Selecting a subset of data from shapefile format.

[kavitg]

Hi all,
I have data from the HydroSheds (

http://gisdata.usgs.net/website/HydroSHEDS/viewer.php)

resource for the Indian subcontinent displaying hydrological information. The data is in shapefile format, containing all the major and minor rivers and related hydrological data. I am only interested in the hydrography of a few selected rivers. Is there any way of selecting only a subset from the shapefile format? I would be grateful either for a solution or pointers to some sources of information.

Please go to the URL below to download the shapefile data (78771437.zip):

http://www.esnips.com/web/kavitgsStuff