Wetland Map of Nevada
Project Description
Wetland Map of Nevada
As part of a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Desert Research Institute has compiled existing geospatial and remote sensing data for Nevada into a statewide map of wetlands. This map incorporates data from multiple sources, including:
• USFWS National Wetlands Inventory
• USGS National Hydrography Dataset
• NRCS GSSURGO soils data
• Spring locations from the Spring Stewardship Institute
• The DRI Map of Riparian Vegetation for Nevada
• Wet meadow maps from USFS and the University of Nevada, and
• Landsat normalized difference vegetation index data
This map product indicates which sources contributed to the identification of a mapped wetland polygon and provides a confidence indicator based on the number and type of coincident sources.
Please use the following citation:
Photo of spring wetlands in Big Smokey Valley by Janel Johnson, Nevada Natural Heritage Program
CONTACT
Ken McGwire, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Ken.McGwire@dri.edu
LOCATION
Desert Research Institute
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
DIVISION
Earth & Ecosystem Sciences