Washington State Historical Kelp [Washington (State)]
Description
This image service shows historical floating kelp locations along the Washington Coast and Puget Sound. It combines nine map sheets that were originally published in 1912. They summarize field surveys from 1911-1912. The Puget Sound surveys were conducted by Rigg. The maps were scanned and georeferenced, and the image service is hosted by the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Creator
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Nearshore Habitat Program
Publisher
WaTech Geospatial Program Office
Temporal Coverage
Last Modified: 2024-07-02
Date Issued
2018-02-13
Rights
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provides these geographic data "as is." DNR makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. DNR further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of DNR, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by DNR regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.In no event shall the DNR have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by DNR.
Access Rights
Public
Format
ArcGIS ImageMapLayer
Language
English
Date Added
August 22, 2025
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from State of Washington Geospatial Open Data Portal on 2025-11-04.
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Nearshore Habitat Program (2018). Washington State Historical Kelp [Washington (State)]. WaTech Geospatial Program Office. https://geo.wa.gov/datasets/wadnr::washington-state-historical-kelp (web service)