<descriptor thcode="1"><thesaurus thcode="1" name="Common geographic areas" scope="Names and identifiers of commonly-known geographic areas including oceans, continents, countries, states and provinces in North America, counties in the United States, USGS map quadrangles, and hydrologic units, nested and cross-referenced by overlap." creator="U.S. Geological Survey" rights="Public domain" edition="1.0" date="2002-03-21" codetype="alpha" prefix="geo" uri="http://www.usgs.gov/science/CommonGeographicAreas" tblname="geo" nonpref="geonp" relterm="geort" root_code="root" contact="pschweitzer"><category><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="30" name="ambiguous labels" parent="26" scope="A given preferred label may be used for more than one concept in the thesaurus. A concept must be specified using its unique identifier (code). This may occur in the names of places or people."/><term thcode="25" code="4" name="place" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate extent in space, typically by reference as the names of geographic areas known from information that is stored elsewhere."/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="30" name="ambiguous labels" parent="26" scope="A given preferred label may be used for more than one concept in the thesaurus. A concept must be specified using its unique identifier (code). This may occur in the names of places or people."/><term thcode="25" code="4" name="place" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate extent in space, typically by reference as the names of geographic areas known from information that is stored elsewhere."/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/></category><altlabel><altlabel>Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4</altlabel><altlabel>Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4</altlabel><altlabel>CommonGeographicAreas</altlabel><altlabel>CommonGeographicAreas</altlabel></altlabel></thesaurus><term thcode="1" code="h10150003" name="Upper Niobrara" parent="h101500" scope="hydrologic unit"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="h101500" name="Niobrara" parent="h1015" scope="hydrologic accounting unit"/><term thcode="1" code="h1015" name="Niobrara" parent="h10" scope="hydrologic subregion"/><term thcode="1" code="h10" name="Missouri" parent="hroot" scope="hydrologic region"/><term thcode="1" code="hroot" name="US hydrologic units" parent="fUS" scope="hydrologic subregion"/><term thcode="1" code="fUS" name="United States" parent="fLD10" scope="country"/><term thcode="1" code="fLD10" name="North America" parent="fLD" scope="continent"/><term thcode="1" code="fLD" name="Land" parent="root" scope="continent"/><term thcode="1" code="root" name="Earth" scope="Common geographic areas focused on the US"/></bt><rt><term thcode="1" code="q44102SWB4" name="Allan Dam" parent="q44102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEB4" name="Alliance East" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEA4" name="Alliance West" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q42104NWH1" name="Angora NE" parent="q42104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q42104NWG1" name="Angora NW" parent="q42104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SED4" name="Antioch" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEG2" name="Argo Hill" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEG3" name="Arnold Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWG3" name="Barrel Springs Creek North" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWG4" name="Barrel Springs Creek South" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q42104NWF1" name="Bayard NE" parent="q42104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q42104NED1" name="Beck Lake" parent="q42104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f46007" name="Bennett" parent="fUS46" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEB3" name="Berea Creek East" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEA3" name="Berea Creek West" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWB3" name="Bornemann Lake" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEH4" name="Bovee Valley East" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEG4" name="Bovee Valley West" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f31013" name="Box Butte" parent="fUS31" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEB2" name="Box Butte" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEB1" name="Box Butte NE" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEA1" name="Box Butte NW" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p664" name="Box Butte Reservoir" parent="p16" scope="Bureau of Reclamation"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWH1" name="Box Butte Reservoir East" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWG1" name="Box Butte Reservoir West" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEA2" name="Box Butte SW" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWB3" name="Chalk Buttes NE" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f31031" name="Cherry" parent="fUS31" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEF2" name="Clinton" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEF1" name="Clinton NE" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEE2" name="Clinton SW" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEH3" name="Coburn Canyon" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWF1" name="Cody West" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NWH3" name="Coffee Mill Butte" parent="q43104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NWH4" name="Coffee Mill Butte SE" parent="q43104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NWG4" name="Coffee Mill Butte SW" parent="q43104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q42104NEA1" name="Cowboy Hill" parent="q42104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f31045" name="Dawes" parent="fUS31" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEG1" name="Dolly Warden Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44102SWA4" name="Ecoffey Lake" parent="q44102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWE1" name="Eli" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWF2" name="Eli SE" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWE2" name="Eli SW" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEF4" name="Ellsworth" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f31069" name="Garden" parent="fUS31" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEG4" name="Gaunt Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEG2" name="Gordon" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEG1" name="Gordon NW" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEH2" name="Gordon SE" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEF2" name="Green Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWA4" name="Gypsy Valley" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWH4" name="Hagaman Cemetery" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEC3" name="Hay Springs" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEB3" name="Hay Springs Creek" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NED3" name="Hay Springs NE" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NED4" name="Hay Springs SE" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEC4" name="Hay Springs SW" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWH2" name="Hemingford" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEH1" name="Hog Island" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWA1" name="Irwin" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWB2" name="Irwin SE" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWA2" name="Irwin SW" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEC4" name="Jesse Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWF4" name="Kilpatrick Lake" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWF3" name="Kilpatrick Lake NE" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWE3" name="Kilpatrick Lake NW" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWE4" name="Kilpatrick Lake SW" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEA3" name="Kings Canyon" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SED3" name="Krause Lake East" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEC3" name="Krause Lake West" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q42104NWE1" name="Lake Minatare" parent="q42104NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 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name="Merriman SW" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f31123" name="Morrill" parent="fUS31" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="p1230" name="Nebraska National Forest" parent="p12" scope="National Forest"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWG2" name="Nonpareil" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWB4" name="North Valley" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEE3" name="Peter Long Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44102SWD4" name="Phantom Lake" parent="q44102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p988" name="Pine Ridge Indian Reservation" parent="p15" scope="Indian Reservations"/><term thcode="1" code="p1544" name="Pine Ridge National Recreation Area" parent="p34" scope="National Recreation Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWA3" name="Pole Creek Valley" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q42104NEB1" name="Rush Lake" parent="q42104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEE3" name="Rushville" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEF3" name="Rushville NE" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEF4" name="Rushville SE" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEE4" name="Rushville SW" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEB4" name="Sand Canyon East" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEA4" name="Sand Canyon West" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWH3" name="School Number 7" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q42104NEE1" name="Schoonover Lake" parent="q42104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q44102SWE4" name="Scotchman Lake" parent="q44102SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="f31157" name="Scotts Bluff" parent="fUS31" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="f46113" name="Shannon" parent="fUS46" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="f31161" name="Sheridan" parent="fUS31" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="f31165" name="Sioux" parent="fUS31" scope="county"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SED2" name="Skunk Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SED1" name="Skunk Lake NE" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEC1" name="Skunk Lake NW" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEC2" name="Skunk Lake SW" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEE1" name="Smith Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" 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code="q43104SWD2" name="Whistle Creek SE" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SWC2" name="Whistle Creek SW" parent="q43104SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104SEF3" name="White Lake" parent="q43104SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NED2" name="Whiteclay SE" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43104NEC2" name="Whiteclay SW" parent="q43104NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWD3" name="Wild Mare Lake" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWC3" name="Wild Mare Lake NW" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWD4" name="Wild Mare Lake SE" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q43102NWC4" name="Wild Mare Lake SW" parent="q43102NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/></rt></descriptor>