Hydro Line: Watercourse Centerlines for New South Wales, Australia
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Description
New South Wales Hydro Line data defines the centerline of watercourses within the state. It includes natural watercourses, canals, drains, spillways, and tunnel-siphons, with attributes for name, perennial status, and flow direction. The dataset is part of the Foundational Spatial Data Framework and has been updated to the GDA2020 geodetic standard.
Use Cases
Modeling water flow and connectivity based on hydro line features and flow direction attributes.
Managing water security and state assets based on the detailed hydrographic network.
Creating foundational maps for land-use planning based on the topographic watercourse data.
Strengths
Updated to the GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving accuracy and national compatibility.
Includes multiple specific feature types such as natural watercourses, canals, drains, spillways, and tunnel-siphons.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Spatial Services (DCS)
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-17 18:23:22.701699; freshness should be verified.
Geography
New South Wales, Australia
Data is provided via an ArcGIS REST service; specialized GIS software or libraries may be required for access and analysis.