Wastewater permits can have groundwater monitoring stations. Many of the groundwater monitoring requirements are part of Large Subsurfance Sewage System (LSTS) permits, but any permit can contain groundwater monitoring requirements. The data for these stations are reported on monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) and may not be part of other MPCA ambient data storage systems (EQuIS).
MPCA Wastewater Program - Groundwater Monitoring Sites
HOV list the location and type of high occupancy vehicle lanes. TOLL list the location and types of toll lanes. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Fee Base Roads in Minnesota. Links to ESRI Feature Services: High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes in Minnesota: High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes Toll Roads in Minnesota: Toll Roads
This dataset represents the locations, classifications, and physical characteristics of NPDES and SDS wastewater facilities regulated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The locations represent the treatment building and this data set does not contain locations of influent, effluent, ambient, or land application monitoring locations. Tribal permits are administered at the federal level and not represented here.
This data set shows the centerlines of all public and some private roads within the state of Minnesota. Segments of pavement may have only one route or muitple routes traveling over them. One route will always be idenflied as primary and all attributes of these roadways signed to it. Other routes sharing the same pavement will be consisted co-incident or secendary and will not be a signed roadway attributes. State highways are divided into segments called control sections for record keeping, maintenance, construction, and other administrative purposes. The four-digit control section number is composed of the two-number county code and an identifying two-digit number within that county. Control sections are revised due to jurisdictional transfers (typically from state to county) when new highway segments or entirely new state highways are built. Routes State AID represent road centerlines for all state aid routes within the state of Minnesota. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on routes centerlines. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Coincident Routes in Minnesota: Coincident Routes MnDOT Control Sections: MnDOT Control Sections MnDOT Roadway Routes in Minnesota: MnDOT Roadway Routes Primary Routes in Minnesota: Primary Routes State Aid Routes in Minnesota: State Aid Routes Trunk Highways in Minnesota: Trunk Highways
Multi-partner effort to record GPS locations of terrestrial invasive species on DNR lands and other locations in Minnesota. Data is downloaded from EDDMapS Midwest (https://www.eddmaps.org/midwest/). Data from EDDMapS includes all data previously collected by the Minnesota DNR and uploaded to EDDMapS in 2016. From 2016 forward data from MN DNR staff was collected directly into EDDMapS. EDDMapS also contains data from other organizations and individuals in Minnesota.
Terrestrial Invasive Species Observations
These are provisional representations of Public Waters Basins (lakes, wetlands) and Watercourses (streams, altered channels) as depicted on the scanned paper regulatory maps and lists known as Public Waters Inventory (PWI). Public Waters (formerly called Protected Waters) are defined in MN Rule and are protected by specific permitting requirements. Permits for Water Appropriation, Public Waters Work and Dam Safety are available from the MNDNR Permitting and Reporting System (MPARS): http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mpars/index.html Lake Shoreland Classifications are included in the Basin feature attribute table and can be displayed by loading the designated layer file included in the File Geodatabase download. More information on Shoreland Classification can be found here: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/shoreland/lake_shoreland_classifications.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minnesota Administrative Rules - Chapter 6115 Public Water Resources http://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=6115 Public Waters Inventory http://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=103G.201 Definitions http://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=6120.3000 Subd. 15 Public waters. (a) "Public waters" means: (1) water basins assigned a shoreland management classification by the commissioner under sections 103F.201 to 103F.221; see http://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=6120.3000 (2) waters of the state that have been finally determined to be public waters or navigable waters by a court of competent jurisdiction; (3) meandered lakes, excluding lakes that have been legally drained; (4) water basins previously designated by the commissioner for management for a specific purpose such as trout lakes and game lakes pursuant to applicable laws; (5) water basins designated as scientific and natural areas under section 84.033; (6) water basins located within and totally surrounded by publicly owned lands; (7) water basins where the state of Minnesota or the federal government holds title to any of the beds or shores, unless the owner declares that the water is not necessary for the purposes of the public ownership; (8) water basins where there is a publicly owned and controlled access that is intended to provide for public access to the water basin; (9) natural and altered watercourses with a total drainage area greater than two square miles; (10) natural and altered watercourses designated by the commissioner as trout streams; and (11) public waters wetlands, unless the statute expressly states otherwise. (b) Public waters are not determined exclusively by the proprietorship of the underlying, overlying, or surrounding land or by whether it is a body or stream of water that was navigable in fact or susceptible of being used as a highway for commerce at the time this state was admitted to the union.
Public Waters (PW) Basin and Watercourse Delineations
The Forest Inventory Diameter Distribution table shows the trees per acre by two-inch diameter class for the species present within a stand from the last inventory activity capable of that assessment. Forest diameter distributions are a fundamental data set for assessing stand conditions. They provide actionable intelligence for determining present and possible management as well potential outcomes, such as timber harvest analysis and post treatment conditions. This information is especially critical for stands scheduled for intermediate treatments such as commercial thinning. Data can also be useful for assessing tree species retention within even and uneven-aged managed stands and cover-types.
This dataset contains point representations of the locations of animal feedlot facilities in Minnesota. The data includes contact information, registration/permit information, animal counts, animal units, and information about nearby water bodies.
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 classes support MNNR's SNA Work Planning application. scientific_and_natural_area_boundaries: A polygon feature class delineated on and digitized from 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. quad maps of Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs). Scientific and natural areas are established to protect and perpetuate in an undisturbed natural state those lands and waters embracing natural features of exceptional scientific and educational value. The SNA Program's goal is to ensure that no single rare feature is lost from any region of the state. This requires protection and management of each feature in sufficient quantity and distribution across the landscape. The Programs' Long Range Plan is to protect at least five locations of plant communities known to occur in each landscape region, and three locations per region of each rare species, plant or animal, and geologic feature. It is estimated that 500 natural areas are needed throughout the state to adequately protect significant features. Because over 40 percent of these rare features occur in prairies, 200 SNAs would be in the prairie area of the state. Of the remainder, approximately 135 are estimated to be needed in the deciduous and 165 in coniferous forest landscape communities in the next 100 years. Protection of multiple sites in each landscape region is a vital means of capturing the genetic diversity and preventing the loss of important species, communities, and features. This strategy observes the wisdom of not putting all our eggs in one basket. In addition to SNA, Itasca and Crow Wing Counties have established county natural areas. Itasca County's natural areas were established in 1966. Sites are set aside as SNAs because of their natural attributes and rare resources, which warrant protection for their inherent values and as places for scientific and educational use. Protection guards against developments such as trails, campgrounds, picnic sites, logging, mineral exploration and development, cultivation, and other uses of land, public or private, that interfere with the preservation of its natural features
The County Well Index (CWI) geodatabase was developed by the Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) and is maintained in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). CWI contains basic information for over 511,000 water-wells, and borings drilled in Minnesota. The data is derived from water-well contractors' logs of geologic materials encountered during drilling. Confirmed locations and geologic well records are available for over 325,000 of the wells. Available data also includes casing, screen and pump information. This dataset does not include public water supply wells. This data resource is a regularly updated copy of the database and is maintained by MNIT Services.
Well Information from County Well Index for the General Public
The MNDNR Forest Inventory layer depicts the stand level demarcation of lands administered or managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) Forestry. Stands are demarcated based on MNDNR Forestry classification of forested areas with similar conditions, based on current, past, or future management objectives. Stands are checked through varying means such as on-site visits, aerial as well as remote sensing based modeling and interpretation. The characteristics for each stand are housed within this dataset, and represent summations for the characteristics of the area (i.e., Stand). Please see other data sets for further refinement of within-stand conditions: MNDNR Forest Inventory Old Growth: https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/biota-dnr-forest-inv-old-growth (metadata) MNDNR Forest Inventory NonMerch: https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/biota-dnr-forest-inv-nmerch (metadata) MNDNR Forest Inventory Species: https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/biota-dnr-forest-inv-species (metadata) MNDNR Forest Inventory Diameter: https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/biota-dnr-forest-inv-diameter (metadata)
This dataset represents active sites on the Permanent List of Priorities (PLP), otherwise known as MN Superfund Sites. The locations, classifications, and other information about the site is included. The Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act, Minn. Stat.§ 115B.17, subd. 13 and Minn. R. 7044 require the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to establish a PLP for releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The MPCA lists and delists sites as required by statute.
Reference posts (often called Mile Post or Mile Markers) are green numbered signs along the side of a highway roughly a mile apart for traveler reference. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Highway Reference Post Information. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Highway Reference Posts in Minnesota: Highway Reference Posts
One or more lanes on the left or right side of the through lanes that permit vehicles to enter, exit or pass traffic. A designated area on the left or right side of a roadway that allows for vehicles to park. The number of through lanes carrying through traffic in the off-peak period. Lanes that allow traffic to make a left or right turn at an intersection or to a side-road. Turn lanes are controlled by road signs and/or pavement markings that show the direction of travel from the lane. The width of the roadway carrying through traffic. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Additional lanes left side in Minnesota: Additional lane left Additional lanes right side in Minnesota: Additional lanes right Parking right side in Minnesota: Parking right side Parking left side in Minnesota: Parking left side Through lanes in Minnesota: Through lanes Travel width in Minnesota: Travel width Turn lane left in Minnesota: Turn lane left Turn lane right in Minnesota: Turn lane right Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Roadway lane Information.
This layer shows the locations of wildfires for which the DNR was the primary responding agency. These include fires not only on state lands, but also rural private lands for which there is not another agency with primary responsibility. Wildfires that are not included in this layer are those that occur on federal and native American lands (several hundred annually) and those that are responded to by local fire departments (several thousand annually). DNR wildfire suppression responsibility is heaviest in the forested part of the state. The sup_cost data is most reliable for 2017 fires and after. Suppression costs for fires prior to 2017 should be considered an estimate and are not comparable with costs for more recent fires. Similarly, for fires not marked as status = Complete, information should be considered preliminary.
