City of Newton, MA
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This layer shows wetlands in Newton - originally mapped by the state Department of Environmental Protection.Some wetland boundaries have been updated from site visits and/or LiDAR data
The wetlands shown in this data layer are for planning purposes only. Wetlands boundary determination for other purposes, such as the Wetlands Protection Act MA Act M.G.L. c. 131 or local by-laws, must use the relevant procedures and criteria.
Features and Attributes
This polygon layer contains some of the attribute fields from the MassGIS layer. Unlike some of the other layers, MassGIS has a field for the descriptions of each wetland type code. Therefore there is not a domain set up and coded values do not need to be listed. A full listing of all codes and values appears in the MassGIS documentation. Only a small set up the state’s listed wetland types appear in Newton.
| Name | Alias | Description | Data Type | Width |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Name | Name of wetland | Text | 50 |
| Type | Type | Wetland type descriptions | Text | 10 |
| BoundarySource | Boundary Source | Source of wetland boundaries | Text | 10 |
| ***coded values*** | ||||
| LiDAR | LiDAR Elevations | |||
| Ortho | Aerial Photography | |||
| Combo | LiDAR and Aerial Photography | |||
| Site | Site visit-flagged | |||
| State | Mass DEP |
Last Updated: March, 2022