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Digital Elevation Model Data, Yellowstone River Corridor, Stillwater, Yellowstone, and Dawson Counties, Montana, 2004

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Data Provider Merrick and Company
Date 05/01/2004 - 05/02/2004
Content Type Downloadable data
Abstract Elevation data for the Yellowstone River floodplain in Stillwater, Yellowstone, and Dawson counties, Montana. The data are in TIFF format with 2.5 meters between the data points, and are provided in 47 segments.These data are derived from triangulated irregular network (TIN) datasets that were built from LIDAR data. The TIN data and similar TIN and DEM data collected in 2007 for the remainder of the lower Yellowstone River are available at http://geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Home/data/yellowstone_river_corridor_resource_clearinghouse/elevation_data.
Purpose These data were created as part of a joint Yellowstone River Conservation District Council and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District cumulative impacts study of the Yellowstone River channel and floodplain. The multi-agency interdisciplinary planning study extends 477 river miles from Sweetgrass County, Montana to the Missouri River confluence in McKenzie County, North Dakota. These data are specifically intended to provide an accurate digital surface model (topographic and bathymetric) with which to analyze the hydraulic conditions of the Yellowstone River channel and floodplain. In addition, they are intended to serve as a base for the project GIS and also to support a wide variety of analyses including planimetric data extraction (e.g., infrastructure, riverine geomorphology, land cover, habitat and vegetation), and to monitor long-term river channel changes. The first phase of the mapping focused on Stillwater, Yellowstone and Dawson Counties in Montana and included approximately 295 square miles of floodplain, together with 130 river miles of channel bathymetry.
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Users are advised to use the TIN datasets if performing advanced analysis. Although the 2.5m DEM is very close to the accuracy of the TIN data, using the TIN data will ensure an accuracy of - 0.5m from the ground surface. The TIN datasets from Merrick are also available. The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Data Access https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Collections/Yellowstone_River_Clearinghouse/Elevation/DEM
Distributor Montana State Library
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Fax: 406-444-0266
Email: geoinfo@mt.gov
Distribution liability The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
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