Native prairie polygons are a subset of a larger database of DNR Native Plant Communities and are the result of that classification system and protocol. As a subset of the DNR Native Plant Communities dataset, this dataset contains selected native plant community classifications (prairies) that result from the Minnesota Biological Survey (MBS), State Park land cover data, Forestry native plant community data, and Wildlife Management Areas land cover data. It includes polygons representing the highest quality native prairie communities remaining in surveyed areas. These native prairie communities are important areas for conservation. Native plant communities (sometimes also referred to as "natural communities") are groups of native plants that interact with each other and their surrounding environment in ways not greatly altered by modern human activity or by introduced plant or animal species. These groups of native species form recognizable units, such as an oak forest, a prairie, or a marsh, that tend to repeat across the landscape and over time. Native plant communities are generally classified and described by considering vegetation, hydrology, land forms, soils, and natural disturbance regimes. The native plant community types and subtypes in this data layer are classified primarily by vegetation and major habitat features. Areas that are not mapped as native plant community polygons primarily represent: 1) land where modern human activities such as farming, overgrazing, wetland drainage, recent logging and residential and commercial development have destroyed or greatly altered the natural vegetation; and 2) native plant community polygons that were below minimal size criteria. Note: some areas that are not mapped are important for conservation. They may include habitat for native plants and animals, corridors for animal movement, buffers surrounding high quality natural areas and open space, and target areas for restoration.
The Transit Shelters layer identifies customer waiting shelters at transit stops. This dataset relates to Metro Transit's Transit Stops data.
The way to access Layers Quickly. Quick Layers is an Add-In for ArcGIS Pro 3 that allows rapid access to the DNR's Geospatial Data Resource Site (GDRS). The GDRS is a data structure that serves core geospatial dataset and applications for not only DNR, but many state agencies, and supports the Minnesota Geospatial Commons. Data added from Quick Layers is pre-symbolized, helping to standardize visualization and map production. Current version: 3.11 To use Quick Layers with the GDRS, there's no need to download QuickLayers from this location. Instead, download a full copy or a custom subset of the public GDRS (including Quick Layers for ArcGIS Pro 3) using GDRS Manager. Quick Layers also allows users to save and share their own pre-symbolized layers, thus increasing efficiency and consistency across the enterprise. Installation: After using GDRS Manager to create a GDRS, including Quick Layers, add the path to the Quick Layers addin to the list of shared folders: 1. Open ArcGIS Pro 2. Project -> Add-In Manager -> Options 3. Click add folder, and enter the location of the Quick Layers Pro app. For example, if your GDRS is mapped to the V drive, the path would be V:\gdrs\apps\pub\us_mn_state_dnr\quick_layers_pro3 4. After you do this, the Quick Layers ribbon will be available. To also add Quick Layers to the Quick Access Toolbar at the top, right click Quick Layers, and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar The link below is only for those who are using Quick Layers without a GDRS. To get the most functionality out of Quick Layers, don't install it separately, but instead download it as part of a GDRS build using GDRS Manager.
The drivable surface material of the roadway. The operational characteristic of a given route segment. Values indicate if the segment is a one-way or two-way road as well as if the segment is a ramp, couplet, unbuilt, non-mainline, or non-inventory direction. Indicates whether a road segment fits the FHWA's criteria for a public road and can be counted as certified miles. Traffic access control determines the through traffic preference for any given drivable roadway surface. Access to roadways can be fully, partial or have no access control. This does not refer to right of way access control, but rather relates to roadway design. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Roadway Details in Minnesota. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Roadway Facility Types in Minnesota: Roadway Facility Types Roadway Public Status in Minnesota: Roadway Public Status Roadway Surface Material in Minnesota: Roadway Surface Material Traffic Access Control in Minnesota: Traffic Access Control
The Metropolitan Council routinely compiles individual land use plans and plan amendments from communities within the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area into a single regional data layer. A principal goal of the Regional Planned Land Use dataset is to allow users to view, analyze and display planned land use data for anywhere in the seven county metropolitan area with a consistent land use classification scheme. The Metropolitan Council uses the Regional Planned Land Use (PLU) data to help monitor growth and plan for regional services such as regional parks, transit service, and wastewater collection and treatment. Although the planned land use data is based on the locally adopted land use plans and designations for each community, it represent only data that has been submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review per the Metropolitan Land Planning Act of 1995 (Minn. Stat 473.864, Subd 2 and 473.175, Subd 1). See Data Quality Information (Section 2 of this metadata) for specifics about the Metropolitan Land Planning Act of 1995 under Completeness information. Since there is no official State or Regional land use coding scheme that communities must conform with, the variability of content and codes between communities' land use plans is nearly as vast as the number of communities themselves (187). Differences among communities can range from the implementation of different land use categories to conflicting definitions of similar categories. The PLU dataset attempts to effectively level out the variability among communities by translating communities land use categories and descriptions into a common classification scheme developed and endorsed by MetroGIS (a regional GIS data sharing consortium) participants while retaining each communities' original categories. Although the comparability of land use plans between communities has greatly improved as a result of this translation or "regionalization" of communities' land use codes, it is possible that not all community land use definitions have been precisely translated into the most appropriate regional land use category. In conjunction with other regional information (i.e., land use trend data, households and jobs forecasts), the PLU data can help communities more easily understand regional and sub-regional planning goals and Council staff, working with individual local units of government, can better plan for the future needs and financing of regional services. - Contact individual communities for more information on their locally adopted planned land use categories. - See Data Quality Information (Section 2 of this metadata) for specifics about the development of the regional dataset and its accuracy. - See Entities and Attributes Information (Section 5 of this metadata) for specifics about the regional land use codes and categories.
Regional Planned Land Use - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
Minnesota DNR Cooperative Ground Water Monitoring locations extracted from KISTER'S Water Information Systems (WISKI) time series database. The locations mirror the available data on the MNDNR's Cooperative Ground Water Monitoring website: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/cgm/index.html
DNR Cooperative Ground Water Monitoring Locations
Cooperative Groundwater Monitoring application
This is a point displayed dataset of in-service bridge locations throughout Minnesota, maintained by the MnDOT Bridge Inventory Management Unit located at the MnDOT Bridge Office. Points are generally placed in the center of a structure using aerial imagery as reference. There is a wide variety of data associated with each structure including geographic location, structure type, service carried and service under, clearance, load rating, condition rating, and roadway data. MnDOT Bridge Office keeps inventory of all bridge structures over 10ft in length. Calculated and observed inventory items from construction plans and other documents along with scheduled routine inspections help maintain data throughout the life of a bridge. Definition of a Bridge is described in MN Statute 165.01, Subdivision 3. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Bridge Locations Information.
This dataset records modifications made to the MN address point data, capturing both attribute and geometry changes. Each modification, whether it involves an attribute or geometry change, is represented by a separate row/feature in the feature class. In cases where multiple attribute changes occur, each change is documented with its own entry. - Address points - Address geocoding; - Next Generation 911 call routing and location validation; - Emergency services dispatching; For specific questions regarding centerline alignments or attributes, please contact the county below Anoka: https://www.anokacounty.us/315/GIS Carver: gis@co.carver.mn.us Chisago: gis@co.chisago.mn.us Dakota: gis@co.dakota.mn.us Hennepin: gis.info@hennepin.us Isanti: Nate.Kirkwold@co.isanti.mn.us Ramsey: RCGISMetaData@co.ramsey.mn.us Sherburne: gis@co.sherburne.mn.us Scott: gis@co.scott.mn.us Washington: surveyor@co.washington.mn.us
Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) is the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) approved surface and subsurface area surrounding a public water supply well or well field that supplies a public water system, through which contaminants are likely to move toward and reach the well or well field.
Indicates if there are curbs present on a given route segment (Right, Left, or Both). A stabilized shoulder on the left and right of the roadway, usually made of concrete or bituminous that serves as a emergency stopping lane. An unsterilized shoulder on the left and right of the roadway, usually made of gravel or dirt that serves as a emergency stopping lane. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on curbs and shoulders. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Curbs in Minnesota: Curbs Shoulder Paved Left in Minnesota: Shoulder Paved Left Shoulder Paved Right in Minnesota: Shoulder Paved Right Shoulder Unpaved Left in Minnesota: Shoulder Unpaved Left Shoulder Unpaved Right in Minnesota: Shoulder Unpaved Right
MnDOT created area transportation partnerships (ATPs) to emphasize greater public involvement in the preparation of transportation plans and programs. There are eight ATPs in Minnesota (one for each MnDOT District area). The ATP Districts are also used to describe the locations and responsible district for construction projects identified in various MnDOT Annual Reports (ex. CHIP/STIP, Major Highway Projects Report). This dataset is a copy of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety State Patrol district boundaries. There are 11 state patrol districts, comprised of 59 station number sub-districts. With the exception of Hubbard, St Louis, and Todd County, the district boundaries follow county lines. District 2000 and District 4600 are specific to building perimeter and not spatially represented in this dataset. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on State Agency Administrative Boundaries. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Area Transportation Partnership Boundaries in Minnesota: Area Transportation Partnership Boundaries MnDPS State Patrol Boundaries: MnDPS State Patrol Boundaries
State Agency Administrative Boundaries in Minnesota
The MPCA's What's in My Neighborhood contains a wide variety of environmental information about your community. This includes potentially contaminated sites, permits, licenses, registrations, inspections, and closed enforcement activities. Potentially contaminated sites: Since the early 1980s when major federal and state cleanup programs were created, the MPCA has been aggressively searching for and helping to clean up contaminated properties, from very small to large. This website contains a searchable inventory of those properties, as well as sites that have already been cleaned up and those currently being investigated or cleaned up. Environmental permits and registrations: This Web application also contains a searchable inventory of businesses that have applied for and received different types of environmental permits and registrations from the MPCA. Methods for creating site locations have different levels of precision. The most accurate locations use coordinates from GPS (global positioning system). Coordinates are also derived using the site's street address, zip code or public land survey information. Some MPCA sites are not mapped. These are generally activities that are mobile, like ships with ballast water permits.
