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HydroLink Tool Usage and Features

HydroLink Tool Usage and Features

Assessment

Interactive Video

Computers

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

This video tutorial introduces the USGS HydroLink Tool (HLT), guiding users through its basic capabilities. It covers accessing the tool, uploading data, and using edit mode. The tutorial provides setup recommendations for HydroLinking data, processing points, and adjusting linkages with NHD layers. It concludes with instructions on finalizing, exporting, and sharing data, as well as reporting issues. The video emphasizes the importance of accurate data linkage and offers resources for further assistance.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step to start using the HydroLink Tool?

Install the tool on your desktop

Log in using your ArcGIS Online Account

Download the tool from the USGS website

Request access from USGS staff

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which option allows you to add Excel Spreadsheets to the HydroLink Tool?

Add Shapefile

Add Data

Add CSV

Add Excel

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do before starting to HydroLink your data?

Select a new basemap

Set up the view by showing/hiding columns

Export the data

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you select a point for processing in the HydroLink Tool?

By clicking on the map only

By clicking on the row in the table

By using the search function

By exporting the data first

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What appears on the NHD layers to represent suggested linkages?

Triangles

Circles

Squares

Stars

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if there are no appropriate lines to link a point to in the NHD datasets?

Contact USGS support

Restart the tool

Delete the point

Select No Reach for this Point

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the next step after all records are linked in the HydroLink Tool?

Delete the data

Log out of the tool

Return to the dashboard

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