The following is a list of publications, in chronological order, containing GIS data that are being served by the USGS, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Internet Map Server (IMS).

Lake hydrologic characteristics derived from water stable isotope values that include evaporation-to-inflow ratio and water residence time. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Fergus, E., J.R. Brooks, P. Kaufmann, A. Herlihy, A. Pollard, M. Weber, and S. Paulsen. Lake Water Levels and Associated Hydrologic Characteristics in the Conterminous U.S.. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, VA, USA, 56(3): 450-471, (2020).

The Ocean Health Index (OHI) is a comprehensive framework for evaluating the health of the world’s oceans. Using the best available data, methods, and analytical tools, OHI assessments synthesize data into concrete scores organized around 10 goals for the sustainable use of healthy oceans: Food Provision, Artisanal Fishing, Natural products, Carbon Storage, Coastal Protection, Tourism & Recreation, Livelihoods & Economies, Sense of Place, Clean Waters, and Biodiversity. Updating each year, the latest OHI information is available from NCEAS in Esri’s Living Atlas.

These maps delineate the entire Puget Sound shoreline by geomorphic type. The primary purpose of the mapping was to identify feeder bluffs, eroding shorelines that are important to maintaining nearby beaches. Knowledge of the distribution of these features can be used by local planners and resource agencies to better manage Puget Sound shorelines. The study emphasized mapping of coastal bluffs, but also extended to a wide range of other coastal landforms, including rocky shores, river deltas, and small lagoons and estuaries. This mapping project is described in the following report, available from the Department of Ecology: MacLennan., A. Johannessen, J.W., Williams, S.A., Gerstel, W., Waggoner, J.F., and Bailey, A., 2013, Feeder Bluff Mapping of Puget Sound, prepared by Coastal Geologic Services, Bellingham, for Washington Department of Ecology, Olympia WA, 117 pp and map folio. See https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/parts/1406016part1.pdf.

For more information, contact Christina Kellum, Washington State Department of Ecology GIS Manager, gis@ecy.wa.gov.