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Data Release - Geologic Map geodatabase of the valley corridor of the 59-mile reach of the Missouri National Recreational River, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa: Gavins Point Dam to North Sioux City

January 22, 2026

This geologic map area of 5,430 km2 spans a reach of the lower Missouri River valley and adjoining uplands for about 100 kilometers east of Gavins Point Dam, the easternmost mainstem dam on the Missouri River. Understanding the surficial geologic history of the valley is relevant to natural resource management of the Missouri National Recreational River and is foundational to improved understanding of hydrology and ecology. This geodatabase is a synthesis of recent FEDMAP, EDMAP, and STATEMAP work of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program with previously published maps of the geologic surveys of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and the USGS. Other data sources utilized for this map include NAIP ortho-imagery (especially for [...]

Publication Year 2026
Title Data Release - Geologic Map geodatabase of the valley corridor of the 59-mile reach of the Missouri National Recreational River, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa: Gavins Point Dam to North Sioux City
DOI 10.5066/P9JOQJJ0
Authors Scott C Lundstrom, Tim Cowman, Paul R. Hanson, John Holbrook, Shannon A Mahan, April Moreno-Ward, James B Paces
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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