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These data are sorted by ISO 19115 Topic Categories and are available in many formats including OGC WMS and WFS web services, in addition to PDF, KML (Google Earth), SHP, and GML formats. Layers are accompanied by FGDC-compliant metadata and are ingested into Geospatial Onestop. For more, please see the GLIN GIS FAQ

Biota gl_zebra_mussel_distribution (USGS) Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) locations in the Great Lakes region (2008)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_piping_plover_glc (GLC) (GLGIS) Piping plover habitat in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lm_brooktrt_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of brook trout in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_browntrt_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of brown trout in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_zmussels_nais (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Zebra mussel locations in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lm_chinook_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of chinook salmon in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_coho_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of fish collections of coho salmon in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_goodyear_spawning_atlas (GLGIS) Historic spawning locations (multiple species) from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_herring_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of lake herring in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_laketrt_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of lake trout in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_michigan_fish_atlas (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of fish (various species) in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_rainbowtrt_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of rainbow trout in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_sealamp_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of sea lamprey in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_alewife_gsa (GLGIS) Historic alewife spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_bloater_gsa (GLGIS) Historic bloater spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_bowfin_gsa (GLGIS) Historic bowfin spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_brooktrt_gsa (GLGIS) Historic brook trout spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_browntrt_gsa (GLGIS) Historic brown trout spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_burbot_gsa (GLGIS) Historic burbot spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_chinook_gsa (GLGIS) Historic chinook salmon spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_coho_gsa (GLGIS) Historic coho salmon spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_herring_gsa (GLGIS) Historic lake herring spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_laketrt_gsa (GLGIS) Historic lake trout spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_lkwhitefish_gsa (GLGIS) Historic lake whitefish spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_mottsculpin_gsa (GLGIS) Historic mottled sculpin spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_npike_gsa (GLGIS) Historic northern pike spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_rainbowsmlt_gsa (GLGIS) Historic rainbow smelt spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_rainbowtrt_gsa (GLGIS) Historic rainbow trout spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_rndwhitefish_gsa (GLGIS) Historic round whitefish spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_sealamp_gsa (GLGIS) Historic sea lamprey spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_smallmouth_gsa (GLGIS) Historic smallmouth bass spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_sturgeon_gsa (GLGIS) Historic lake sturgeon spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_walleye_gsa (GLGIS) Historic walleye spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_spawn_wsucker_gsa (GLGIS) Historic white sucker spawning locations from the Goodyear Spawning Atlas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_sturgeon_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of lake sturgeon in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_whitefish_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of lake whitefish in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_yperch_locs_mfa (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Locations of collections of yellow perch in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz)
 Boundaries/Political gl_107th_congressional_districts (Census_Bureau) Congressional district boundaries of the 107th congress for the Great Lakes.
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Earth (.kmz) gl_108th_congressional_districts (Census_Bureau) Congressional district boundaries of the 108th congress for the Great Lakes.
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Earth (.kmz) gl_109th_congressional_districts (Census_Bureau) Congressional district boundaries of the 109th congress for the Great Lakes.
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Earth (.kmz) gl_110th_congressional_districts (Census_Bureau) Congressional district boundaries of the 110th congress for the Great Lakes.
