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Geological and Geophysical

 namedescriptiontypemetadatadownload
Barrier BeachesBarrier beaches for coastal RI and Narragansett Bay from USGS quads.
s44gbb89.zip (0.2 MB) E00;
barbeach.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Bedrock GeologyBedrock geology from 1994 as determined by the Department of Geological Sciences and the Office of the State Geologist at URI.
s44gbr95_e00.zip (0.9 MB) E00;
bedrock_shp.zip (0.9 MB) SHP
Glacial GeologyGlacial geology of RI from 1965 USGS classification and mapping.
s44ggl88.zip (3.3 MB) E00;
glacgeol.zip (4.1 MB) SHP
Soils1996 USDA/NRCS SSURGO soils delineated with name, type and feature attributes. Replaces 1990 RIGIS soils data set. Also distributed on USGS Quad and Town basis.
risoils_e00.zip (41.4 MB) E00
Soils Supplementary InformationUSDA/NRCS has made available the following supplements to the 1996 USDA/NRCS SSURGO soils listed above: - soil special features (Ad hoc spot symbols) shape file - soil join table for additional soil attribute data for RIGIS soil data.
Download directly from USDA/NRCS

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