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Natural Resources for Mississippi

Data Dictionary

Bacteria Monitoring Stations Summaries

Description: This dataset consists of locations of selected water quality monitoring stations for 10 bacteria-related parameters. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Statewide
Date: 1970-1994
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: EPA storage and retrieval data from the U.S. Water Parametric Data program.
Link: EPA BASINS

Catfish Ponds

Description: This dataset consists of boundaries of catfish ponds identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1989
Format: Available in three formats: MSTM projection in ARCE (vector), MSTM projection in ArcView Shapefile, or Lat/Long projection in ArcView Shapefile.
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

County Soils

Description: This dataset consists of the Soil Conservation Service county soil surveys published prior to 1978. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: Varies
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: 1.0-2.0 (Avg Co.)
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Dam Locations

Description: This dataset consists of the locations of dams. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1996
Format: Unknown
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Land and Water Resource, Division of Dam Safety.
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Drinking Water Supply Sites

Description: This dataset consists of the locations of the nation's water supply sites, as regulated by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1985-1987
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: Data is obtained from each state individually, following EPA guidelines.
Link: EPA BASINS

Ecoregions

Description: This dataset consists of polygon coverage of the Level III ecoregions for the conterminous U.S. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1986-1994
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: Omernik's "Ecoregions of the Conterminous U.S." 1:7,500,000 scale map.
Link: EPA BASINS

Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Description: This dataset consists of approximate locations of rare and endangered species and unique ecological areas. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: September 1994
Format: Point coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: .5-1.0 megabytes
Source: Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks - Natural Heritage Program
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Fish Consumption Advisories

Description: This dataset consists of all available information describing State, tribal, and federally issued fish consumption advisories in the U.S. and its territories, and Canada. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1996
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: State, tribal, and Federal agencies issuing fish consumption advisories.
Link: EPA BASINS

Forest Habitat Regions

Description: This dataset consists of the major forest habitat regions. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: November 1979
Format: Unknown
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Forest Service
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Health Department Wells

Description: This dataset consists of the public supply water wells monitored by the Environmental Quality - Office of Land and Water Resources. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1993 - Present
Format: Point coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: Department of Health, Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Land and Water Resources
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Historic Forest Landscape

Description: This dataset consists of the forest communities in Mississippi during 1820-1920. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1993
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Historic Land Use

Description: This dataset consists of 52 classes (Anderson Level III) of land use/land cover. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1972-1975
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: .5-1.0 megabytes
Source: Mississippi Research and Development Center
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Hydrologic Units

Description: This dataset consists of drainage units as classified by the Soil Conservation Service. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date:
Format: 1989
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service, MARIS Technical Center
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Intermittent Streams

Description: This dataset consists of stream channels that contain water only part of the year. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1983
Format: Available in three formats: MSTM projection in ARCE (vector), MSTM projection in ArcView Shapefile, or Lat/Long projection in ArcView Shapefile.
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Geological Survey DLGs
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Major Land Resource Areas

Description: This dataset consists of the boundaries of major land resources areas. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1978
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: .5-1.0 megabytes
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Major Rivers

Description: This dataset consists of approximately 40 major rivers developed for statewide mapping purposes. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1983
Format: Available in three formats: MSTM projection in ARCE (vector), MSTM projection in ArcView Shapefile, or Lat/Long projection in ArcView Shapefile.
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Geological Survey DLGs
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Mississippi Detailed Coastline

Description: This dataset consists of the detailed boundary of the Mississippi coastline at low tide. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1994
Format: Line coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: .5-1.0 megabytes
Source: Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Geology
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Mississippi River

Description: This dataset consists of boundaries of the Mississippi River adjacent to the state. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1983
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Geological Survey DLGs
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

National Forests

Description: This dataset consists of boundaries of proclamation areas of each national forests in Mississippi. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1993
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Forest Service
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

National Forest Ownership Boundaries

Description: This dataset consists of boundaries of U.S. Forest Service lands in each national forests in Mississippi. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1994-1996
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Forest Service
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

National Park Boundaries

Description: This dataset consists of the boundaries of National Parks in Mississippi. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1997
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: USGS
Link:Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Natural Gas Pipelines

Description: This dataset consists of the natural gas pipelines.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1993
Format: Available in three formats: MSTM projection in ARCE (vector), MSTM projection in ArcView Shapefile, or Lat/Long projection in ArcView Shapefile.
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes (Avg Co.)
Source: University of Mississippi - Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute.
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Perennial Streams

