This polygon shapefile represents counties in California. These boundaries were created by digitized 24K quad base maps. This layer is part of a collection of data created by the California Department of Fish and Game. These data are intended for researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. California Department of Fish and Game. Marine Resources Region. (2002). Counties, California, 2000. California Department of Fish and Game. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/fn917ky3995. Converted to California Teale Albers NAD83 by the California Department of Fish and Game --BEGIN ORIGINAL METADATA - THIS INFORMATION MAY NOT BE CURRENT-- "county24k.txt" Source: Mike Sebhat/USBR through Patrick Gaul/DFG/NHD in-house digitized CA county boundaries from 24K quad base TSB Remarks: non-standard, undocumented. Recommend use of "county" 100K USGS DLG standard, re-distributed by Teale, see Teale metadata file co100a.txt, DFG metadata county.txt. --END ORIGINAL METADATA-- None. No guarantee of precision. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.