Primary karst class
primary_karst_class
Optional
Machine key of the highest-severity matched layer: carbonate, evaporite, sandstone_karst, evaporite_basin, gypsum_extent, piping_pseudokarst, or volcanic_pseudokarst.
USGS Karst Sinkhole Risk Screener — Geohazard by Coordinate
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Karst & sinkhole-risk screener: batch point-in-polygon over the USGS national CONUS_Karst compilation (7 layers: carbonate, evaporite, sandstone karst + pseudokarst). Returns in_karst_terrain, karst type, near-surface vs buried, rock unit, and an editorial sinkhole-risk tier per coordinate.
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Asset label
asset_label
Optional
Caller-supplied label for the screened site.
Asset latitude
asset_lat
Optional
WGS84 latitude of the screened site.
Asset longitude
asset_lon
Optional
WGS84 longitude of the screened site.
Search radius (mi)
radius_miles
Optional
Radius used for the nearby-karst check when the exact coordinate is clear.
In karst terrain
in_karst_terrain
Optional
TRUE if the coordinate falls inside one or more mapped USGS karst/pseudokarst polygons (authoritative point-in-polygon test). Null on error rows.
Primary karst class
primary_karst_class
Optional
Machine key of the highest-severity matched layer: carbonate, evaporite, sandstone_karst, evaporite_basin, gypsum_extent, piping_pseudokarst, or volcanic_pseudokarst.
Primary karst label
primary_karst_label
Optional
Human-readable name of the highest-severity matched karst/pseudokarst layer.
Near surface
near_surface
Optional
TRUE if the primary matched unit is mapped at or near the land surface (highest susceptibility); FALSE if buried beneath insoluble cover; null when not applicable (e.g. subsurface basin/extent layers) or no hit.
Karst type detail
karst_type_detail
Optional
Raw decoded USGS description for the primary hit (KARST_TYPE text, DESCRIPT, or basin/lithology summary).
Rock unit
rock_unit
Optional
Named geologic unit or formation for the primary hit, where mapped.
Mapped state
mapped_state
Optional
US state abbreviation carried by the primary hit's source polygon, where available.
Layers matched
layers_matched
Optional
Semicolon-separated list of every karst/pseudokarst layer whose polygon contains this exact coordinate (can be more than one where units overlap).
Layers matched count
layers_matched_count
Optional
Count of distinct karst/pseudokarst layers hit at this coordinate.
Pseudokarst flag
pseudokarst_flag
Optional
TRUE if a hit came from a pseudokarst layer (soil-piping or volcanic lava-tube terrain) rather than true soluble-rock karst.
Nearby karst within radius
nearby_karst_within_radius
Optional
TRUE if the exact coordinate is clear but a mapped karst/pseudokarst polygon falls within the search radius (near-boundary flag). Always false when in_karst_terrain is true.
Nearby karst types
nearby_karst_types
Optional
Semicolon-separated labels of karst layers found within the search radius when the exact coordinate itself is clear.
Sinkhole risk context
sinkhole_risk_context
Optional
Editorial susceptibility tier: 'Elevated' (soluble rock at/near the surface — the classic active-dissolution condition), 'Moderate' (karst or pseudokarst present but buried, regional, or non-carbonate), or 'None mapped'. Null on error rows.
Geotech Phase-I flag
geotech_phase1_flag
Optional
TRUE if this site should be flagged as a karst/sinkhole line item in a Phase-I geotechnical or environmental due-diligence review. Mirrors in_karst_terrain.
Note
note
Optional
Plain-English summary of the result for this asset.
Error
error
Optional
Per-asset error message (invalid coordinate or query failure); null when OK.
Disclaimer
disclaimer
Optional
Susceptibility-screen / not-a-site-specific-prediction note.
Source URL
source_url
Optional
USGS CONUS_Karst FeatureServer used.
Checked at
checked_at
Optional
ISO 8601 timestamp of the run.