The geologic map database of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park region of Tennessee and North Carolina is a result from studies from 1993 to 2003 as part of a cooperative investigation by the U.S. Geological Survey with the National Park Service (NPS). This work resulted in a 1:100,000-scale geologic map derived from mapping that was conducted at scales of 1:24,000 and 1:62,500. The geologic data are intended to support cooperative investigations with the NPS, the development of a new soil map by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. In response to a request by the NPS, we mapped previously unstudied areas, revised the geology where problems existed, and developed a map database for use in interdisciplinary research, land management, and interpretive programs for park visitors.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Title | Database for the geologic map of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park region, Tennessee and North Carolina |
| DOI | 10.5066/P966CGHN |
| Authors | Art Schultz, C. Scott Southworth, John N Aleinikoff, E. Allen Crider Jr., Benjamin R Weinmann, Arthur J Merschat |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Florence Bascom Geoscience Center |