Land Use Data for Latitude 36.75 Longitude -121.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| Elkhorn Slough Preserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherUrban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Mediterranean humid
Mediterranean drylands
Livestock
CattlePoultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
AcrisolsLuvisols
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
02 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Tungsten | |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | |
| Alisal Silver Prospects | Silver |
| Aptos Placer | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Arthur R. Wilson Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Augustini | Stone |
| Barbee Ranch Deposits | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Bardin Estate (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Bardin Prospects | Limestone, General |
| Bardin Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Bardin Ranch | Stone |
| Bardin Ranch Deposits (Surface) | Limestone, General |
| Bethlehem Steel Co | Limestone, General |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Cabrillo Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Calera Canyon | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Canyon Rock Plant (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Carmel Valley Area (Surface) | Phosphorus-Phosphates |
| De Amaral-Carmel Highlands Deposit | Stone |
| Del Monte Prop. Co.-Saw Mill Gulch (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Del Monte Properties Co | Stone |
| Del Monte Quarry and Mill (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Echo Valley | Stone |
| Ferrini | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Fleming | Stone |
| Foothill Road Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Fremont Peak Deposit (Surface) | Limestone, General |
| Granite Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Granite Construction Co. (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Greco Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Haber Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Haldorn | Stone |
| Heins Lake (Surface) | Clay |
| Henningsen | Stone |
| Hilltop Bar (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Holthouse Ranch | Uranium |
| Ideal Cement Company (Processing Plant) | Limestone, General, Clay |
| Jefferson Street Quarry | Stone |
| Lapis #110 Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Limekiln Creek Deposit | Limestone, General |
| Logan Quarry and Mill | Stone |
| Los Vergales | Limestone, General |
| Los Vergales Ranch Quarry | Limestone, General |
| Machado | Stone |
| Mcfarland Chromite (Surface-Underground) | Chromium |
| Meadows | Stone |
| Meadows Gulch | Stone |
| Monterey Bay Salt Works (Brine Operation) | Salt |
| Monterey Mission Tile | Clay |
| Monterey Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Monterey Sand Co Marina | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Monterey Sand Co.-San Jose Creek (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Monterey Sand Co.-Sand City (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Morse | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Moss Landing Brick Plant (Processing Plant) | Magnesite |
| Moss Landing Magnesia Plant (Processing Plant) | Chromium, Magnesite |
| Natividad Calcining Plant (Processing Plant) | Magnesite |
| Natividad Deposit | Limestone, General |
| Natividad Quarry & Mill (Surface) | Magnesite, Limestone, General |
| Owens Illinois-Moss Beach (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pac. Cement & Agg. Inc.-Prattco (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pacific Cement and Aggregate Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pacific Cement,Aggregates Inc-Lapiz | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pine Canyon Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Porter Deposit (Surface) | Limestone, General |
| Quarry | Stone |
| Ratton Ranch | Stone |
| Rianda | Stone |
| Rocky Ridge Tungsten (Surface) | Tungsten |
| Ruthyen Pit | Stone |
| Salinas Brickyard | Clay |
| Sann Juan Pit #6 (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Santa Lucia Quarrie Ltd | Stone |
| Seaforth Corporation | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Seaside Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Sierra | Stone |
| Sillacci | Stone |
| Spreckels | Stone |
| Spreckels Sugar Co | Limestone, General |
| Spreckles Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Steward Quarry | Stone |
| Sugarloaf Deposit | Limestone, General |
| Sugarloaf Deposit (Surface) | Limestone, General, Dolomite |
| Titus Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Titus Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Triumph Steel Co | Titanium |
| Triumph Steel Co | Iron, Chromium, Titanium |
| Twin Lakes Beach | Gold |
| Valley Rock and Adobe Co. (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Williams Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Wolter Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Work Ranch Deposit | Diatomite |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.