Description
This EnviroAtlas dataset shows the percent land cover with potentially restorable wetlands on agricultural land for each 12-digit Hydrologic Unit (HUC) watershed in the contiguous U.S. Beginning two centuries ago, many wetlands were turned into farm fields or urban areas, yet wetlands play an important role in removing water pollution, regulating water storage and flows, and providing habitat for wildlife. Wetland restoration could help restore these benefits. Potentially restorable wetlands, as developed for this map, are lands currently in agriculture that naturally accumulate water due to topography and have historically had poorly or very poorly draining soils. This dataset was produced by the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to the EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets).
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| API | ZIP | The endpoint of a web service to access the dataset (REST endpoint, WMS GetCapabilities URL, or a SOAP WSDL endpoint). | Open resource |
| Download | ZIP | The URL providing direct access to the downloadable dataset. | Open resource |
| Home Page | Unknown | Alternative landing page used to redirect user to a contextual, Agency-hosted "homepage" for the Dataset or API | Open resource |
| Documentation | Unknown | URL for accessing related documents such as data dictionary, technical information about a dataset, developer documentation, etc. | Open resource |
Tags
- 12-digit hucs
- alabama
- arizona
- arkansas
- california
- colorado
- connecticut
- delaware
- ecosystem
- ecosystem services
- enviroatlas
- environment
- environmental atlas
- florida
- georgia
- idaho
- illinois
- indiana
- iowa
- kansas
- kentucky
- louisiana
- maine
- maryland
- massachusetts
- michigan
- minnesota
- mississippi
- missouri
- montana
- nebraska
- nevada
- new hampshire
- new jersey
- new mexico
- new york
- north carolina
- north dakota
- ohio
- oklahoma
- oregon
- pennsylvania
- potential for change - ecosystem services
- rhode island
- south carolina
- south dakota
- tennessee
- texas
- united states
- utah
- vermont
- virginia
- washington
- washington dc
- west virginia
- wetlands
- wisconsin
- wyoming