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State Geology Series
Various geologic coverages of the state
| Description of Coverage | Click to Download by FTP (file size) |
| Kentucky Mine Mapping Information System | Mine Maps GIS Data Download Page |
| Coal Exploration Sites | kycoal.ZIP (0.33 Mb) |
| Ecoregions of Kentucky | kyeco.zip (0.13 Mb) |
| Ecoregions of the U.S. (level III) | useco3.zip (3.1 Mb) |
| Ecoregions of the U.S. (level III-IV) | useco4.zip (12.5 Mb) |
| Simplified Geology of Kentucky | kygeol.ZIP (4.2 Mb) |
| Geologic faults--1:24,000 | kyfaults24k.ZIP (2.77 Mb) |
| Geologic Structure Contours--1:24,000 | kystructure.ZIP (40 Mb) |
| Karst geology--1:500,000 | karst500k.zip (1.1 Mb) |
| Kentucky Quarries | kyquarry.ZIP (0.01 Mb) |
| Oil and Gas Wells | Download the shape file |
| Kentucky Soils | SSURGO Soils by County (2-22 Mb) |
| Soil Survey Point Observations | nrcs_sf_ky_PARTIAL_020805.zip (0.9 Mb) |
| Sinkholes in Kentucky | Sinkhole Data |
| 1-minute Carter coordinate grid | CARTER1.ZIP (1.4 Mb) |
| 5-minute Carter coordinates | CARTER5.ZIP (0.07 Mb) |
Lithologic Patterns and Symbols Used on Kentucky Geological Quadrangle Maps
Map--Level III Ecoregions of the U.S. (2.7 Mb pdf)