The data sets listed below are for larger scale data (1:24:000 up to 1:500,000) for the state of California. Data created by or maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shown in the first table with links to the metadata and data where possible. Data from other agencies is shown in the second table, also with direct links.
Data of this sort tend to be dynamic. If you are aware of additional data not shown here please notify the contact person at the bottom of the page. Thank you !
| OFFICE NAME | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Bay NWR, Kern NWR, Pixley NWR, Sacramento NWR, Colusa NWR, Delevan NWR, Sutter NWR, Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area, Willow Creek-Lurline Wildlife Management Area, Sacramento River NWR, North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area, Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR, Coachella Valley NWR, Farallon NWR, Salinas River NWR, Ellicott Slough NWR, San Pablo Bay NWR, Marin Islands NWR, Antioch Dunes NWR, Castle Rock NWR, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR, Kesterson NWR, Merced NWR, Grasslands Wildlife Management Area, San Joaquin River NWR, San Luis NWR, Clear Lake NWR, Lower Klamath NWR, Tule Lake NWR, Upper Klamath NWR, Bear Valley NWR, Hopper Mountain NWR , Blue Ridge NWR, Bitter Creek NWR, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes NWR, Tijuana Slough NWR, Sweetwater Marsh NWR, Seal Beach NWR, Modoc NWR, Stone Lakes NWR, San Diego NWR |
Approved Acquisition Boundaries
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Refuge Boundary | 1:24,000 |
Follow Metadata Link
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ZIP data files in Shapefile Format |
| Public roads and related features such as parking lots that are located on National Wildlife Refuges | Refuge Boundary | 1:24,000 | Follow Metadata Link | ZIP data files in Shapefile Format | |
| National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) | Wetland Information | scattered: | 1:24,000 | General NWI metadata | Data Downloads in Arc/Info export or DLG formats. Data is arranged by 1:250,000 quads. Quads for California are Crescent City, Weed, Alturas, Eureka, Redding, Susanville, Ukiah, Chico, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Walker Lake, San Francisco, San Jose, Mariposa, Goldfield, Monterey, Fresno, Death Valley, Las Vegas, San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield, Trona, Kingman, Santa Maria, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Needles, Santa Rosa Island, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Salton Sea, San Clemente Island, San Diego and El Centro. |
| SOURCE | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | DEM | 10m - spotty 30m - most of state |
1:24,000 1:100,000 |
USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | 7.5 minutes DEM data in SDTS format |
| USGS | DEM | statewide | 1:250,000 | DEM factsheet | 1:250,000 data in DEM format |
| USGS | DOQ | statewide | 1:12,000 | USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | |
| USGS | DRG | statewide | 1:24,000 | DRG factsheet | |
| USGS | DLG (boundary, hypsography, hydrography, transportation) | statewide | 1:100,000 | DLG factsheet | 1:100,000 data in DLG format |
| USGS | DLG (various - see metadata link for status maps) | various | 1:24,000 | DLG factsheet | SDTS format data only |
| Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) | Soils - STATSGO | statewide | 1:250,000 | Follow the link on the Data page. | Download instructions for STATSGO data Available for DOS or UNIX, in DLG or Arc/Info export format. |
| NRCS | Soils - SSURGO | limited | 1:24,000 | Follow link to data files. The metadata links are on the same lines as data links. | Available SSURGO data from NRCS Data is listed alphabetically by state abbreviation. |
| Califronia Spatial Information Library | various | statewide | various | Follow Information link. | All data are maintained in an Albers projection and are organized by county, quad area, or statewide units. |
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