National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD): Water Body Polygons 1995 [dataset]

The Water Body Polygons 1995 dataset is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS's) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). 1:100,000 Major water bodies within the United States and selected territories. Hydrographical features represented in the database include major rivers, lakes, islands, bays, sounds, and a 3-mi offshore limit for coastal states. Navigable channels in rivers and lakes are identified, as well as the Gulf and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways.

• Dataset URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.21949/1404311
• Dataset URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88315
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Dataset
• Dataset publisher:

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bays; Coasts; Geospatial data; Hydrography; Intracoastal waterways; Islands; Lakes; Rivers
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01976178
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 12 2026 9:13AM