diff --git a/flopy/discretization/grid.py b/flopy/discretization/grid.py
index 2681a671cd..e2346e574f 100644
--- a/flopy/discretization/grid.py
+++ b/flopy/discretization/grid.py
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ def xyzvertices(self):
     def cross_section_vertices(self):
         return self.xyzvertices[0], self.xyzvertices[1]
 
-    def geo_dataframe(self, polys):
+    def geo_dataframe(self, features, featuretype="Polygon"):
         """
         Method returns a geopandas GeoDataFrame of the Grid
 
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ def geo_dataframe(self, polys):
         from ..utils.geospatial_utils import GeoSpatialCollection
 
         gc = GeoSpatialCollection(
-            polys, shapetype=["Polygon" for _ in range(len(polys))]
+            features, shapetype=[featuretype for _ in range(len(features))]
         )
         gdf = gc.geo_dataframe
         if self.crs is not None:
diff --git a/flopy/discretization/vertexgrid.py b/flopy/discretization/vertexgrid.py
index e4a2837631..c45c4e245e 100644
--- a/flopy/discretization/vertexgrid.py
+++ b/flopy/discretization/vertexgrid.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def iverts(self):
     def cell1d(self):
         if self._cell1d is not None:
             return [
-                [ivt for ivt in t if ivt is not None] for t in self._cell2d
+                [ivt for ivt in t if ivt is not None] for t in self._cell1d
             ]
 
     @property
@@ -221,15 +221,30 @@ def grid_lines(self):
         xgrid = self.xvertices
         ygrid = self.yvertices
 
+        # close the cell by connecting the last vertex with the first
+        close_cell = True
+        if self.cell1d is not None:
+            close_cell = False
+
+        # go through each cell and create a line segement for each face
         lines = []
-        for ncell, verts in enumerate(xgrid):
-            for ix, vert in enumerate(verts):
+        ncpl = len(xgrid)
+        for icpl in range(ncpl):
+            xcoords = xgrid[icpl]
+            ycoords = ygrid[icpl]
+            npoints = len(xcoords)
+            for ipoint in range(npoints - 1):
                 lines.append(
                     [
-                        (xgrid[ncell][ix - 1], ygrid[ncell][ix - 1]),
-                        (xgrid[ncell][ix], ygrid[ncell][ix]),
+                        (xcoords[ipoint], ycoords[ipoint]),
+                        (xcoords[ipoint + 1], ycoords[ipoint + 1]),
                     ]
                 )
+            if close_cell:
+                lines.append(
+                    [(xcoords[-1], ycoords[-1]), (xcoords[0], ycoords[0])]
+                )
+
         self._copy_cache = True
         return lines
 
@@ -300,8 +315,11 @@ def geo_dataframe(self):
         -------
             GeoDataFrame
         """
-        polys = [[self.get_cell_vertices(nn)] for nn in range(self.ncpl)]
-        gdf = super().geo_dataframe(polys)
+        cells = [[self.get_cell_vertices(nn)] for nn in range(self.ncpl)]
+        featuretype = "Polygon"
+        if self._cell1d is not None:
+            featuretype = "multilinestring"
+        gdf = super().geo_dataframe(cells, featuretype)
         return gdf
 
     def convert_grid(self, factor):
@@ -458,12 +476,12 @@ def _build_grid_geometry_info(self):
         if self._cell1d is not None:
             zcenters = []
             zvertices = []
-            vertexdict = {v[0]: [v[1], v[2], v[3]] for v in self._vertices}
+            vertexdict = {v[0]: [v[1], v[2]] for v in self._vertices}
             for cell1d in self.cell1d:
                 cell1d = tuple(cell1d)
                 xcenters.append(cell1d[1])
                 ycenters.append(cell1d[2])
-                zcenters.append(cell1d[3])
+                zcenters.append(0.0)
 
                 vert_number = []
                 for i in cell1d[3:]:
@@ -475,7 +493,7 @@ def _build_grid_geometry_info(self):
                 for ix in vert_number:
                     xcellvert.append(vertexdict[ix][0])
                     ycellvert.append(vertexdict[ix][1])
-                    zcellvert.append(vertexdict[ix][2])
+                    zcellvert.append(0.0)
                 xvertices.append(xcellvert)
                 yvertices.append(ycellvert)
                 zvertices.append(zcellvert)