These layers were created by MDH to provide a groundwater context for MNDNR's Watershed Health Assessment Framework (WHAF) tool. WHAF provides an organized approach for...

This dataset includes the main MNDNR Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) feature class, along with ancillary feature classes such as annotation and parking lots. These feature...

Southeastern Minnesota is part of the Upper Mississippi Valley Karst that includes southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa. In Minnesota, surface karst features (including...

Location data for exploratory, sciencific, or engineering borings conducted statwide since the early 1900s. Drill Core and/or other samples from a large number of these borings...

Inventory of springs in Minnesota. These data are collected and compiled by the Minnesota DNR as a tool to help create awareness of and appreciation for this resource so spring...

This layer describes the general distribution of surficial sediments in Minnesota, as delineated and classified by the Minnesota Geological Survey. It is a digital version of...

This map is a new construct that incorporates existing geologic maps where prior mappers had adequate ground control, and new interpretations based on drill hole, geophysical,...

Description: The improper location, construction or sealing of a well or boring in an area of groundwater contamination may allow contaminants to spread to otherwise protected...

Spatial (GIS) footprints representing more than 10,000 scanned mineral exploration documents were indexed by the Minnesota DNR's Lands and Minerals Division between 1999-2001....

Minnesota has 39 agroecoregions. Each agroecoregion is associated with a specific combination of soil types, landscape and climatic features, and landuse. Agroecoregions are...

This coverage provides information for the fourth level of the Ecological Classification System. Polygon boundaries were delineated at a scale of 1:100,000 with a...

In Minnesota, surface karst features (including but not restricted to sinkholes, caves, stream sinks, and karst springs) are observed to primarily occur where 50 feet or less of...

Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Source Water Protection initially developed county-scale nitrate risk maps in 2007 for nine southeastern Minnesota counties to assist with...

This dataset contains 8 layers describing the geology of Blue Mounds State Park. The work used to produce this data was published in this report: GEOLOGY OF BLUE MOUNDS STATE...

The MNDNR Watershed Suite is a collection of watershed delineations at various levels, flow network lines, and pour points. This is the newest version updated in 2023. Follow...

The legacy version of the MN DNR Watershed Suite is from 2010-2023. Updates to the MN DNR Watershed Suite Dataset will occur on October 31st, 2023 and can be accessed at...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Six-Inch Soil Temperature Network provides real time soil temperatures at locations across Minnesota. The network was established...

The Aggregate Resource Mapping Program (ARMP) began in 1984 when the Minnesota Legislature passed a law (Minnnesota Statutes, section 84.94) to: - Identify and classify...

The Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer is the deepest bedrock aquifer in south-central/southeastern Minnesota, including the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. The aquifer is often...

The Minnesota Groundwater Provinces map summarizes aquifer and groundwater resource differences at the regional level. Some parts of the state have several groundwater resources...