The Great Basin Paleoenvironmental Database (GBPED) is composed of paleoenvironmental information extracted from the peer-reviewed literature, which is focused on the hydrologic Great Basin. More specifically, we are compiling the relevant literature on pluvial lakes, rivers, alluvial fans, past glaciers, and other systems that record the natural history of the Great Basin.

GBPED Data

The data can be viewed in Google Earth and is available in tabular form. Editorializing has been kept to a minimum so that each person using this information can make their own decisions about the relevance of the data for their purposes. The GBPED is intended to be a "living" database where additional data are added as they become available.

Download the GBPED Google Earth Files