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DNR Dimension Stone Inventory of Northern Minnesota
Spatial (GIS) data of dimension stone inventory sites in northern Minnesota. Collection began in 1989. -
Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) Soil Erosion Susceptibility
The soil erodibility index shows the relative potential for soils within the MRCCA to erode. The index combines the inherent erodibility of a soil type (K-factor) with the slope... -
Springs in Minnesota
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... -
Areal extent of the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer
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... -
Water-Table Elevation and Depth to Water Table, Minnesota Hydrogeology Atlas ...
This dataset estimates the water-table elevation from three primary sources: depth to water table in saturated soils from Natural Resources Conservation Service data (which are... -
Pollution Sensitivity of the Bedrock Surface, Minnesota Hydrogeology Atlas se...
Pollution Sensitivity of the Bedrock Surface characterizes the relative rate of vertical travel time of a contaminant that moves conservatively with or within water from the... -
Mineral Exploration Document Areas - Minarchive
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.... -
Exploration, Scientific, and Engineering Boring Hole Locations Stored in the ...
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... -
Soil Survey Geographic Data Base (SSURGO), Minnesota
This dataset is a digital soil survey and generally is the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. The information was... -
Mineral Exploration Document Areas - Lehmann Family Fund Collection
Spatial (GIS) footprints that connect to more than 2,000 scanned mineral exploration documents from the Lehmann Family Fund Collection (including the Polaris Joint Venture). The... -
Gridded Soil Survey Geographic Database (gSSURGO), Minnesota
The gSSURGO dataset provides detailed soil survey mapping in raster format with ready-to-map attributes organized in statewide tiles for desktop GIS. gSSURGO is derived from the... -
USDA Online Soil Survey
Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service... -
Minnesota Regions Prone to Surface Karst Feature Development
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... -
Hydrogeologic Sensitivity of the Water Table Aquifer
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... -
Peat Inventory of Minnesota
Beginning in 1975 and continuing today, there has been a renewed interest in peat for horticulture and for fuel. This interest prompted the development of the Peat Inventory... -
Scientific and Natural Area Units
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... -
Karst Feature Inventory Points
Southeastern Minnesota is part of the Upper Mississippi Valley Karst that includes southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa. In Minnesota, surface karst features (including... -
Special Well and Boring Construction Areas (SWBCA)
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... -
Geologic Map of Minnesota - Quaternary Geology, (MGS Map S-1), 1982
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... -
Geologic Map of Minnesota - Bedrock Geology (MGS Map S-21)
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,...
