View Wetlands Data with a Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file

Please read the Disclaimer, Data Limitations, Exclusions and Precautions, and the Wetlands Geodatabase User Caution.

If using Google Earth, it is recommended that you always load the file and open Google Earth by selecting the link below to ensure that you use the latest version.  Please note that Google Earth version 6.0, or higher, is required to run this file.

Wetlands-Data.kml
(last modified on April 20, 2012)

If Google Earth fails to launch automatically, the file can also be used by first launching the Google Earth application. Save the .kml file to your computer, then select the menu option File, Open,, locate the previously downloaded file (WetlandsData.kml), then click the Open button.

Tips and other information:

• Click on any layer checkbox to view or hide the image layer
• Click on any legend checkbox to view or hide it
• The display of each layer is dependent on the current scale and location. Status will display on a scale of 1:200,000 or smaller. Wetland and Riparian data will display at a scale of 1:200,000 or larger.
• If two versions of Google Earth are currently installed on your computer, it is recommended that the oldest version (and its associated desktop icon) is removed  from your computer.
• To remove the Wetlands KMZ file from Google Earth, right-click on the FWS Wetlands & Riparian folder located under Places (Google Earth left panel), then select Delete.
• Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Digital data available on this site represent the latest, most accurate information available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory. These data are also available on The National Map.
• Please visit our Map Creation and Mapper Display page for more tips and technical information. The data are available through an OGC compliant Web Map Service.