Geology and Land Survey Welcome to the Geology and Land Survey Division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Our mission is to provide technical assistance, education and guidance in the use and protection of Missouri's natural resources; interpret the state's geological setting; assess the availability of its energy and mineral resources; evaluate and interpret geological hazards; and determine land boundaries. Our offices are in Rolla at 111 Fairgrounds Road.

Geology exhibit popular stop at Missouri State Fair

State Geologist announces retirement, successor named

Geologists host regional coal forum

Missouri oil and gas permit applications increase

Gasconade and Maries counties receive assistance to restore and establish survey corners

Department responds to sinkhole collapses in Cape Girardeau

Photo courtesy City of Cape Girardeau
Sinkhole Formation

Missouri's Black Gold--Oil and Gas
Career Connection--Land Surveying Looking for books, cards, posters?

MoDNR GIS Viewer | Geologic Maps
Recent Central U.S. Earthquakes

Recent seismic activity centered in Illinois in the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone is independent of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Scientists understand it runs perpendicular to the New Madrid Fault along the north end of the system.  Mimi Garstang, State Geologist and Director of the Division of Geology and Land Survey said, "The largest recorded earthquake on this fault system was in 1968 and it was a magnitude 5.4. In 2002 there was a 4.1 event in the same area. Moderately damaging earthquakes occur on the Wabash Valley fault about once every decade or two. Smaller earthquakes are felt about once or twice a year, which is considerably less active than the New Madrid Seismic Zone."  ...more.

Celebrate Archaeology Month in Missouri State Parks and State Historic Sites!

News coverage compliments of Dave Snider, meteorologist with KY3 News in Springfield.

The Department of Natural Resources' Division of Geology and Land Survey partnered with the
U.S. Geological Survey Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center, the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly
the University of Missouri – Rolla) to host an earthquake preparedness workshop focused on
the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The workshop
was held August 12-14, 2008, on the campus
of the Missouri University of Science and
Technology in Rolla, Missouri. The overall goal
of this workshop was to provide a regional forum
for the presentation, exchange of ideas, and
potential solutions involved with preparing for a significant central U.S. earthquake.
...more

Department announces mapping partnership with State Farm Insurance
News Release

St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards
Mapping Project

• Land survey corners are the basis for the location of all property in Missouri PDF
• You can order land records from our repository containing approximately
  2 million documents
• What to do before, during and after an earthquake
• How sinkholes form