Data

The Energy Zones Mapping Tool currently includes the 408 Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers listed below. Over time, data layers will be added, updated, and removed. The GIS layers are compiled from a variety of sources for the purpose of screening-level analysis, and each has a limit to the scale, currency, and accuracy of the data.

Click any column header to sort on that column. Click the sign to view a short description of the data layer. Click on the metadata link in the table below to access metadata for each layer, and to learn more about the data quality and source. We make no warranty or representation, express or implied, as to the use, accuracy, or interpretation of the data accessible at this site.

	Thumbnail	Title	Category	Data Source	Resource
		Watersheds (HUC8)	Hydrography	Geological Survey
		Abstract: This data set is a complete digital hydrologic unit boundary layer of the Subbasin (8-digit) 4th level for the entire United States. The Watershed and Subwatershed hydrologic unit boundaries provide a uniquely identified and uniform method of subdividing large drainage areas. The smaller sized 6th level sub-watersheds (up to 250,000 acres) are useful for numerous application programs supported by a variety of local, State, and Federal Agencies. This data set is intended to be used as a tool for water-resource management and planning activities, particularly for site-specific and localized studies requiring a level of detail provided by large-scale map information. Metadata File Publication Date: March 2023 - Data last updated: 2023-11-28
		Water Body	Hydrography	Geological Survey
		Abstract: Depicts water bodies (e.g. lakes and ponds) from the U.S. Geological Survey NHDPlus High Resolution data, with VISIBILITYFILTER >= 50000. Metadata File Publication Date: July 2022 - Data last updated: 2024-02-06
		HydroKinetic Project	Hydrography	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
		Abstract: Hydrokinetic Projects with Licenses and Preliminary Permits Metadata File Publication Date: December 2016 - Data last updated: 2017-01-06
		Pumped Storage Site	Hydrography	Sandia National Laboratories	Storage
		Abstract: Depicts pumped storage facility locations throughout the United States. Metadata File Publication Date: October 2016 - Data last updated: 2016-11-22
		Tidal - Mean Kinetic Power Density	Hydrography	Georgia Institute of Technology - Savannah	Water
		Abstract: This layer displays the mean kinetic power density for tidal streams in the United States. Metadata File Publication Date: May 2011 - Data last updated: 2016-10-11
		Water Use - Change in Consumption (All Sources)	Hydrography	Sandia National Laboratories
		Abstract: This layer depicts estimated current and future consumptive water use, and supply/cost for fresh surface water, fresh groundwater, brackish groundwater and municipal wastewater, all at the 8-digit hydrologic unit level (HUC8). Metadata File Publication Date: September 2016 - Data last updated: 2022-06-08
		Water Availability - Fresh Groundwater	Hydrography	Sandia National Laboratories
		Abstract: This layer depicts estimated current and future consumptive water use, and supply/cost for fresh surface water, fresh groundwater, brackish groundwater and municipal wastewater, all at the 8-digit hydrologic unit level (HUC8). Metadata File Publication Date: September 2016 - Data last updated: 2022-06-08
		Pumped Storage Issued Preliminary Permit	Hydrography	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Storage
		Abstract: Issued preliminary permits for pumped storage projects by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Preliminary permits are issued for up to three years, and do not authorize construction; rather, it maintains priority of application for a license (i.e., guaranteed first-to-file status) while the permittee studies the site and prepares to apply for a license. The permittee must submit periodic reports on the status of its studies. It is not necessary to obtain a permit in order to apply for or receive a license. Metadata File Publication Date: November 2011 - Data last updated: 2011-11-14
		Water Availability - Municipal Wastewater	Hydrography	Sandia National Laboratories
		Abstract: This layer depicts estimated current and future consumptive water use, and supply/cost for fresh surface water, fresh groundwater, brackish groundwater and municipal wastewater, all at the 8-digit hydrologic unit level (HUC8). Metadata File Publication Date: September 2016 - Data last updated: 2022-06-08
		Aquifer Area	Hydrography	Geological Survey
		Abstract: This dataset represents the shallowest principal aquifers of the conterminous United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Metadata File Publication Date: October 2003 - Data last updated: 2021-08-26
		Coastal Barrier Resources System	Hydrography	Fish and Wildlife Service
		Abstract: This layer displays the aerial extent of the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. Metadata File Publication Date: May 2015 - Data last updated: 2015-07-21
		Water Availability - Appropriated Surface Water	Hydrography	Sandia National Laboratories
		Abstract: This layer depicts estimated current and future consumptive water use, and supply/cost for fresh surface water, fresh groundwater, brackish groundwater and municipal wastewater, all at the 8-digit hydrologic unit level (HUC8). Metadata File Publication Date: September 2016 - Data last updated: 2022-06-08
		Hydro Run of River Min Monthly Generation (1970 - 2015, September)	Hydrography	Argonne National Laboratory	Water
		Abstract: Depicts run-of-river (ROR) hydroelectric power plant sites in the U.S., attributed with descriptive information, and minimum and maximum power generation by month of year between 1970 and 2015. Symbolization shows the minimum monthly generation occurring between 1970 and 2015 in the month of September, which is the month with the lowest overall generation. Metadata File Publication Date: December 2016 - Data last updated: 2016-12-22
		Watersheds (HUC2)	Hydrography	Geological Survey
		Abstract: Depicts Level 2 hydrologic units. Metadata File Publication Date: March 2023 - Data last updated: 2023-11-28
		Tidal - Mean Current Speed	Hydrography	Georgia Institute of Technology - Savannah	Water
		Abstract: This layer displays the mean current speed for tidal streams in the United States. Metadata File Publication Date: May 2011 - Data last updated: 2016-10-11