EPA Non Geo Repository

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 30, 2026
Metadata Updated Date February 10, 2026
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water,
Maintainer
Identifier 520397B1-342A-45EA-B8F9-B05694C0A194
Data First Published 2015-04-23
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2023-11-13
Rights public (Data asset is or could be made publicly available to all without restrictions)
Category environment
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency R/P3Y
Bureau Code 020:00
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Metadata Catalog ID https://edg.epa.gov/data/nongeo_data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Data Quality True
Data Dictionary https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/streamcat-metrics-and-definitions
Data Dictionary Type text/html
Harvest Object Id 135bb4ce-0b06-441b-b051-a1b4a5f1b0e2
Harvest Source Id 9c1c2b5b-7925-4ca2-a663-ca2131653db1
Harvest Source Title EPA Non Geo Repository
Homepage URL https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/streamcat-dataset
License https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
Old Spatial -125.0,24.5,-66.5,49.5
Program Code 020:072
Related Documents https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/streamcat-dataset#access-streamcat-data, https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=520397B1-342A-45EA-B8F9-B05694C0A194
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 28e51b22a5323147c32f998c7821d80bb935181a75c0efcdad083b817e185141
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -125.0, 24.5, -125.0, 49.5, -66.5, 49.5, -66.5, 24.5, -125.0, 24.5}
Temporal 2015/2030

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