Sample Route Documentation - What's In My Neighborhood Sites
Sample Route Request - What's In My Neighborhood Sites
This dataset contains 3 main feature classes. See the detailed description of each feature class in the individual metadata files below: MNDNR Native Plant Communities DNR NPC and Land Cover - EWR DNR NPC and Land Cover - Parks and Trails
The Forest Inventory Species related table shows the summation of select forest attributes by the species present within the stand. Summations are generated averaging individual tree measurements, measured on each plot, within a stand.
The National Highway System (NHS) consists of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility, and was developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in cooperation with the states, local officials, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). National Truck Network is a network of approved routes for commercial truck drivers in the United States. The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 authorized the establishment of a national network of highways designated for use by large trucks. The Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET) is a designation given to roads that provide ''Defense access, continuity, and emergency capabilities for movements of personnel and Equipment in both peace and war.'' Check other metadata records in this package for more information on National Highway System, Truck Network, and Strategic Highway Network in Minnesota. Links to ESRI Feature Services: National Highway System in Minnesota: National Highway System National Truck Network in Minnesota: National Truck Network Strategic Highway Network in Minnesota: Strategic Highway Network
National Highway System, Truck Network, and Strategic Highway Network
Functional class is the level of service of a route or segment of a route. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/functional_class.html Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Federal Functional Class Information. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Federal Functional Class in Minnesota: Federal Functional Class
The “capture zone” is the proposed capture area within the aquifer. When there isn't a surface water contribution, the groundwater capture area is identical to the wellhead protection zone. When a conjunctive delineation is used, the groundwater capture area (GWCA – same as “capture zone’) and the surface water contribution area ( SWCA) are combined to form the wellhead protection area (WHPA).
The Interregional Corridor system has been retired and is no longer used to measure performance or as an investment category. Through federal legislation, the National Highway System was expanded and performance measures for mobility on the NHS have been developed. The NHS is now the priority network for mobility investment in the 20-year Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan. The plan has identified a small amount of investment to address travel time reliability issues at priority locations on the NHS in Greater Minnesota. Performance measures and targets on the NHS have yet to be developed but will follow federal requirements. For more information on how the NHS is used in MnDOT's investment planning, refer to the 20-year State Highway Investment Plan. For NHS performance information, refer to the current Annual Transportation Performance Report. Statutory routes grant MnDOT the authority to own and operate highways. Statutory routes are composed of constitutional and legislative routes. Constitutional routes are defined as part of the Babcock Amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution in 1920, and cannot be severely altered or removed. Legislative routes are defined by the Minnesota State Legislature in statute. The constitutional routes are numbered 1 to 70, legislative routes are those numbered greater than 70. The statutory route number does not necessarily coincide with the signed route number. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Interregion Corridor and Statutory Routes in Minnesota. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Interregional Corridor in Minnesota: Interregional Corridor Statutory Routes in Minnesota: Statutory Routes
Interregional Corridor and Statutory Routes in Minnesota
R/WIS is an automated information system that collects, processes and distributes current and forecasted weather and road surface information. Advanced traveler information systems can provide drivers and fleet operators with R/WIS data including up-to-the-minute warnings about changing conditions. This system will allow highway operations managers to use R/WIS for timely and cost-effective snow plowing and deicing. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Road Weather Information Sites. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Road Weather Information Sites in Minnesota: Road Weather Information Sites
Roadway Weather Information Sites in Minnesota
Aviation safety, and safety of people and property on the ground, can be affected by construction in the vicinity of an airport. The area influenced by airport rules and regulations can extend several miles from the airport boundary. These are runways in Minnesota that have been documented by field data collection. MSP is the exception, their three runways are shown based upon FAA data. The displays airports listed by the type of airport: airport, heliport or seaplane base and the accepted users. Those facilities listed as public are open to the public and those listed as private require prior permission from the owner. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Airports. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Airport Influence Areas in Minnesota: Airport Influence Areas Airport Runways in Minnesota: Airport Runways Airports in Minnesota: Airports
Federal Urban Code lists the U.S. Census federal adjusted urban area a road segment is assigned to. The adjusted urban boundaries from the 2010 U.S. census. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Boundaries of Federal Adjusted Urban Area. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Fedral Adjusted Urban Area Boundaries in Minnesota: Fedral Adjusted Urban Area Boundaries Federal Urban Area Codes in Minnesota: Federal Urban Area Codes
Federal Adjusted Urban Area Boundaries in Minnesota
This layer shows all of the current snowmobile trails open to the public in Minnesota, regardless of funding source.
Minnesota Snowmobile Trails, 2024-2025 season
This dataset represents the locations, classifications, and physical characteristics of NPDES and SDS wastewater facility discharge locations regulated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Tribal permits are administered at the federal level and not represented here.
Wastewater Facility Discharge Locations in Minnesota
This data layer shows lands acquired, administered and/or managed by Minnesota DNR. These include lands in the following categories: Aquatic Management Area (AMA) Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) State Forest Other Forest Land State Park State Recreation Area State Wayside Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Management Units are often composed of numerous tracts of land that are managed or administered as a single unit. Some features in this layer are hyperlinked to websites or documents that provide descriptive information. Use ArcMap's Hyperlink Tool (yellow lightning bolt) to access deed documents. (To set up the hyperlink, open Layer Properties: Display tab, check the Hyperlinks box and choose the field [WEB_LINK1] or [WEB_LINK2].)
State Administered Lands - DNR Management Units, Minnesota
The Minnesota Groundwater Contamination Atlas GIS data allows users to view groundwater areas of concern for sites in remediation programs. The data does not map areas of risk to the health of the communities. If there are potential health risks associated with a groundwater area of concern, proper remediation treatments or activities are implemented to protect human health. The six different layers in the geodatabase work together to represent what is shown on the site story maps in the Atlas. MPCA hydrogeologists reviewed many reports and data files, then used geographic information systems technology and professional judgment to map these areas. The dashed and solid outlines for these mapped areas represent two different levels of certainty. The solid outline represents area of concern boundaries that are more certain, while the dashed outline represents area of concern boundaries that are less certain. The MN Groundwater Contamination Atlas geodatabase includes the following datasets: Atlas sites Atlas sites no contamination area Atlas wells contamination results summary Atlas cotamination areas of concern Atlas contamination boundaries Atlas potential source areas
Minnesota Groundwater Contamination Atlas
Minnesota Groundwater Contamination Atlas Home
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, known as Management Units - Lands managed by the Division of Forestry outside of the statutory boundaries, known as Other Forestry Lands State Forests - Statutory Boundaries: This theme shows the boundaries of those areas of Minnesota that have been legislatively designated as State Forests ( http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_forests/index.html ) Minnesota's 58 state forests were established to produce timber and other forest crops, provide outdoor recreation, protect watersheds, and perpetuate rare and distinctive species of native flora and fauna. The mapped boundaries are based on legislative/statutory language and are described in broad terms based on legal descriptions. Private or other ownerships included inside a State Forest boundary are typically NOT identified in legislative language and subsequently are NOT mapped in this layer. It is important to note that these data do not represent public ownership. State Forest boundaries often include private land and should not be used to determine ownership. Ownership information can be found in State Surface Interests Administered by MNDNR or by Counties ( https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/plan-stateland-dnrcounty ) and the GAP Stewardship 2008 layer ( http://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/plan-gap-stewardship-2008 ). Data has been updated during 2009 by the MNDNR Forest Resource Assessment office. State Forests - Management Units This theme shows the land owned and managed by the Division of Forestry within the Statutory Boundaries. The shapes were derived mostly from county parcel data, where available, and from plat maps and other ownership resources. This data presents an approximate location of the land ownership and is intended for cartographic purposes only. It is not survey quality and should never be used to resolve land ownership disputes. State Forests - Other Forest Lands This theme shows State Forest lands outside of the State Forest Statutory Boundaries. It was derived from MNDNR's Land Records System PLS40 data layer. Sub-40 shapes are not represented. Partial PLS40 ownership is represented as a whole PLS40. This data is not survey quality and should never be used to resolve land ownership disputes.
State Forest Statutory Boundaries and Management Units
This layer contains lines showing all public (and many private) roads in Dakota County, Minnesota. The lines are generally collected from plats and aerial photography.
