Land Use Data for Latitude 44.75 Longitude -119.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Sheep

Crops

Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Uranium
(Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
(Surface)Gold
Antone Junction Pit (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Cripple Creek Vien (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Deep Creek TuffZeolites
Dry Gulch Bridge (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Gold ProspectGold
Mp 93.3 Spray/Kimberly Hwy (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Ordway Pit (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Parrish Creek Tuff (Surface)Zeolites
Spray Rock Production Pit (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Spray/Kimberly Hwy Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Squaw Creek Tuff (Surface)Zeolites

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.