Data

The Energy Zones Mapping Tool currently includes the 407 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
		Wave Energy - Hindcast Direction	Hydrography	National Renewable Energy Laboratory; et al
		Abstract: This data represents Wave Hindcast Direction. Metadata File Publication Date: October 2011 - Data last updated: 2021-10-26
		Wave Energy - Energy Period	Hydrography	National Renewable Energy Laboratory; et al.	Water
		Abstract: Wave Energy Period from the Wave Energy Assessment of the United States. Metadata File Publication Date: October 2011 - Data last updated: 2012-05-10
		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
		Watersheds (HUC2)	Hydrography	Geological Survey
		Abstract: Depicts Level 2 hydrologic units. Metadata File Publication Date: March 2023 - Data last updated: 2023-11-28
		Water Use - Future Consumption (2030)	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 Use - Fresh Water Sources Minus Change in Consumptive Use	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 Use - Current Consumption	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 Use - Change in Consumption (Current to 2030)	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 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 Cost - 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
		Water Cost - Fresh 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
		Water Cost - 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
		Water Cost - Brackish 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
		Water Cost - 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
		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