Road Centerlines, Dakota County, Minnesota
This wetland classification scheme was originally developed for a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) effort to establish protective permit thresholds for groundwater appropriations subject to DNR regulation. The classification of various wetland types were made in consultation with wetland professionals from several state and federal agencies and from academia and were helpful in discussing the potential effects of groundwater withdrawals. However, they are based on best professional judgment, not empirical data, and are subject to revision and further clarification. The basic units of classification are the wetland native plant communities (NPC) as described in the series of Field Guides to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota (MnDNR 2005a, 2005b, 2003). The NPCs are grouped into readily recognizable wetland type categories. See more details about Native Plant Communities at: NPC Metadata See more details about this Wetland Classification at: Wetland Classification - Groundwater Dependence
MNDNR Native Plant Communities - Groundwater Subset
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) divides the state into eight administrative zonal areas referred to as construction districts. The boundaries of these districts are used to determine which district is responsible for construction activities on trunk highways, and for reporting purposes. Construction Districts is a polygon feature class that represents an area that defines the portions of trunk highways and their junctions served by each of the eight districts. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) divides the state into eight administrative zonal areas call construction districts. Within each construction district, there are a varying number of maintenance subareas. These subareas represent which facility is responsible for maintenance activities on trunk highways, specifically winter maintenance. Note that summer maintenance activates may deviate substantially from these boundaries. Maintenance Subareas is a polygon feature class that represents the area and defines the portions of trunk highways and their junctions served by each district's subarea. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on MnDOT Boundaries Links to ESRI Feature Services: MnDOT Construction District Boundaries in Minnesota: MnDOT Construction District Boundaries MnDOT Summer Maintenance Subareas in Minnesota: MnDOT Summer Maintenance Subareas MnDOT Summer Maintenance Subdistricts in Minnesota: MnDOT Summer Maintenance Subdistricts MnDOT Winter Maintenance Subareas in Minnesota: MnDOT Winter Maintenance Subareas MnDOT Winter Maintenance Subdistricts in Minnesota: MnDOT Winter Maintenance Subdistricts
Construction and Maintenance Boundaries in Minnesota
maintenance subareas and construction districts
This dataset represents locations of land application sites regulated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Land application is the process of incorporating products such as biosolids from wastewater treatment, manure, petroleum contaminated soil, or selected industrial by-products to agricultural land for treatment by natural processes. These sites are associated with the municipal and industrial wastewater, feedlot, petroleum remediation, and other agency programs. The ai_program_list attribute contains a list of programs with activities at the site.
Facility, site and project locations from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's enterprise database. These features represent locations associated with waste water, storm water, hazardous waste, feedlot, solid waste, tanks, remediation, and other agency programs. The ai_program_list attribute provides a list of programs with activities at the site. Agency Interests can represent anything from a facility to a construction project.
This data layer shows the management boundaries of the MNDNR Fisheries Administrative Areas for the State of Minnesota. Boundaries are current as of 6/2/16. Mille Lacs Lake is now it's own Fisheries Management Area in Region 3.
MNDNR Division of Fisheries Administrative Areas
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 understanding natural resource conditions and challenges, and for identifying opportunities to improve the health and resilience of Minnesota’s watersheds. Learn more at https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/whaf/index.html. The Watershed Health Assessment Framework (WHAF) provides an organized approach for understanding natural resource conditions and challenges, and for identifying opportunities to improve the health and resilience of Minnesota’s watersheds. Metadata for the individual layers can be found at the following links: CWI Max Arsenic (ug/L) : CWI Max Arsenic.html CWI Max Nitrate (mg/L): CWI Max Nitrate.html Special Well and Boring Construction Areas : Special Well and Boring Construction Areas.html Drinking Water Wells per Section : Drinking Water Wells per Section.html Geologic Sensitivity at Wells: Geologic Sensitivity at Wells.html MDA Groundwater Protection Rule DWSMAs: MDA Groundwater Protection Rule DWSMAs.html Primary Aquifers by Section: Primary Aquifers by Section.html Township Testing Nitrate Results: Township Testing Nitrate Results.html
Groundwater Restoration And Protection Strategies (GRAPS) layers used in the Watershed Health Assessment Framework (WHAF) tool
Institutional Controls (ICs) are restrictions, conditions, or controls intended to protect the integrity of a response action and help minimize the potential for exposure to contamination. This dataset provides location points, addresses, and property identification numbers (PINs) of existing ICs for the MPCA's Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup (VIC), Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Petroleum Remediation, Petroleum Brownfields, and Closed Landfill Programs. If you have questions about institutional controls, please contact instcontrols.pca@state.mn.us. This resource contains two spatial datasets; one with point features (institutional_controls), the other with polygon features (institutional_controls_areas). The point dataset is inclusive of all IC records in MPCA's database. Whereas the polygon dataset only includes records for a portion of the ICs. Each IC represented in the polygon dataset is also represented in the point dataset.
Institutional Controls in Minnesota Web Application
This dataset shows linear bikeways throughout Minnesota. Data is gathered through annual update requests of many public partners including County and Municipal contacts, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Development Commissions and the Minnesota DNR. Updates are occasionally provided by private partners including the MTB project and consulting agencies. Comments and corrections people submit on the Minnesota Bikeways Crowdsourcing App also inform the dataset. The data is vetted and maintained by the Geographic Information Mapping unit in the MnDOT Transportation System Management Office, and staff in the Transit and Active Transportation Office of MnDOT. The initial dataset was developed in partnership with the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council, and the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Bikeways in Minnesota: Bikeways in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is the lead agency for response to, and cleanup of agricultural chemical contamination in Minnesota. Because of this role the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has tracked spills of agricultural chemicals and sites contaminated with agricultural chemicals since the late 1970's. The data in this collection contains information on known and potential sources of agricultural chemical soil and ground water contamination. To view the data in context with query and search tools, see the "What's In My Neighborhood?" application: https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/env-app-wimn-agricultural For more information on the layers included, see the following layer specific metadata: Incident Investigation Information Table: agchem_invinfo.html Incident Investigation Boundaries: agchem_investigations.html Small Spills & Investigations: agchem_small_spills.html Old Emergency Incidents: agchem_old_emergencies.html Contingency Areas: agchem_contingencies.html
The way to access Layers Quickly. Quick Layers is an Add-In for ArcMap 10.6+ that allows rapid access to the DNR's Geospatial Data Resource Site (GDRS). The GDRS is a data structure that serves core geospatial dataset and applications for not only DNR, but many state agencies, and supports the Minnesota Geospatial Commons. Data added from Quick Layers is pre-symbolized, helping to standardize visualization and map production. Current version: 1.164 To use Quick Layers with the GDRS, there's no need to download QuickLayers from this location. Instead, download a full copy or a custom subset of the public GDRS (including Quick Layers) using GDRS Manager. Quick Layers also allows users to save and share their own pre-symbolized layers, thus increasing efficiency and consistency across the enterprise. Installation: After using GDRS Manager to create a GDRS, including Quick Layers, add the path to the Quick Layers addin to the list of shared folders: 1. Open ArcMap 2. Customize -> Add-In Manager… -> Options 3. Click add folder, and enter the location of the Quick Layers app. For example, if your GDRS is mapped to the V drive, the path would be V:\gdrs\apps\pub\us_mn_state_dnr\quick_layers 4. After you do this, the Quick Layers toolbar will be available. To add it, go to Customize -> Toolbars and select DNR Quick Layers 10 The link below is only for those who are using Quick Layers without a GDRS. To get the most functionality out of Quick Layers, don't install it separately, but instead download it as part of a GDRS build using GDRS Manager.
Metro micro is a shared ride service. Each trip may be shared with others, and other customers may be picked up or dropped off during a trip. Metro micro will drop you off anywhere within the service area. Metro micro uses ADA-accessible minibuses, so we can travel on city and neighborhood streets, providing fast, safe, and convenient service with minimal wait times.
AADT represents current (most recent) Annual Average Daily Traffic on sampled road systems. This information is displayed using the Traffic Count Locations Active feature class as of the annual HPMS freeze in January. Historical AADT is found in another table. Please note that updates to this dataset are on an annual basis, therefore the data may not match ground conditions or may not be available for new roadways. Resource Contact: Christy Prentice, Traffic Forecasting & Analysis (TFA), http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tda/contacts.html#TFA Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Annual Average Daily Traffic Locations Information. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Annual Average Daily Traffic Locations in Minnesota: Annual Average Daily Traffic Locations
Annual Average Daily Traffic Locations in Minnesota
PDF Maps, by Municipality or County, and Reports
Subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) work in Minnesota must be completed by licensed businesses under the supervision of certified individuals (with certain licensure exemptions, such local units of government that conduct SSTS work; see Minn. Stat. § 115.56 Subd. 2). This dataset contains business licenses and individual certifications related to SSTS design and installation. Locations may be represented by a street address, zip code, or county centroid.
Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Licensed Businesses
This layer is a digital inventory of currently designated or candidate old growth forest stands on lands administered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This data originates from the Inventory Module of the Minnesota DNR's 4Trees System. Old growth forest designations are determined through an interdisciplinary evaluation process by DNR staff in divisions of Forestry, Fish and Wildlife, Ecological and Water Resources, and Parks and Trails. These data are updated on a continuous basis, as needed. Also included is the old growth Special Management Zone (SMZ), a 330-foot buffer around the Old Growth layer.
This dataset represents the locations, classifications, and physical characteristics of remediation activities carried out by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The locations represent leak clean up, emergency response, petroleum brownfields, non-petroleum brownfields (Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup), Superfund, RCRA, integrated remediation and site assessment sites. The geodatabase, env_remediation_sites.gdb, contains two related datasets: (1) the remediation_sites point feature class, which has one record for each remediation site, and (2) the spatial_rem_activity table, which contains one record for each MPCA effort to investigate contamination at a site. The two datasets can be related using the ITEM_ID. In most cases, there will be one record in spatial_rem_activity for each record in remediation_sites. However, reopened leak sites may have multiple records in spatial_rem_activity for a single site, and CERCLIS/SEMS sites where the EPA was the lead agency may have zero records in spatial_rem_activity. The spatial_rem_activity table only exists in the file geodatabase format of this dataset.
Memorial Routes represents road centerlines for all public roads within the State of Minnesota which are designated as a Memorial Route in a state statute. The roads are attributed with information based on their designated route. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Memorial Routes Information. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Memorial Routes in Minnesota: Memorial Routes
This is a database of the locations of meteorological towers in the state of Minnesota. Since 2020, state statute (Minn. Stat. 360.915) requires the owner of a meteorological tower to provide notification to the commissioner of transportation at least 30 days prior to their construction. The intention of this legislation is to require tower proponents to provide MnDOT with information on the location of these meteorological Towers and to mark them and light them, so that aircraft operating at low altitude have a better chance of avoiding them. This dataset contains the locations of all meteorological towers that the commissioner of transportation has received notice of. There may be meteorological towers that exist but notice has not been given. A meteorological tower is a structure that is self-standing or supported by guy wires, is designed with accessory facilities on which antenna, sensor, camera, meteorological, or other equipment is able to be mounted; has a height of at least 50 feet and not more than 200 feet; and has a diameter of ten feet or less at the aboveground base, excluding concrete footing. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on PACKAGE Information.