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Earth (.kmz) gl_prov_boundaries (CSC) Provincial boundaries for Great Lakes provinces
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Earth (.kmz) gl_state_boundaries (Census_Bureau) State boundaries for the Great Lakes states
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Earth (.kmz) gl_urban_areas_2000 (Census_Bureau) Census 2000 Urbanized Areas within the Great Lakes
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Earth (.kmz) il_county_boundaries_2000 (Census_Bureau) 2000 Illinois county boundaries
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Earth (.kmz) in_county_boundaries_2000 (Census_Bureau) 2000 Indiana county boundaries
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_cngrs_dists_2003_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Congressional districts (2003) in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_fedland_reservations_usgs (GLGIS) (USGS) Federal land and reservations in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lm_islands_noaa_70k (GLGIS) (NOAA) Islands in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_lake_esri_100k (GLGIS) (IFR) Shoreline of Lake Michigan (polygon, 1:100k resolution)
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Earth (.kmz) lm_shore_esri_100k (GLGIS) (IFR) Shoreline of Lake Michigan (line, 1:100k resolution)
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Earth (.kmz) lm_shore_esri_100k_10mibuff_ifr (GLGIS) (IFR) 10-mile buffer around the Lake Michigan shoreline
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Earth (.kmz) lm_shore_noaa_70k (GLGIS) (NOAA) Lake Michigan shoreline (line, 1:70k resolution)
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Earth (.kmz) lm_stat_dist_lines_ifr (GLGIS) (IFR) Statistical district boundaries in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_stat_dist_poly_ifr (GLGIS) (IFR) Statistical districts (polygons) in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) mi_county_boundaries_2000 (Census_Bureau) 2000 Michigan county boundaries
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Earth (.kmz) mn_county_boundaries_2000 (Census_Bureau) 2000 Minnesota county boundaries
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Earth (.kmz) ny_county_boundaries_2000 (Census_Bureau) 2000 New York county boundaries
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Earth (.kmz) oh_county_boundaries_2000 (Census_Bureau) 2000 Ohio county boundaries
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Earth (.kmz) pa_county_boundaries_2000 (Census_Bureau) 2000 Pennsylvania county boundaries
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Earth (.kmz) rdx_basins (GLC) A generalized layer of the Great Lakes Basin
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Earth (.kmz) wi_county_boundaries_2000 (Census_Bureau) 2000 Wisconsin county boundaries
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Earth (.kmz)
 Climatology/meteorology/atmosphere gl_air_toxics_inventory_1999 (GLC) Great Lakes Regional Toxic Air Emissions Inventory - 1999
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_coop_stations_ncdc (GLGIS) (GLOS) National Climate Data Center (NCDC) cooperative station locations bin the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz)
 Elevation lake_erie_bathymetry (GLERL) (NGDC) A bathymetric layer for Lake Erie
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Earth (.kmz) lake_huron_bathymetry (NGDC) (GLERL) A bathymetric layer for Lake Huron
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Earth (.kmz) lake_michigan_bathymetry (GLERL) (NGDC) A bathymetric layer for Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lake_ontario_bathymetry (NGDC) (GLERL) A bathymetric layer for Lake Ontario
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Earth (.kmz) lake_saint_clair_bathymetry (NGDC) (GLERL) A bathymetric layer for Lake Saint Clair
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Earth (.kmz) lake_superior_bathymetry (unknown) A bathymetric layer for Lake Superior of unknown origin
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Earth (.kmz)
 Environment lake_erie_coastal_margin (NRRI) Polygons representing the Coastal Margin (water depth less than 3m
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lake_erie_nearshore (NRRI) Lake Erie nearshore habitat zone (3 - 15 meters depth)
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lake_erie_open_lake_-_offshore (NRRI) Boundaries for the open lake - offshore habitat zone in the Lake Erie Basin.
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lm_aoc_epa (GLGIS) (EPA) Areas of Concern in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_aqua_ecoregs_epa (GLGIS) (EPA) Aquatic ecoregions in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_eco_regions_epa (GLGIS) (EPA) Terrestrial ecoregions in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_mi_tribs_vsec (GLGIS) (MI DNR) Valley Segment Ecological Classification of tributaries in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_rad303d_area_epa (GLGIS) (EPA) Impaired waters (polygons; designated under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_rad303d_line_epa (GLGIS) (EPA) Impaired waters (lines, designated under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_rad303d_point_epa (GLGIS) (EPA) Impaired waters (points, designated under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_real-time_gauges_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Real-time stream gauges in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_terr_ecoregs_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Terrestrial ecoregions in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz)
 Geoscientific Information gl_landsat_footprints_wrs2 (UW - ERSC) (UW - SSEC) (WisconsinView.org) Shapefile polygon layer showing approximate extent of Landsat 4-7 area coverage by World Reference System-2 path and row numbers. Coverage includes the Great Lakes and connecting waterways descending orbit (daylight) tiles only.
