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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

GIS Data

Ecology maintains the spatial datasets described here in order to better describe the diverse natural and cultural environment that we live and work in. As a public service, we have made some of our data available for viewing and downloading here.


Ecology's Spatial Datasets

Our spatial datasets are available as shapefiles (zipped), our metadata files are in FGDC format, and our view files are in GIF format. Our standard projection and datum for our shapefiles is Washington State Plane, South Zone, NAD 83 HARN, units feet, unless otherwise noted. If you are using NAD 27 and want to reproject our data to that standard, please see our FAQ question. (More information on our data standards.)

If you can't find the data that you are seeking here, please check our links to other websites at the bottom of this page. Please use our Digital Data Request Form (view HTML format) to order data (if you are unable to download it here).

We also have maps available. For a listing of these maps, please go to our GIS Maps page.

Having problems using our data? Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Help Page may have the answer.


GIS DATA CONDITIONS OF USE

Please note that our GIS data, while available for free of charge, is covered by Ecology's Conditions of Use Statement. Please view the conditions on the Site Information Page http://www.ecy.wa.gov/siteinfo.html.

Ecology's Statewide Data Sets

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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DATA LAYER NAME VIEW FGDC METADATA VIEW IMAGE DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE or ORDER DATA ZIP
Filesize
(kilobytes)

Ambient

Water quality monitoring stations

washmeta.gif (756 bytes) 76

Baseflow Stations

Streamflow characteristics of Washington streams

465

Basins Potentially Meeting 40% Total Impervious Area

Water Quality Webpage

-

Coastal Zone Atlas of Washington

Shoreline Slope Stability

5,569

Counties

Washington's 39 counties

2,536

Carbon Monoxide

Air quality maintenance areas

39

Dairy Farms

Point locations of dairy farms in Washington.

113

Dams

Dams in Washington State

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Driftcells

Shore drift along Puget Sound and Pacific Coast shorelines.

washmeta.gif (756 bytes) 1,380

Environmental Information Monitoring Stations

Ecology's EIM database (updated every Sunday).
Also see EIM Web Query System.

796

Facility/Site

Ecology permitted sites
(updated every Sunday).
Also, see Facility/Site on the Web.
Facility/Site Interaction Table web document.

3,643

FEMA Q3 Flood Data

Federal Emergency Management Agency's Q3 Flood Data

-

Geographic Names Information System

GNIS database from USGS for Washington State

2,281

National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) 24k

PNW Framework data is retired and no longer available.

-

Hydrography Framework - 100k

Watercourses and waterbodies at 100k scale

-

Lakes

Major lakes in Washington

692

Lake Bathymetry

Bathymetric contours of selected freshwater lakes

2,743

Marine Oil Spill Planning Information

Geographic Response Plan (GRP):  Strategies, Spill Origins, & Sector Maps (3 layers)
Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Website

457

Washington Master Sample

Comparable, complementary monitoring sites.

72,937

Ozone

Air quality maintenance areas

52

Particulates

Air quality maintenance areas

38

Quadrangle Boundaries - 1:24,000

USGS 7½' Quadrangle Map Boundaries

-

Quarter Quadrangle Boundaries - 1:24,000

USGS 7½' Quarter Quadrangle Boundaries

-

Quadrangle Boundaries - 1:62,500

USGS 15' Quadrangle Map Boundaries

-

Quadrangle Boundaries - 1:100,000

USGS 100k Quadrangle Map Boundaries

-

Quadrangle Boundaries - 1:250,000

USGS 250k Quadrangle Map Boundaries

-

Rivers

Washington Rivers and Connecting Water Bodies

2,593

USGS River Miles

River mile markers from USGS 7½ minute quadrangles

190

Seasonal Temperature

Waters Requiring Supplemental Spawning and Incubation Protection for Salmonid Species

2,783

Marine Shorelines

Washington's marine shorelines, including an attribute for "shorelines of statewide significance" boundaries.

2,263

Shoreline Management Act - Streams and Rivers - Points

Points where shoreline jurisdiction begins on streams and rivers, where "shorelines of statewide significance" begins, and where streams and river cross state and county boundaries, as published in WAC 173-18.  Shoreline Management Home

43

Shoreline Management Act - Streams and Rivers - Arcs

Arcs of streams under SMA jurisdiction as published in WAC 173-18.

1,176

Shoreline Management Act - Lakes & Wetlands - Polygons

Shorelines of the State listed in Chapter 173-20 WAC

2,198

Shoreline Management Act - Adopted Arcs

Streams and rivers designated "shorelines of the state" under the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), RCW 90.58.

1,817

Shoreline Management Act - Adopted Polygons

Waterbodies designated "shorelines of the state" under the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), RCW 90.58

5,737

Suggested Shoreline Points

Points on streams and rivers likely to qualify as "shorelines" and "shorelines of statewide significance" as defined in the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), RCW 90.58.030.

194

Suggested Shorelines Arcs

Stream and river arcs likely to qualify as "shorelines of the state" as defined in the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), RCW 90.58.030.

9,600

Suggested Shorelines Polygons

Water body polygons (lakes, etc.) likely to qualify as "shorelines of the state" as defined in the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), RCW 90.58.030.

2,413

Washington Marine Shoreline Public Access Project

The location, length, and degree of public access to Washington State's marine shoreline. Please submit updates to shorelinepublicaccess@ecy.wa.gov.

1,420

State Tribal Lands

Current and historic Indian tribal lands.

470

Washington State Base Map

Outline of state boundary and water features.

1,168

2008 Washington Water Quality Assessment 303(d)

Washington State's 2008 Water Quality Assessment (WQA) produced in the Environmental Protection Agency's Integrated Report format consisting of both the 303(d) List and the 305(b) Report.  Water Quality's 303(d) website

washmeta.gif (756 bytes) 22,465

Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA)

Areas for state water resource planning and administration.

5,786

Water Well Logs

Well Logs Home Page

15,709

If Ecology does not have the data you are seeking, other data sources to try:

Washington:

Oregon:

Idaho:

Montana:

California:

British Columbia:

Regional:

Federal:

University:


Comments, suggestions, find an error? Have questions about Ecology's GIS data? Please contact:

Rich Kim
Spatial Database Administrator
GIS Technical Services
Washington State Department of Ecology
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, Washington 98504-7600

Phone: (360) 407-6121
Fax: (360) 407-6493
E-Mail: rich.kim@ecy.wa.gov


Page last updated on Thursday, November 05, 2009 17:22