Jurisdictional crosswalk is a combination of data from federal sources and legacy MnDOT data. It creates a crosswalk or translation between various ID systems for city, township, and unorganized territories within the State of Minnesota. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Jurisdiction Lookup Information. Links to ESRI Feature Services: City Boundaries in Minnesota: City Boundaries Jurisdiction Lookup for Minnesota: Jurisdiction Lookup
This suite of data is a collection of layers that communicate the introduction risk, detection, bioControl, and response to Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in Minnesota, including quarantined counties. More information can be obtained at: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/eab Follow the links below to the individual metadata pages for each layer: Emerald Ash Borer Introduction Risk: eab_introduction_risk.html Quarantine Boundaries: eab_quarantine_boundaries.html Trees: eab_trees.html Bio Control: eab_bio_control.html
A web map showing EAB confirmed locations and EAB quarantine boundaries.
This table contains assessments of the regenerating species within a stand, as assessed during the most recent stand inventory activity (whether on the ground or estimated by forestry staff). Data set contains classes from 0 to 4.9 inch for each of the tree species present, in trees per acre. While trees < 5 inches can appear in the main tree species attribute list and tree data collection, more will likely be assessed via the regeneration survey.
The State of Minnesota issues mineral leases on state-owned and state-administered fee mineral interests. The lease types include iron ore, taconite, industrial mineral, non-ferrous, and miscellaneous. These layers are of active or historic State mineral leases, administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, mapped to the PLS forty and government lot. When there is no match to the PLS forty or government lot in the PLS40 layer, a record is then matched to the PLS section layer. These layers merge the DNR Control Point Generated PLS layer (PLS40) with land records stored in the DNR's Land Record System (LRS) in Oracle. The data are limited to a forty, government lot, or section level representation. Therefore, any state mineral leases that are less than a forty, government lot, or section, are represented by the entire forty, government lot, or section. There are four layers included in this geodatabase: 1) active (closed or completed) mineral leases mapped to the PLS forty or government lot, 2) dissolved active mineral leases, where the mineral lease areas have been merged based on specific attributes, such as the lease number (i.e., the DNRTRNXNUM field), type of lease, start and expiration dates, but not the attributes to the PLS forty and government lot, 3) historic mineral leases that have ended, and 4) dissolved historic mineral leases, where the mineral lease areas have been merged based on specific attributes, such as the lease number (i.e., the DNRTRNXNUM field), type of lease, start and expiration and termination dates, but not the attributes to the PLS forty and government lot. The names for these layers are active_minleases, active_minleases_dissolved, historic_minleases, historic_minleases_dissolved.
Street name is the common name given to a piece of roadway. It usually matches the signed roadway name. Only county roads, state aid routes, and highways can have different street names along the same Route_ID. For other route systems each street name gets a separate Route_ID. Legacy data transferred from old Transportation Information System (TIS) may be exceptions to this rule. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Street Names Information. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Street Names in Minnesota: Street Names
Identifies the bus stops programmed for improvements under Metro Transit’s Better Bus Stop program: http://www.metrotransit.org/better-bus-stops Bus stop improvements can be a combination of a shelter, light, or heat, or an accessible boarding pad (ADA pad).
This layer represents locations of best management practices (BMPs) reported to the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) via the eLINK grant reporting system from 2003 to present. This dataset includes all mapped BMPs associated with completed and closed grants. Practices connected with open grants considered “in progress” are included here only if an installed date has also been reported. Please be advised, any practice(s) associated with open grants are subject to change until all grants have final reports submitted, approved and grants are closed. The attribute HAS_OPEN_GRANTS_YN can be used to determine if a practice may be subject to change in the future. The eLINK data represents BWSR grants funded through BWSR via the State General Fund, Clean Water Fund, and Bonding funds. Practices funded through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Clean Water Partnership and 319 programs and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) well sealing grants are also included. This data set does not include BWSR Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) easements, which are collected in a database outside of eLINK. BWSR RIM easement data is provided through a separate dataset on the MnGEO Commons.
State Funded Best Management Practices - BWSR (eLINK)
This file was created to show the boundaries of the Wildlife Administrative Areas in the State.
DNR Division of Wildlife Administrative Areas
Southeastern Minnesota is part of the Upper Mississippi Valley Karst that includes southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa. 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 unconsolidated material overlies Paleozoic carbonate bedrock, the St. Peter Sandstone, or the Mesoproterozoic Hinckley Sandstone. The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Geological Survey have been mapping karst features since the early 1980s. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources became involved in the process in the 1990s and is now responsible for maintaining the karst feature inventory and continuing mapping. The Karst Features Inventory (KFI), formerly known as the Karst Features Database, contains both reported and field verified karst feature locations and additional remarks, measurements, and other historical data for features where available.
This data was created as a result of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) biological stressor identification process (SID). Biological stressors are determined after a reach has been listed as impaired for aquatic life. Stressors are determined to inform the WRAPS (Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy) developed by the MPCA for each major watershed. The MPCA follows the CADDIS (Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System) protocol which includes EPA’s Stressor Identification Process, and other guidance to understand and identify the most probably cause of biological impairment.
MNDNR and MPCA Cooperative Stream Monitoring Locations extracted from KISTER'S Water Information Systems (WISKI) time series database. Data collected at these locations may include water quality, water quantity or climatology data collected by the MNDNR, MPCA, MDA, USGS and partners. The locations mirror the available data on the MNDNR's Cooperative Stream Gaging website: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/csg/index.html
DNR/MPCA Cooperative Stream Gaging Locations
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has developed a statewide TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) Database to standardize and maintain spatial data related to TMDL reports. This project stores geographic boundaries of TMDL allocation areas, maintains data attributes for integration with the TEMPO system, and is updated as new TMDL reports receive EPA approval. The database contains four primary feature layers: TMDL Project Areas, Allocation Areas (specific drainage areas where pollutant sources were assessed), and individual Streams and Lakes with approved TMDL reports. The dataset supports spatial analyses with various environmental data layers, including feedlots, surface water discharge points, riparian areas, and green infrastructure. Allocation areas, including boundary conditions, were delineated using the best available data source, however errors may remain. The 'Source' field specifies the dataset from which the allocation area was derived. Entries marked as 'Project' have been checked against the approved TMDL report. Other entries denote the allocation areas data source. Please carefully review this metadata and consult with the data owner or appropriate liaison with questions.
Total maximum daily load (TMDL) projects
This dataset was created by a joint collaborative project involving the technical and managerial GIS staff from the ten Metropolitan Counties of the Twin Cities in Minnesota (Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne and Washington), the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board (MESB), MetroGIS and the Metropolitan Council. Core needs this dataset are intended to satisfy include: - Vehicular routing; - Address geocoding; - Next Generation 911 call routing and location validation; - Emergency services dispatching; - Linear referencing uses; - Cartographic representation of road features; For specific questions regarding centerline alignments or attributes, please contact the county below Anoka: https://www.anokacounty.us/315/GIS Carver: gis@co.carver.mn.us Chisago: gisservices@chisagocountymn.gov Dakota: gis@co.dakota.mn.us Hennepin: gis.info@hennepin.us Isanti: Nate.Kirkwold@co.isanti.mn.us Ramsey: RCGISMetaData@co.ramsey.mn.us Sherburne: gis@co.sherburne.mn.us Scott: gis@co.scott.mn.us Washington: gis@co.washington.mn.us
HCAADT represents current (most recent) Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic on sampled road systems. This information is displayed using the SDW_INCDT.TRAFFIC_SEGMENTS_ACTIVE feature class as of the annual HPMS freeze in January. Historical HCAADT is found in another table. Please note that updates to this dataset are on an annual basis, therefore the data may not match ground conditions or may not be available for new roadways. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic Segments in Minnesota: Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic Segments
Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic Segments in Minnesota
This is the MnDOT user-accepted version of the state boundary. It is a composite of all of the county boundaries, as accepted by MnDOT for general purpose use. This boundary represents a pre-1947 state boundary as it does not recognize the 1947 states compact signed between Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, which defined the boundary/boundaries within Lake Superior. This boundary measures approximately 84,365 square miles, and excludes the portion of Lake Superior that is legally defined as part of the state of Minnesota. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Boundaries of Minnesota Information. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Boundaries of Minnesota: Boundaries of Minnesota
The Metropolitan Council's Imagine 2050, the regional development guide for the Twin Cities region, was adopted on February 12, 2025. This dataset reflects the agreed upon community designations between a community and the Metropolitan Council and is intended to work in concert with land use policies to guide growth in areas with urban infrastructure; establish distinct land use policies and density expectations' protect agricultural land and natural amenities; and outline strategies to meet the region's forecasted growth. Community designations are further used to plan and implement regional policies at the local level.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) surface water monitoring station locations, including lake, stream, biological and discharge. Locations of United States Geological Survey (USGS) stream flow stations are also included. This data set was created as part of MPCA's Environmental Data Access project, which was designed to provide internet access to MPCA's surface water monitoring data. The data set contains locational data and limited attributes for all MPCA stream chemistry stations, MPCA lake monitoring stations, MPCA stream biology stations, MPCA permitted dischargers [National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits], and (locations only) of USGS stream flow stations. MPCA lake and stream monitoring stations are the same stations found in MPCA's EQuIS database.
