Wetland Map of Nevada

Project Description

Wetland Map of Nevada

As part of a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Desert Research Institute has compiled existing geospatial and remote sensing data for Nevada into a statewide map of wetlands. This map incorporates data from multiple sources, including:

• USFWS National Wetlands Inventory
• USGS National Hydrography Dataset
• NRCS GSSURGO soils data
• Spring locations from the Spring Stewardship Institute
• The DRI Map of Riparian Vegetation for Nevada
• Wet meadow maps from USFS and the University of Nevada, and
• Landsat normalized difference vegetation index data

This map product indicates which sources contributed to the identification of a mapped wetland polygon and provides a confidence indicator based on the number and type of coincident sources.

Please use the following citation:

• Saito, L., S. Byer, K. Badik, K. McGwire, L. Provencher, B. Minor, 2020. Mapping indicators of groundwater dependent ecosystems in Nevada: Important resources for a water-limited state. Journal of the Nevada Water Resources Association, Winter 2020:48-72. DOI: 10.22542/jnwra/2020/1/3.

Photo of spring wetlands in Big Smokey Valley by Janel Johnson, Nevada Natural Heritage Program