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Inland Water Resources

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Community Wellhead Protection AreasAreas around public community wells considered critical for the protection of their source water supplies (Polygon areas shown in Groundwater Classification).
s44hwa05.zip (0.2 MB) E00;
cwhpa05.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Groundwater ClassificationGroundwater quality classification for major aquifers, public well head areas and other subsurface resources. (Aquifers include those polygon areas shown in Groundwater Recharge Areas, Community Wellhead Protection Areas, and Non-community Wellhead Protection Areas.)
gwclass06.zip (1.0 MB) SHP
Groundwater Recharge AreasCritical portions of recharge areas for major RI groundwater aquifers suitable as sources for untreated drinking water (Also included in Groundwater Classification)
s44hgg05.zip (0.2 MB) E00;
gwrechrg05.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Groundwater ReservoirMajor groundwater reservoirs for aquifers classified as GAA or GB by RIDEM.
s44hgr89.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
gwatresv.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
HydrolinesCenterlines for all fresh water rivers and streams including some seasonal streams in RI.
s44hhl98.zip (1.1 MB) E00;
streams.zip (1.0 MB) SHP
Hydrolines (perennial & intermittent)Centerlines of perennial and intermittent streams with widths less than 20 feet from 1988 photography used in developing the RIGIS wetlands data set.
s44hst90.zip (1.1 MB) E00
Lakes and PondsAll freshwater lakes, ponds and reservoirs including delineation of major rivers wide enough to be represented as polygon areas on USGS 7.5 minute quad maps.
s44hhp88.zip (2.1 MB) E00;
ponds.zip (1.4 MB) SHP
Lakes and Ponds (1:5000)Major lakes and ponds with name attributes; based on 1997 1:5000 photography.
lakes5k_e00.zip (3.6 MB) E00;
lakes5k_shp.zip (3.2 MB) SHP
Major Rivers and Streams

(RI Water Quality Standards & Impairments - 305b/303d for Freshwater Rivers & Streams 2006)
River and Stream Centerline aerial features derived from the RIGIS 1:24000 mapping of RI Inland Waters, with attribute coding for Water Quality Standards (305b) and Impairments (303d), and Special Resource Protection Waters.
FWStream24.zip (1.6 MB) SHP
Major Surface Water Bodies

(RI Water Quality Standards & Impairments - 305b/303d for Freshwater Lakes & Ponds 2006)
Lake, Pond and Reservoir polygons (2D or aerial features) derived from the RIGIS 1:24000 mapping of RI Inland Waters, with attribute coding for Water Quality Standards (305b) and Impairments (303d), and Special Resource Protection Waters.
FWPond24.zip (1.6 MB) SHP
Non-Community Well Head Protection AreasAreas around public non-community wells considered critical for the protection of their source water supplies (Polygon areas shown in Groundwater Classification)
s44hwb05.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
ncwhpa05.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
NRCS HUC 12 Drainage Basins for New EnglandSurface water drainage basins with NRCS hydrologic unit coding (huc12) for all rivers and streams in southeastern New England entering Narragansett Bay and coastal waters of RI.
senehuc_shp.zip (2.8 MB) SHP
NRCS HUC 12 Drainage Basins for RISurface water drainage basins with NRCS hydrologic unit coding (huc12) for all of Rhode Island.
dbasin12_e00.zip (1.3 MB) E00;
dbasin12_shp.zip (1.7 MB) SHP
Ponds (1:5000)Lakes and ponds in Rhode Island derived from the 1997 National Grid_USA/RIDOT Orthophoto Project.
ponds5k_e00.zip (4.7 MB) E00;
ponds5k_shp.zip (3.1 MB) SHP
Public Water Supply ReservoirsSurface reservoirs used as sources for public drinking water supplies.
s44hpr94.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
reservoirs.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Sole Source AquifersAreas in RI and nearby CT designated as sole source aquifers by the U.S. EPA.
s44hss92.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
solsourc.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Streams (1:5000)Rivers and streams in Rhode Island derived from the 1997 National Grid_USA/RIDOT Orthophoto Project. Updated to inclulde Strahler stream ordering encoded by RIDEM.
streams5k.zip (7 MB) SHP
Surface Water Drainage BasinsSurface water drainage basins and sub-basins in RI (Also included in s44hsb90).
s44hdb90.zip (0.6 MB) E00;
basins.zip (0.6 MB) SHP
Surface Water Protection AreasDesignated protection areas around surface water bodies used as public drinking water sources.
swatpa_e00.zip (0.2 MB) E00;
swatpa_shp.zip (0.2 MB) SHP

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