Surface Water Stations - MPCA Environmental Data Access
Subdivision polygons in Dakota County for the purpose of labeling. CIC's will not be labeled as they are part of their original underlying subdivision plat.
Property Subdivisions, Dakota County, Minnesota
These sets of data include the drinking water supply management area boundaries and the vulnerability levels within each management area in Minnesota. More information can be found at: https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/swp/reqrec.html Follow the links below to the access the individual metadata pages for each layer: Drinking Water Supply Management Areas: drinking_water_supply_management_areas.html Drinking Water Supply Management Areas Vulnerability: drinking_water_supply_management_area_vulnerability.html
The Federal Emergency Managment Agency and the MNDNR produce Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) for selected counties in the state. These maps are often referred to as FEMA Floodplain maps. A DFIRM is the offical digital map of a community on which FEMA has delineated the special flood hazard areas, i.e., the floodplain areas where flood insurance is required for loans and where communities will administer floodplain regulations. (Note: Communities may regulate additional flood prone areas that are not on the FIRM). Here are some of the feature classes included in the MNDNR's publication of the DFIRM Dataset: FEMA DFIRM Base Flood Elevations The Base Flood Elevation (BFE) table is required for any digital data where BFE lines will be shown on the corresponding Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Normally, if there are any riverine AE zones, BFE lines are required. The BFE table contains information about the BFEs within a study area. A spatial file with locational information also corresponds with this data table. BFE lines indicate the rounded whole-foot water-surface elevation of the 1-percent-annual-chance flood. The spatial elements representing BFE features are lines extending from Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary to SFHA boundary. The BFE lines will have no visible gaps or overshoots between the SFHA boundary and the end of the BFE line at the publication scale of the DFIRM. However, the ends of the BFE lines are not necessarily snapped precisely to the SFHA boundary. Each BFE is represented by a single line. While BFE lines are depicted as wavy lines on the hardcopy FIRM, they should be primarily straight lines in the spatial data, although they may bend consistent with procedures described in Volume 1 of these Guidelines. FEMA DFIRM Flood Hazard Zones FEMA flood hazard delineations are used by FEMA to designate the SFHA and for insurance rating purposes. These data are the flood hazard areas that are or will be depicted on the FIRM. FEMA DFIRM Panel Scheme Polygons This layer contains information about the FIRM panel areas. The spatial entities representing FIRM panels are polygons. The polygon for the FIRM panel corresponds to the panel neatlines. As a result, the panels are generally rectangular. In situations where a portion of a panel lies outside of the jurisdiction being mapped, the user must refer to the S_POL_AR table to determine the portion of the panel area where the DFIRM database shows the effective flood hazard data for the mapped jurisdiction. FEMA DFIRM Cross Sections FEMA Cross Sections are required for any Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map database where cross sections are shown on the FIRM. Normally any FIRM that has associated flood profiles has cross sections. The corresponding attribute table contains information about cross section lines. A spatial file with locational information also corresponds with this data table. These lines represent the locations of channel surveys performed for input into the hydraulic model used to calculate flood elevations. These locations are also shown on the Flood Profiles in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and can be used to cross reference the Flood Profiles to the planimetric depiction of the flood hazards. All cross sections for which a spatial location is available should be included in this table. The spatial elements representing cross sections are lines generally extending from outside the floodplain, across the entire floodplain and out the other side. Each cross section should be represented by a single line feature without the hexagons shown on each end on the hardcopy map. The location and shape of the lines should depict as accurately as possible the position of the cross section used. This is a modified Standard DFIRM Database table that includes Standard DFIRM Database items and Enhanced Database items. All items after SOURCE_CIT are Enhanced. The Enhanced DFIRM Database must contain all modeled cross sections, whether they are printed on the FIRM or not. Extensive information regarding the source data can be found in these two documents: FEMA DFIRM Doc Appendix L Part A.pdf FEMA DFIRM Doc Appendix L Part B.pdf
FEMA Digital Flood Rate Insurance Maps (DFIRM), Minnesota
Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.223, this database contains points that represent calcareous fens as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 8420.0935, subpart 2. These calcareous fens have been identified by the commissioner by written order published in the State Register on June 2, 2008 (32 SR 2148-2154), August 31, 2009 (34 SR 278) and December 7, 2009 (34 SR 823-824). The current list of fens (DNR List of Known Calcareous Fens) is posted on the DNR's web site at: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/wetlands/calcareous_fen_list.pdf This data set is a GIS point shapefile derived from the Natural Heritage "Biotics" Database. Data in the Biotics Database are maintained according to established Natural Heritage Methodology developed by NatureServe and The Nature Conservancy. The core of the Biotics Database is made up of Element Occurrence (EO) records of rare plant and animal species, animal aggregations, native plant communities, and geologic features. An Element is a unit of biological diversity, such as a species, subspecies, or a native plant community. An EO is an area of land and/or water in which an Element is, or was, present, and which has practical conservation value for the Element (e.g. species or community) as evidenced by potential continued (or historical) presence and/or regular recurrence at a given location. Source Features are the mapped representation of observations of rare features. Source Features are then evaluated using biological standards, and grouped into EOs as appropriate. This data set contains a point for each Calcareous Fen (DNR List of Known Calcareous Fens) Source Feature in the Biotics database, and selected attributes from the Source Feature record and it’s linked Element Occurrence (EO) record.
MNDNR Officer Patrol areas were originally defined and verified by Patrol Officers during the fall of 2002. The current boundaries reflect the changes to MNDNR's Regional Restructuring from six to four regions in 2002. The boundaries and patrol officer data are updated on a daily basis from the MNDNR's officer Access database.
MNDNR Division of Enforcement Officer Patrol Areas
The MPCA and its partners systematically evaluate waters in each major watershed in Minnesota every 10 years. This process begins with comprehensive lake and stream water quality and biological monitoring. Once completed, the MPCA and its partners assess the monitoring data to determine if the water bodies meet state water quality standards. Protection of “aquatic life” with applicable Class 2 chronic standards means protection of the aquatic community from the direct harmful effects of toxic substances, and protection of human and wildlife consumers of fish or other aquatic organisms. Chloride is a toxic pollutant and has an aquatic life toxicity-based chronic standard. This data set includes a subset of the waterways and waterbodies in Minnesota which have gone through MPCA’s surface water quality assessment process and have been assessed for chloride and information about: the impairment status (in regard to the beneficial use of Class 2 (Aquatic life and recreation)) where the chloride parameter was indicated to be not-supporting, regardless of report cycle (assessment year) the parameter judgement code associated with the most recent (to that WID) assessment (for the chloride parameter) the chloride “Risk Status” (as defined by the Smart Salting Team), where a WID would be identified as “high-risk” due to having results (used in the most recent assessment) which have a concentration of 120 mg/L or greater of chloride. Background The federal Clean Water Act requires states to designate beneficial uses for all waters and develop water quality standards to protect each use. Beneficial uses identify how people, aquatic communities, and wildlife use water. Water quality standards specify the conditions water must meet to protect those specific uses. Measuring lakes and rivers against water quality standards shows which bodies of water need restoration and protection and dictates limits on pollutant discharges from public and private facilities. In Minnesota, the MPCA is charged under both federal and state law with the responsibility of protecting the Minnesota’s water quality. Surface waters (lakes, wetlands, rivers and streams) provide multiple beneficial uses, and so are assigned multiple designated use classes. Chloride is used for assessing the aquatic life beneficial use (Class 2 – Aquatic life and recreation). This use protects ecosystems, habitats, and aquatic biota including fish, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, plans, microscopic organisms, and all other aquatic-dependent organisms and protects recreational uses such as swimming, fishing, hunting, and boating. Minnesota water quality standards protect lakes and streams by defining how much of a pollutant such as bacteria or nutrients can be in the water and allow it to still provide beneficial uses. A surface water is considered to be ‘impaired’ if the extent of its exceedances of applicable water quality standards are more than the levels spelled out in the MPCA Assessment Guidance Manual. This manual is updated every two years in conjunction with the update of the Impaired Waters List. The manual is available on the MPCA’s public website: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-iw1-04m.pdf If the waters are not meeting their intended beneficial use, they are placed on the impaired waters list (IWL) for detailed tracking of future improvements. Being placed on this list also helps prioritize writing of restoration plans and/or total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies, which aid in mitigation of the pollutants in the waterbodies to bring them once again into a clean water state to meet their intended use. Monitoring strategy Prior to 2008, the monitoring and assessments of waters within state boundaries was minimal. After receiving clean water funds, many more sites were able to be added to the monitoring program. The large increase of data made it impractical to conduct assessments of the entire state’s water quality data annually. Therefore, a watershed approach was created where watersheds were designated a rotational schedule and data from those watersheds are now collected and assessed only once every 10 years. This allows for extensive monitoring to be conducted on waterbodies across the state, and staff to not be overwhelmed with annual assessments. This approach is now called the watershed approach, or the intensive watershed monitoring approach. The MPCA’s primary monitoring activities are organized around Minnesota’s 80 major watersheds. The watershed monitoring approach involves intensive monitoring for conventional pollutants on a subset of major watersheds every year. The MPCA has implemented a schedule for intensively monitoring each major watershed once every 10 years. These monitoring activities result in the identification of waters that are impaired and need restoration, as well as waters that need continued protection to prevent