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UGS maps and accompanying booklets describe stratigraphy, structure, Quaternary geology, geologic hazards, economic geology, groundwater resources, and geologic resources. Maps are available in 7.5-minute, 30 x 60-minute, and 1 x 2-degree quadrangles. Additional maps include non-quadrangle geologic maps, national park and state park geologic maps, and other geologic data. In addition to PDF files, many maps are also available as geographic information system (GIS) databases, downloadable files, and interactive web apps.

The Natural Resources Map & Bookstore is operated by the Utah Geological Survey, a division of the Department of Natural Resources. Find print resources including UGS reports, books, guides, maps, and gifts.

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The Utah Geological Survey Library has over 14,000 items including topographic and geologic maps, professional journals, professional society publications, theses and dissertations, data CDs and DVDs, and references about Utah’s geology.

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Interactive Maps

Discover additional mapped content through these interactive web applications. Take a virtual tour of Utah geology, find rockhounding destinations, or access databases of field data. These interactive maps range from comprehensive technical data to in-depth photo guides.

Pile of gray rocks

Abandoned Coal Mine Maps

For 58% of Utah's abandoned coal mines.

Aerial Imagery Collection

Aerial photographs and imagery of Utah.
Dry landscape of white, flat ground and protruding hexagonal ridges.

Bonneville Salt Flats Storymap

A changing landscape and modern research.
Salt Lake City Building Stones Tour

Building Stones of Downtown Salt Lake City

Walking tour starting at the Utah State Capitol.
Powerplant in a field

Carbon Storage Portal

Data and tools for carbon storage planning and resources.
Boulder in front of a canyon with some people walking by.

G.K. Gilbert Geologic View Park

Guide to the park and its unique features.
UGS geologists conducting a trench investigation to gather fault and earthquake data.

Geochronology Database

Rock and other geologic deposit ages.
A valley of green and red trees among mountains.

Geologic Canyon Tour

Tour the canyons of the Wasatch Front.

Geologic Map Portal

Navigate and download Utah geologic maps.
Multicolored wet rocks with steam.

Geophysical & Geothermal Data Portal

Access spatial data and technical resources.
GeoSights Tour

GeoSights

Explore Utah’s lesser-known geologic wonders.
Great Salt Lake is likely best known for its high salinity and large size. Yet this unique lake also supports mineral and brine-shrimp industries, provides a resting place for millions of migratory birds, and reveals varied spectacular sights. Sunsets over distant islands, white beaches, and water colors ranging from blue to pink offer inspiration for artists. Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, Utah. Photographer: Carole McCalla

Great Salt Lake Density and Chemistry Hub

Visualize sampling data and trends
Well structures in an open area.

Groundwater Monitoring Portal

Data from West Desert and Wasatch Front.

Lake Bonneville Storymap

30,000 years of lake levels in the Bonneville basin.
Well in southern Sanpete County.

Non-Petroleum Well Data

Old paper data for wells drilled in Utah.

Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country

Interactive guide to living with earthquakes in Utah.

Subsurface Geotechnical Database

Digital database of subsurface geologic data.

Topographic Maps

Utah maps depicting elevation.
Box of rock core

Utah Core Research Center

Inventory of geologic samples from Utah.

Utah Flux Network

Evapotranspiration monitoring stations around Utah.
Landslide in a green mountain

Utah Geologic Hazards Portal

The type, location, and relative susceptibility of geologic hazards in Utah.

Utah Groundwater Data Hub

Groundwater data from numerous UGS studies.
Mining has removed much of the Lake Bonneville deposits and some of the bedrock at Point of the Mountain. The total amount of sand, gravel, and rock removed is unknown, but according to Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining documents, roughly 25 million tons was mined just from 2009 to 2014. Photos 1993 Google Earth imagery. Google Earth imagery © 2015 Google Inc., U.S. Geological Survey.

Utah Mineral Resource Reports

Technical reports from Canadian NI.

Utah Mineral Resources

Information on Utah's metallic and industrial mineral resources. Includes mining district information.
Utah Wetlands

Utah Wetlands

Inventory of statewide wetland resources.

Utah’s Energy Resources

Explore Utah's diverse energy portfolio.

Utah’s Montane Ecoregion Wetlands

Stressors, conditions, and vegetation communities
Screen-capture image from Google Earth, showing an oblique, northward view of the west side of the Beaver Dam Mountains. The gravity-slide blocks are visible for us to see and ponder because they are exposed in a structural high known as a relay ramp, which links the Red Hollow and Piedmont faults. Sheared and tectonically thinned strata of the upper plate of the Castle Cliff fault hug the mountain front and are also present at Sheep Horn Knoll just above Welcome Spring. These upper-plate strata, which once covered Precambrian metamorphic and igneous rocks (Xu) that now form the exposed core of the range, were the source of the gravity-slide blocks.

Virtual Field Guides

3-D map tours of St. George and Panguitch.
A single dinosaur track with three toes impressed into the rock.

Visitor Guide to Utah Fossils

Where to see Utah’s fossils and dinosaurs.
Two scientists study tall green grasses in a marshy field.

Wetland Data Explorer

Water quality and other wetland data in Utah.

Wetland Mapping Storymap

A guide to Utah's National Wetland Inventory.
Marsh with yellow plants and blue water

Wetland Plant Application

Plant community data from Utah's wetlands.