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Geothermal Resource Maps

Here you'll find links to a variety of geothermal resource maps.

Geo-Heat Center U.S. Geothermal Projects and Resource Areas Map

Shows where geothermal resources are being used for electrical generation and direct-use projects—greenhouses, aquaculture, district heating, space heating, and industry.

Geo-Heat Center Collocated U.S. Geothermal Resources Maps

Features maps by state that identify communities with the potential resources for geothermal direct-use applications.

Geothermal Map of North America

Utilizes extensive industry-oriented thermal data sets, as well as the new research heat flow data, developed by Southern Methodist University.

Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy

Features some excellent and current interactive maps and GIS regional spatial data of the Great Basin area.

Idaho National Laboratory Geothermal Resource Maps

Provides geothermal resource maps of 13 western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

U.S. Geothermal Resource Map

A map developed by the U.S. Department of Energy that shows the estimated subterranean temperatures at a depth of 6 kilometers.

Virtual Map of Thermal Springs

A map developed by the National Geophysical Data Center from its Thermal Springs List for the United States. The list is also searchable online.

Worldwide Geothermal Energy Map

A map from the Geothermal Education Office from which information can be obtained about the geothermal resources and development of different areas throughout the world.