impairment. Assessments are conducted annually in spring, utilizing the previous 10 years of data. The MPCA assessment guidance manual details the procedures and methods MPCA uses to determine if waters are placed on the impaired waters list. Every two years the watershed and statewide assessment results are packaged together into the Impaired Waters List and Integrated Report and submitted to the EPA. Assessment decisions are publicly available via the EPA’s How’s My Waterway (https://mywaterway.epa.gov/), the Minnesota impaired waters list (https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/minnesotas-impaired-waters-list), or via MPCA data request. Water quality assessment Surface waters are assessed to determine if they are of a quality needed to support the aquatic community that would be found in the water body under natural conditions. Assessments for aquatic life utilize both water chemistry data and biological data. Technical experts doing the assessments use the assessment database and consider data quality. A key step in the assessment process is to determine if individual parameters meet or exceed their criteria (numeric or narrative standards) or have insufficient data to make that determination. In addition to this comparison against standards, the assessor also makes a determination of the confidence of the parameter assessment, assigning a low, medium, or high-quality rating. For some parameters, the parameter-level evaluation is equivalent to the final use assessment decision (e.g., E. coli bacteria). For other parameters (e.g., biota), the parameter-level evaluations are then used in conjunction with supporting data, including consideration of dataset quality, to make a final determination if a waterbody is meeting its designated use or is considered impaired. Assessors must determine if the water body is not meeting its beneficial use and is considered as having an impaired condition. Any waters determined to have an impaired condition will then be placed on the impaired waters list. However, this is more complex and requires more data reviews than simply analyzing if individual parameter readings are above or below a numerical standard. For example, there needs to be determination on how many exceedances of the standard from individual samples are required in order to label something as impaired. Also, if any of those exceedances can be considered a result of natural weather or habitat conditions, that exceedance may be ruled out as data usable to make an impaired determination since that exceedance is naturally occurring and not anthropogenic. See the MPCA assessment guidance manual to see a detailed break-down how assessors determine if a parameter is exceeding the standard, as well as how to determine if there are enough measurements of that parameter exceeding the standard to count a waterbody as impaired. All assessments are subject to review by a team of professional water quality experts. Review of the data by professionals is an important part of minimizing erroneous impairment determinations and is required whether statistical tests of data uncertainty are used or not. Chloride assessments The MPCA uses data collected over the most recent 10-year period for all the water quality assessments. This period is long enough to provide reasonable assurance that the data have been collected over a range of weather and flow conditions and that all seasons are adequately represented. From a practical standpoint, the ten-year period means there is a better chance of meeting the minimum data requirements for each parameter. A full ten years of data are not required to make an assessment. Protection of “aquatic life” with applicable Class 2 chronic standards means protection of the aquatic community from the direct harmful effects of toxic substances, and protection of human and wildlife consumers of fish or other aquatic organisms. Chloride is a toxic pollutant and has an aquatic life toxicity-based chronic standard. These numeric standards are applied based on a four-day average concentration for the chronic standard (230 mg/L of chloride). Chloride is assessed at a parameter level but if a waterbody exceeds the standard, the parameter-level evaluation can be equivalent to the final use assessments. The necessary number and type of samples can vary considerably from one situation to another and the determination of adequacy for the purpose of assessment will necessarily involve considerable professional judgment. It should benoted that because impairment can result from only one or two exceedances, a designation of meeting the standard generally requires extensive monitoring during times when exceedances are most likely to occur. Chloride assessment of streams When concentrations are judged to be relatively stable over the four-day period in question, single samples can be sufficient. If more than one sample is taken within a four-day period the values are averaged as a mean, and the four-day average is counted as one value in the assessment. This includes multiple samples in four days at one station or multiple stations along an WID. Because the chronic standards are expressed as four-day averages, care must be taken to ensure that the water quality measurements used in assessments provide an adequate representation of pollutant concentrations over the relevant time period. When concentrations are more variable, multiple samples or time-weighted composite samples are can be used in order to calculate a sufficiently accurate average concentration. Flow-weighted composite samples are taken with the purpose of calculating average concentrations by volume rather than by time. As flow-weighted composite samples can be very difficult to interpret in assessment contexts they are not used. Chloride assessment of lakes and wetlands For lakes, depth of sample must be taken into consideration, as concentrations may change with depth (i.e., chloride often increases with depth). Within the four-day period, samples will typically be averaged as follows: those samples collected at depths of 2 meters or less (including both grab samples and 0 - 2 meter integrated samples), those at maximum depth (defined as the deepest two meters of the water column), and the mid-depth values (taken between 2 meters from the surface and the maximum depth). As with flowing waters, this averaging applies to both samples at a single station or samples collected at multiple stations along the WID. Each depth will be compared against the chronic standard. If any four-day average, regardless of depth, exceeds the chronic standard, it counts as a single exceedance for the water body (e.g., the surface average may meet the standard, while the average at 12 meters may exceed the standard – for that four-day period, a single exceedance will be counted).
This data layer shows lands acquired by MNDNR Fisheries through purchase, donation and easement for establishment as Aquatic Management Areas (AMAs). AMAs are established to "protect, develop and manage lakes, rivers, streams, and adjacent wetlands and lands that are critical for fish and other aquatic life for water quality, and for their intrinsic biological value, public fishing, or other compatible outdoor recreational uses." (MN Statutes 86A Subd. 14) Some features in this layer are hyperlinked to the scanned county deed documents that describe the original acquisitions. Use ArcMap's Hyperlink Tool (yellow lightning bolt) to access deed documents. (To set up the hyperlink, open Layer Properties: Display tab, check the Hyperlinks box and choose the field [WEB_LINK1].) For more information about AMA's, see the following: MN Statutes 86A: http://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=86A.05 MN Rules 6270.0200: http://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=6270.0200 MN AMA Acquisition Plan 2008-2033: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/fish_wildlife/ama/AMA_Acquisition_Report.pdf
State Aquatic Management Area (AMA) Aquisitions
This dataset consists of three related feature classes: -- A point file of State Park, State Recreation Area, and State Wayside Area reference locations, individually positioned at large scale to represent a common destination within the park such as its entrance or visitor's center (dnr_management_units_prk_ref_pts). -- Statutory boundary polygons of State Parks, State Recreation Areas, and State Wayside Areas (dnr_stat_plan_areas_prk). These features represent only the boundary of the management unit's formal legal description as defined in Statutory law and do not imply management or ownership of lands by the State inside the boundary. -- Polygons of lands managed by the MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails within these statutory boundaries (dnr_management_units_prk).
State Parks, Recreation Areas, and Waysides
This data layer represents areas with varying levels of native biodiversity that may contain high quality native plant communities, rare plants, rare animals, and/or animal aggregations. Initially, boundaries of sites are determined by review of aerial photography in order to identify potential areas of native biodiversity based on native vegetation. In subsequent field investigations, MBS assesses the ecological characteristics of the site and the presence of rare species. A biodiversity significance rank is assigned on the basis of the number of rare species, the quality of the native plant communities, size of the site, and context within the landscape. Following field investigations, site boundaries sometimes are revised, or sites added, to incorporate critical habitat for rare plants and rare animals. In these instances, the quality of native plant communities is not the primary criteria for ranking the site. MBS Sites that are found to be disturbed are retained in the layer as negative data and are given the Biodiversity Significance rank of "Below." Those disturbed areas within MBS Sites and all areas outside MBS Sites are lands where native plant communities have been seriously altered or destroyed by human activities such as farming, recent logging, draining, and development.
Roads designated by the Commissioner of Natural Resource to provide access to lands administered by the Division of Forestry. These roads are generally open and used for resource management and public recreation. Some segments are cooperatively managed with county land departments and local road authorities. State Forest Roads are classified as either system roads or minimum maintenance roads (MMR’s). System roads are generally capable of supporting low clearance highway licensed vehicles. MMR’s are maintained as needed and funding allows, generally passable by high clearance vehicle, and are posted as “Road may be impassable. Travel at your own risk”. Resource Management Routes (RMR’s) are non-designated forest routes used for resource management purposes. Some portions of roads and routes are dual designated as recreation trails.
This polygon feature class contains land cover type boundaries for publicly accessible Wildlife Management Areas(WMAs) across the state. WMAs are part of the Minnesota state recreation system created to protect wildlife habitat and provide wildlife-based recreation. Cover type polygons are based on a hierarchical classification system modified from the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS). (The following text is taken from the: Minnesota Land Cover Classification System User Manual, July 2003, MN DNR, Central Region.) MLCCS integrates classification of cultural features, non-native vegetation, natural and semi-natural vegetation into a comprehensive land cover classification system. MLCCS is based heavily on the US National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) and Minnesota's Native Vegetation: A Key to Natural Communities, version 1.5. The MLCCS uses the natural community terminology developed by the MN DNR Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program (NHNRP). To find out further about the MLCCS, refer to the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System website.(http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mlccs/index.html).