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_aquifer_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Aquifers in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_soils_statsgo (GLGIS) (IFR) (NRCS) State Soil Geographic Database in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lm_shoreclass_noaa (GLGIS) (NOAA) Shoreline classification (geomorphology and protection) for Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_shoreline_nois_noaa (GLGIS) (NOAA) Shoreline classification (geomorphology and protection) with islands excluded for Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_substclass_grd_ifr (GLGIS) (IFR) Substrate type summarized by 10-minute grid cell
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Earth (.kmz) lm_substclass_ifr (GLGIS) (IFR) Substrate type
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Earth (.kmz)
 Health Daily_Great_Lakes (UW - ERSC) (UW - SSEC) Daily-updated MODIS image for the Great Lakes
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 Imagery/basemaps/earth_cover lmb_agcensus_1997_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Agriculture census, 1997, in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz)
 Inland Waters/Hydrography gl_8_unit_huc (GLC) (USGS) US Great Lakes Basins 8 Unit HUCS
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Earth (.kmz) gl_aoc_boundaries (GLNPO) Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes
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Earth (.kmz) glgis_gl_shore_noaa_70k (GLGIS) (NOAA) A shoreline layer for the Great Lakes
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Earth (.kmz) great_lakes_coastal_wetlands (IFR) (EC) (USGS) Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Consortium
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Earth (.kmz) lake_ontario_coastline (NGDC) (GLERL) A coastline layer for Lake Ontario collected as part of the Lake Ontario - Saint Lawrence River Study (LOSLRS)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_basin_glin (GLC) (GLGIS) Lake Michigan basin (GLIN boundary)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_basin_ifr (GLGIS) (IFR) Lake Michigan basin (IFR boundary)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_basin_outln_ifr (GLC) (GLGIS) Outline of the Lake Michigan basin (using GLIN boundaries)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_cstl_wetlands_ifr (GLGIS) (IFR) (MI DNR) Major coastal wetland complexes (>40 acres) in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_huc_arc_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Hydrologic unit boundaries (lines) in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_huc_poly_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Hydrologic units (polygons) in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_mi_inland_lks_polys_dwa (GLGIS) (IFR) Inland lakes in the Lake Michigan basin (polygons, Michigan only)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_mi_inland_lks_pts_dwa (GLGIS) (IFR) Inland lakes in the Lake Michigan basin (points, Michigan only)
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_sheds_glin (GLC) (GLGIS) Watersheds (GLIN boundaries) in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_sheds_ifr (GLC) (GLGIS) Major watersheds (using GLIN watershed boundaries and ESRI shoreline boundaries) in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_spawning_access_nhd (GLGIS) (IFR) (USGS) Stream reaches that are accessible to fish for spawning in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_water_gnis (GLGIS) (USGS) Water features in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) minnesota_trout_streams (MN DNR) Trout streams in Minnesota
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 Society lmb_cities_gnis (GLGIS) (USGS) Cities in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_cities_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Cities in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_golf_gnis (GLGIS) (USGS) Golf courses in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_parks_gnis (GLGIS) (USGS) Parks in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_parkways_scenicrvrs_nais (GLGIS) (USGS) Parkways and scenic rivers in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_urban_gnis (GLGIS) (USGS) Urban areas in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) nwoisa_designated_areas (GLC) (EPA) Northwest Ohio Inland Sensitivity Atlas Specially Designated Areas
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Earth (.kmz) nwoisa_managed_areas (GLC) (EPA) Northwest Ohio Inland Sensitivity Atlas Managed Natural Resource Areas
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Earth (.kmz) nwoisa_other_sensitive_areas (GLC) (EPA) Northwest Ohio Inland Sensitivity Atlas Other Environmentally Sensitive Areas
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Earth (.kmz)
 Structure/Facilities gl_ndbc_buoys_and_c-man_stations (NDBC) These data show the spatial distribution of individual coastal ocean observing systems in the Great Lakes.
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Earth (.kmz) gl_water_level_observation_network (NOAA) These data show the spatial distribution of individual coastal ocean observing systems in the United States
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_airports_gnis (GLGIS) (USGS) Airports in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) lmb_dams_ifr (GLGIS) (IFR) Dams in the Lake Michigan basin
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Earth (.kmz) nwoisa_dams (GLC) (EPA) Northwest Ohio Inland Sensitivity Atlas Non-navigable Dams
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Earth (.kmz)
 Transportation lake_superior_circle_tour (unknown) The Lake Superior Circle Tour route as compiled from TIGER 2000 and the Ontario Road Network.
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Earth (.kmz) lm_marinas_glc (GLC) (GLGIS) Marinas in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) lm_ship_rts_nortad (GLGIS) (unknown) Shipping routes in Lake Michigan
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Earth (.kmz) michigan_marinas (GLC) (EPA) Inland Sensitivity Atlas Marinas and Harbors
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Earth (.kmz) mn_major_roads (MN DOT) Major roads in Minnesota
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nwoisa_boat_access_sites (GLC) (EPA) Northwest Ohio Inland Sensitivity Atlas Boat Accesses
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Earth (.kmz) nwoisa_marinas (GLC) (EPA) Northwest Ohio Inland Sensitivity Atlas Marinas
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Earth (.kmz) usgl_port_and_waterways_facitlites (USACE) Physical characteristics and infrastructure data for port and waterway facilities.
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Earth (.kmz) usgl_principal_ports_2005 (USACE) Physical characteristics and infrastructure data for principal port facilities.
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