Score The Shore is a natural resources survey to estimate the amount of habitat in three lakeshore zones; shoreland, shoreline, and aquatic. This scoring process provides a...

Bank Service Areas (BSAs) are geographic regions based in part on watershed boundaries. These BSAs were established for use in two similar wetland regulatory programs in...

This layer is based on the Environmental Benefits Index (EBI) data layer developed by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and the University of Minnesota....

The Daily Erosion Project (DEP) uses GIS to estimate soil erosion, water runoff, and soil moisture in Iowa and surrounding states, including most of Minnesota. The DEP manages a...

The Bonanza Valley Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) plan describes actions that will assure that groundwater use will remain sustainable as defined by Minnesota statutes. One...

The Growth Management Policy Areas (sometimes called the 2040 Growth Strategy) were developed by Metropolitan Council staff and approved by the Council in December of 1996. The...

This Feature Dataset contains those public drainage system (as defined by Minnesota Statute 103E) layers in Brown County, Minnesota that are considered hydrographic. Currently...

Estimated mean annual potential groundwater recharge rates in Minnesota from 1996-2010 based on the Soil-Water-Balance (SWB) model.

This Feature Dataset contains those public drainage system (as defined by Minnesota Statute 103E) layers in McLeod County, Minnesota that are considered hydrographic. Currently...

Wetland area features mapped as part of the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). The National Wetlands Inventory is a national program sponsored by the US Fish and Wildlife...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources contracted with Sanborn Map Co., Inc. to provide lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) mapping services for the South Dakota portion...

The Altered Watercourse Project was a joint effort between the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo) to create a...

In an effort to clean up the most polluted areas in the Great Lakes, the United States and Canada committed to working with State and Provincial governments to develop Remedial...

These maps represent annual canopy cover from 1973-2018 for the state of Minnesota. This is an update to the original posting in February 2019 with improved maps for 2013-2015,...

The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) is a voluntary opportunity for farmers and agricultural landowners to take the lead in implementing...

This layer file consists of three related datasets:- Statutory boundary polygons of State Forests- Lands managed by the Division of Forestry within the statutory boundaries,...

This layer shows the Fish-based Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Scores for MN lakes as calculated by DNR Fisheries. Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating...

This dataset contains 4 Band, red, green, blue, infrared (RGBI) digital orthophoto imagery of the Big Fork and Little Fork watersheds (most of Koochiching County, northern...

These data represent public waters and public ditches that require permanent vegetation buffers or alternative riparian water quality practices. The buffer map data comprise two...

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a feature-based database that interconnects and uniquely identifies the stream segments or reaches that make up the nation's surface...