DNR Wildlife Management Area Land Cover - Publicly Accessible
This dataset is a compilation of address point data from metro area address authorities, which are predominantly cities. The dataset is intended to contain a point location and the official address (as defined by the address authority) for all occupiable units and any other official addresses within the jurisdictional boundary of each address authority. A number of other attributes are available in the dataset, but may not be populated by some address authorities. Metro area counties are playing a coordinative role to work with cities to create, maintain and aggregate address points. Currently this dataset contains points for all Seven Metropolitan Counties as well as participating bordering counties. Some jurisdictions in this dataset contain parcel points and not complete address points. See Completeness in Section 2 of this metadata for more information. The data used in this aggregated dataset are compliant with the Address Point Data Standard for Minnesota. http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/standards/address/address_standard.html For specific questions regarding centerline alignments or attributes, please contact the county below Anoka: https://www.anokacounty.us/315/GIS Carver: gis@co.carver.mn.us Chisago: gisservices@chisagocountymn.gov Dakota: gis@co.dakota.mn.us Hennepin: gis.info@hennepin.us Isanti: Nate.Kirkwold@co.isanti.mn.us Ramsey: RCGISMetaData@co.ramsey.mn.us Scott: gis@co.scott.mn.us Sherburne: gis@co.sherburne.mn.us Washington: gis@co.washington.mn.us
Natural Area Registry (NAR) Sites layer version supporting SNA Work Planning application. natural_area-registry-sites_boundaries: A polygon database delineated on and digitized from 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. quad maps of Minnesota Natural Area Registry (NARs). (The following text is partially excerpted from: Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) Program Administrative Handbook, Draft EWR Divisional Directive 103, Natural Area Registry, MN DNR, Scientific and Natural Areas Program.) A Natural Area Registry (NAR) Site is a qualifying natural area managed by a government entity (a unit of the federal, state, or local government, (identified as "Landowner", or another Division within DNR, identified as "Primary Administrator") that is covered by a NAR Agreement by which the site becomes part of the Natural Area Registry. Sites in this program are managed by various public agencies with management recommendations provided by the Scientific and Natural Areas program and Regional Ecologist. NARs are established through the use of Natural Area Registry (NAR) Agreements which are non-binding written agreements between the Division of Ecological and Water Resources (EWR) and another governmental entity. The NAR Agreement identifies the site, explains its significance, describes a proposed management direction, and states that before any management contrary to that direction may occur, the parties who signed the agreement will discuss that proposed management activity. Note: formerly a "Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU) was the vehicle used as the NAR agreement and in many documents, preceding development of this Directive, these terms were used interchangeably. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Natural Areas Registry is intended to recognize tracts of public land that contain natural features of statewide ecological significance and possess exceptional scientific or educational value. NARs recognize the agencies and individuals that manage these lands to protect and perpetuate the features of interest. Minnesota Statute 86A.05, Subd. 5 states that the Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas Program was "established to protect and perpetuate in an undisturbed natural state those natural features which possess exceptional scientific or educational value." This Registry acknowledges that many of Minnesota's finest natural areas occur on other public lands that are not designated as SNAs. Through adoption of ecologically-based management principles and voluntary coordination between the land manager and the SNA Program, Registry sites protect a broader cross section of the state's natural diversity. Tracts of public land that contain viable examples of natural features of statewide ecological significance may be identified as NAR candidate sites. Qualifying sites are selected based upon Landowner/Primary Administrator interest and on the site's ecological quality. Priority is given to sites that are within MCBS-mapped outstanding and high biodiversity significance sites, are predominantly MCBS-mapped native plant communities, and contain habitat for rare species and Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN), or geological features of statewide significance. Sites nominated for potential NAR registration are reviewed using information compiled in an Ecological Evaluation (EE) or brief written summary of natural features, to determine if the site qualifies for NAR and if protection through NAR is acceptable to all parties. The Natural Areas Registry was established in the early 1980s within the DNR Section of Wildlife's Natural Heritage Program, in order to recognize public lands which contain natural features of special interest and to facilitate their protection and perpetuation. The Registry was modeled after The Nature Conservancy's Private Lands Register, which is no longer in existence. A number of other states (and international governmental entities) have a Natural Area Registry or Natural Area Register, which may supplement or be in lieu of a system of designated Natural Areas. In 1986, the administration of the Registry, with 26 NAR sites, was transferred from the Natural Heritage Program to the SNA Program. Both programs were within the DNR Section of Wildlife at the time. The first NAR site established was the Soudan Iron Formation at Tower Soudan State Park, February 1982. From the inception of the Natural Area Registry in 1982 through April 2014, there are 41 sites in the Registry. Note: through 2011 the NAR has been referred to as both Natural Area Register and Natural Area Registry, with adoption of this directive, the name Natural Area Registry will consistency be used in all future NAR Agreements, and if/when updated, previous agreements will be changed to use this naming convention. This Representation SNA boundaries is based on the NAR_BASE_DATA feature class in the DNR's core GIS Library. It includes only DEDICATED features, which are dissolved on the following attributes: SITENAME, SITE_ID, BREMCODE. The coverage should be reasonably accurate although the boundaries probably will not line up with other public land survey information. Some of the boundaries for NAR sites have been created by DNR and other partner staff, and are often sub units within a larger unit. Since the NAR boundaries have no legal standing, the accuracy of boundaries vary from site to site, but are typically reasonable approximations of the NAR site boundary.
This layer contains point locations for each of the Metropolitan Council's stream and river monitoring sites. Many of the sites are inactive but historic data is still available on the Council's Environmental Information Management System (EIMS). River sites are monitored to measure MCES wastewater treatment facility compliance with NPDES requirements and state water quality standards, as well as to document trends and changes in water quality. Stream sites are monitored to assess non-point source pollution impacts on the Metropolitan Area and measure progress towards achieving polluant reductions and improving water quality.
This dataset represents the locations and classifications of facilities with air quality permits regulated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
This layer contains point locations for each of the Metropolitan Council's lake monitoring sites. Many of the sites are inactive but historic data is still available on the Council's Environmental Information Management System (EIMS). MCES monitors lakes to obtain and provide information that enable cities, counties, lake associations, and watershed management districts to better manage TCMA lakes, thereby protecting and improving lake water quality. Monitoring is conducted by Metropolitan Council staff and by citizen volunteers as part of the MCES Citizen-Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP).
AADT represents current (most recent) Annual Average Daily Traffic on sampled road systems. This information is displayed using the Traffic Segments Active feature class as of the annual HPMS freeze in January. Historical AADT is found in another table. Please note that updates to this dataset are on an annual basis, therefore the data may not match ground conditions or may not be available for new roadways. Resource Contact: Christy Prentice, Traffic Forecasting & Analysis (TFA), http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tda/contacts.html#TFA Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Annual Average Daily Traffic Segments Information. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Annual Average Daily Traffic Segments in Minnesota: Annual Average Daily Traffic Segments
Annual Average Daily Traffic Segments in Minnesota
The physical location of Locks and Dams maintained by the US Army Corp of Engineers along Navigable Waterways (Mississippi River) in the State of Minnesota. Navigable water, Minnesota represents Navigable waterway centerlines for all navigable waterways within the state of Minnesota. It originated as an arc coverage with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Then MnDOT extracted the arcs that lay within the state boundary. A description of the Navigable water layer is included in Section 5 of this document - Entity and Attribute Overview. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Locks, Dams, and navigable water. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Locks And Dams in Minnesota: Locks And Dams Navigable Waterways in Minnesota: Navigable Waterways
Water Navigation Information in Minnesota
The physical location of the occupied maintenance sites for MNDOT roadways. This includes facilities such as truck stations, district offices, weigh stations, etc. Minnesota Department of Transportation Rest Areas, is a collection of points representing the Rest Areas, Travel Information Centers, and Wayside Rests which are owned or operated by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Rest Areas and MnDOT facilities. Links to ESRI Feature Services: MnDOT Facilities in Minnesota: MnDOT Facilities Rest Areas in Minnesota: Rest Areas
Rest Areas and MnDOT Facilities in Minnesota
This polygon theme contains boundaries for approximately 1392 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) across the state of Minnesota covering nearly 1,288,000 acres. WMAs are part of the Minnesota state recreation system created to protect wildlife habitat and provide wildlife-based recreation.
Publicly Accessible State Wildlife Management Areas
HCAADT represents current (most recent) Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic on sampled road systems. This information is displayed using the Traffic Count Locs Active feature class as of the annual HPMS freeze in January. Historical HCAADT is found in another table. Please note that updates to this dataset are on an annual basis, therefore the data may not match ground conditions or may not be available for new roadways. Resource Contact: John Hackett, Traffic Forecasting & Analysis (TFA), http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tda/contacts.html#TFA Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic Locations Information. Link to ESRI Feature Service: Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic Locations in Minnesota: Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic Locations
Heavy Commercial Annual Average Daily Traffic Locations in Minnesota
The area for each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The area for each Regional Development Organization (RDO). Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Metro Planning Area Boundaries and Regional Development Organization in Minnesota. Links to ESRI Feature Services: Metro Planning Area Boundaries in Minnesota: Metro Planning Area Boundaries Regional Development Organization in Minnesota: Regional Development Organization
Metro Planning and Regional Development in Minnesota
The State of Minnesota issues peat leases on state-owned and state-administered fee surface interests. These layers are of active or historic State peat leases, administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, mapped to the PLS forty and government lot. When there is no match to the PLS forty or government lot in the PLS40 layer, a record is then matched to the PLS section layer. These layers merge the DNR Control Point Generated PLS layer (PLS40) with land records stored in the DNR's Land Record System (LRS) in Oracle. The data are limited to a forty, government lot, or section level representation. Therefore, any state peat leases that are less than a forty, government lot, or section, are represented by the entire forty, government lot, or section. There are four layers included in this geodatabase: 1) active (closed or completed) peat leases mapped to the PLS forty or government lot, 2) dissolved active peat leases, where the peat lease areas have been merged based on specific attributes, such as the lease number (i.e., the DNRTRNXNUM field), type of lease, start and expiration dates, but not the attributes to the PLS forty and government lot, 3) historic peat leases that have ended,and 4) dissolved peat leases, where the peat lease areas have been merged based on specific attributes, such as the lease number (i.e., the DNRTRNXNUM field), type of lease, start and expiration and termination dates, but not the attributes to the PLS forty and government lot. The names for the layers are active_peatleases, active_peatleases_dissolved, historic_peatleases, and historic_peatleases_dissolved.
The geodatabase contains a table and a featureclass with values for transmissivity, hydraulic conductivity, and storativity entered into the aquifer properties database. aquifer_properties_all_values_table: A table with all values entered into the aquifer properties database. This table includes all wells including wells which locations are non-public. aquifer_properties_all_values: A featureclass containing all values entered into the aquifer properties database for public well locations. Non-public wells include MWI use codes: "MU", "PC", "PN", "PP", and "PS"
Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)