Niagara County elevation and terrain tools

Western New York • County seat: Lockport

Niagara County is part of New York's Western New York region. Lake plains give way to rolling uplands and stream valleys farther from the shoreline.

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Lidar coverage

Lidar projects that cover Lockport, from the USGS 3DEP index. Other parts of the county may come from other projects; the coverage guide explains how to check any spot.

ProjectYearCell sizePoint density
NY_FEMAR2_Central_B1_2018used by the elevation model20193.3 ft per pixel—

Property boundaries

Niagara County is not in the NYS GeoHub public tax parcel service, so the Property tool cannot select parcels here and the parcel lines overlay shows none. Draw or upload your area on the map instead.

Tools for Niagara County

Property

Select a public tax parcel and use its boundary as the analysis area.

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Property Report

A PDF terrain report for a tax parcel: hillshade, contours, slope and elevation statistics.

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Contour Lines

Contour lines at the interval you choose, on the map and as vector files.

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Slope & Aspect

How steep the ground is and which way each slope faces.

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Sunlight

Hours of direct sun on any day of the year, with shadows cast by the terrain.

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Water & Drainage

Where water drains across the ground and where it would pond.

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Viewshed

Which ground is in line of sight from a point.

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Elevation Profile

A cross-section along a line, with ascent, descent and grade.

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Download Data

Contours, a DEM raster or a 3D surface mesh for the selected area.

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Places in Niagara County

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