Sources of data for use in stormwater models Sources of data for use in stormwater models

Sources of data for use in stormwater models.
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Data	MetroGIS	Met Council	MN DNR2	MGS	MN geospatial information office	MPCA	NRCS	USGS Geospatial data gateway	USGS
Topographic data (contours, terrain models)	X		X		X			X	X
Statewide topographic data1			X		X			X	X
Recent terrain data (since 2010)					X
LiDAR / high resolution DEM (cell size < 3 meters)	X		X		X			X	X
Soils data			X		X		X	X
Surficial geology data	X		X	X	X			X
Statewide land use / land cover data	X		X		X			X	X
Recent land use / land cover data (since 2010)	X				X				X
Historic land use / land cover			X		X
Future land use / land cover	X
Lake levels, groundwater, stream flow and water quality		X	X		X	X			X

¹Generally coarse topographic data; can be used to determine general drainage in region and/or in hydrologic investigations
²Historic information, only. Is available at the MN DNR Data Deli.