Geology GIS Data and Databases
Looking for agency-wide GIS data? Check here.
Here you will find geologic data in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other formats. Most of the data provided here are in the ESRI ArcGIS 10.0 or 9.3.1 file geodatabase format. If you do not own GIS software that can use the geodatabase, ESRI provides ArcGIS Explorer, free software that is capable of viewing these data. Unfortunately we cannot offer data in shapefile format at this time. There are several open-source GIS software packages that can convert geodatabases into shapefile format.
Link to our web services: https://gis.dnr.wa.gov/site1/rest/services/Public_Geology
Much of this data is also downloadable from our Geologic Information Portal
Surface Geology
| Data File Contents | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1:24,000 scale | file gdb | Nov. 2019 |
| 1:100,000 scale | file gdb | Nov. 2016 |
| 1:250,000 scale | file gdb | Jun. 2010 |
| 1:500,000 scale | file gdb | Jun. 2010 |
Hazards and Environmental Geology
| Data File Contents | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Seismogenic Features (Faults and Earthquakes) | file gdb | Feb. 2019 |
| Seismic Scenario Catalog | file gdb | Sept. 2017 |
| Simplified Volcanic Hazards | file gdb | May 2016 |
| Landslide Compilation | file gdb | Feb. 2020 |
| Landslide Inventory (beginning 2017) | file gdb | Feb. 2020 |
| Ground Response | file gdb | Jun. 2010 |
| Tsunami Hazard | file gdb | Oct. 2019 |
| Hazardous Minerals | file gdb | Jun. 2015 |
Geothermal Geology
| Data File Contents | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal and Mineral Springs | file gdb | Oct. 2014 |
| Geothermal Direct-Use Sites | file gdb | Oct. 2014 |
| Geothermal Wells | file gdb | Oct. 2014 |
| Volcanic Vents | file gdb | Aug. 2013 |
| Geothermal Favorability Model | file gdb | Oct. 2014 |
Geochronology and Rock Geochemistry Data
| Data File Contents | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Geochronology | file gdb | Apr. 2016 |
| Rock Geochemistry | file gdb | Oct. 2014 |
Geophysical and Subsurface Data
| Data File Contents | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Geophysical Data | file gdb | Oct. 2014 |
| Subsurface Database | file gdb | Feb. 2019 |
| Shear Wave Database | file gdb | Jun. 2019 |
Mining and Energy Resource Regulation
| Data File Contents | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Active Surface Mine Permit Sites | file gdb | updated weekly |
| Oil and Gas Wells | file gdb | Feb. 2019 |
| Coal Database | file gdb | Jun. 2015 |
| Metallic Minerals | file gdb | Jun. 2015 |
| Nonmetallic Minerals | file gdb | Jun. 2015 |
| Inactive and Abandoned Mine Lands | .mdb | 2004 |
| Coal Mine Map Collection | file gdb | Nov. 2017 |