Description: This dataset consists of stream channels that contain water throughout the year except for periods of extreme drought. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1983
Format: Available in three formats: MSTM projection in ARCE (vector), MSTM projection in ArcView Shapefile, or Lat/Long projection in ArcView Shapefile.
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes (Avg Co.)
Source: U.S. Geological Survey DLGs
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Permit Wells

Description: This dataset consists of the water wells, 6 inches in diameter or larger that are permitted and monitored by the Office of Land and Water Resources. More detailed information can be found in the metadata files located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1997 - Present
Format: Available in three formats: MSTM projection in ARCE (vector), MSTM projection in ArcView Shapefile, or Lat/Long projection in ArcView Shapefile.
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Land and Water Resources
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Physiographic Regions

Description: This dataset consists of the physiographic regions. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: Varies - developed in 1994.
Format: Unknown
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: MARIS Technical Center
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Reach File Version 1 (RF1)

Description: This dataset consists of approximately 700,000 miles of streams and open waters in the conterminous U.S. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1994
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: 1:500,000 NOAA aeronautical charts
Link: EPA BASINS

Reach File Version 3 Alpha (RF3)

Description: This dataset consists of a series of hydrographic databases of the surface water of the continental U.S. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1994
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: EPA Reach File Version 1
Link: EPA BASINS

Regional Land Use

Description: This dataset consists of Landsat-derived land use for various parts of the state, mostly by drainage basin. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: Varies
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Varies
Source: MARIS Technical Center
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Soil Associations

Description: This dataset consists of the major soil associations. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1993
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: 2.0-5.0 megabytes
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

State Park Boundaries

Description: This dataset consists of the boundaries of the state parks in Mississippi. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1997
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Surface Geology

Description: This dataset consists of the surface geologic formations. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1969
Format: Available in three formats: MSTM projection in ARCE (vector), MSTM projection in ArcView Shapefile, or Lat/Long projection in ArcView Shapefile.
File Size: 1.2-2.0 megabytes
Source: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Geology
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

USGS Gauging Stations

Description: This dataset consists of surface water gauging station data including 7-Q-10 low and monthly stream flow. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1992-?
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: EPA gauge file database
Link: EPA BASINS

USGS Land Use

Description: This dataset consists of thirty categories of land use/land cover (Anderson II). More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1972-1975
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: 1.0-2.0 megabytes (Avg Co.)
Source: U.S. Geological Survey DLGs
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

USGS Private Wells

Description: This dataset consists of privately owned water wells monitored by the USGS. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1992
Format: Point coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: over 10 megabytes
Source: U.S. Geological Survey - WATSTORE National Water Data storage and retrieval System
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

USGS Public Wells

Description: This dataset consists of publicly owned water wells monitored by the U.S.G.S. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1992
Format: Point coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: over 10 megabytes
Source: U.S. Geological Survey - WATSTORE National Water Data storage and retrieval System
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Water Bodies

Description: This dataset consists of water bodies includes lakes, ponds, marshes, swamps, coastal waters, and land subject to inundation. More detailed information can be found in the metadata located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1983
Format: Available in three formats: MSTM projection in ARCE (vector), MSTM projection in ArcView Shapefile, or Lat/Long projection in ArcView Shapefile.
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes (Avg Co.)
Source: U.S. Geological Survey DLGs
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Water Quality Monitoring Station Summaries

Description: This dataset consists of statistical summaries of water quality monitoring for 47 physical and chemical related parameters. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1997
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: EPA storage and retrieval data of the U.S. Water Parametric Data Program.
Link: EPA BASINS

Water Quality Observation Data

Description: This dataset consists of a limited set of raw water quality observation data for the conterminous U.S. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1980-1995
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: EPA storage and retrieval data of the U.S. Water Parametric Data Program.
Link: EPA BASINS

Watershed Boundaries

Description: This datasets consists of watershed boundaries as determined by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: 1990
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: U.S. Conservation Service, Department of Environmental Quality, MARIS Technical Center
Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

Weather Station Sites

Description: This dataset consists of the locations of NOAA's Weather Data Management Stations for the U.S. and its territories. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file.
Geographic Area: Nationwide
Date: 1970-1997
Format: ArcView Shapefile
File Size: Unknown
Source: NOAA National Climatic Data Center
Link: EPA BASINS

Wildlife Management Areas

Description: This dataset consists of the Wildlife Management Area boundaries. More detailed information can be found in the metadata file located on the MARIS homepage.
Geographic Area: Mississippi, statewide
Date: September 1997
Format: Polygon coverage in Arc/Info
File Size: Under 0.5 megabytes
Source: Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Link: Mississippi Automated Resource Information System