Surface Drainage, Field Ditches on Agricultural Land in the Conterminous United States, 1992: National Resource Inventory Conservation Practice 607

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This data set represents the estimated percentage of the 1-km grid cell that is covered by or subject to the agricultural conservation practice (CP607), Surface Drainage, Field Ditches (SDFD) on agricultural land by county. Surface Drainage, Field Ditches are described as "a graded ditch for collecting excess water." (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1995) This data set was created with geographic information systems (GIS) and database management tools. [...]