Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude -117.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| Snake-Columbia shrub steppe ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsDeserts
Livestock
CattleSheep
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Maize
Sugar Beets
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
60 to 89Soil Types
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)Luvisols
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)
0 to 22 to 10
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 55 to 10
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Uranium | |
| (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| (Surface) | Gemstone |
| (Surface) | Gold |
| (Surface) | Mercury |
| (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| (Surface) | Zeolites |
| A Pit (Surface) | Bentonite |
| Anderson | Gold |
| Artesian Well (Well) | Geothermal |
| B Pit (Surface) | Bentonite |
| Baschon Well (Well) | Geothermal |
| Big Red Prospect (Surface) | Gold |
| Bombsight | Calcium |
| Bombsight Claim (Underground) | Calcium |
| Brown Butte Community Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Buck Gulch (Surface) | Bentonite |
| Burnt Mountain Area | Gold |
| Calcite Miner & Sheep Horn Claims | Calcium |
| Cottontail Millsite (Processing Plant) | Bentonite, Zeolites |
| Cow Hollow Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Crabgrass Deposit | Gold, Silver |
| Crabgrass Project | Gold |
| D Pit (Surface) | Bentonite |
| Deer Butte (Surface) | Gold |
| Deer Butte Hot Springs (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| Double Mountain Project | Gold |
| Dry Creek Buttes Area | Gold |
| Elfering Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Frog Claim | Gold |
| Gb Pit (Surface) | Bentonite, Zeolites |
| Gold Prospect | Gold |
| Grassy Mountain Mine (Surface) | Gold, Silver |
| Grassy Mountain Site | Gold |
| Grassy Mountian Regional | Gold |
| Graveyard Point Mine (Surface) | Gemstone |
| Greenfield Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Haystack Butte Claims (Surface) | Gemstone |
| Iceland Spar 1 2 & 3 | Calcium |
| Jarvis Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Juniper Mountain Gypsum Occurrence (Surface) | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
| Juniper Mtn Gypsum Occurrence | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
| Kenney Pass Community Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Lily | Gold |
| Little Valley Community Pit (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Loe Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Lucky G (Surface) | Gold |
| Malheur River Bridge Pit (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Mars Prospect | Gold |
| Mclaughlin Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Mercury Prospect | Mercury |
| Mitchell Butte Hot Springs (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| Mp 2.2. Vale West (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Mp 232.9 Central Oregon Hwy (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Nelson Well (Well) | Geothermal |
| North Black Willow Spring (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| North Pit (Surface) | Bentonite |
| Nyssa Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Ontario & Pearl Groups | Mercury |
| Ontario and Pearl Groups | Mercury |
| Owyhee Land #1 (Surface) | Gemstone |
| Owyhee Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Page Well (Well) | Geothermal |
| Purple Sage #2 (Surface) | Diamond |
| Purple Sage #3 (Surface) | Gemstone |
| Purple Sage #4 (Surface) | Gemstone |
| Rice-Bacon Tuff | Stone, Dimension |
| Rinehart Buttes Community Pit (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Rookstool Site (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Sagebrush Gulch (Surface) | Gold |
| Shell Rock Butte (Surface) | Gold, Silver |
| Shellrock Butte Site | Gold |
| Silver Claims (Surface) | Gold |
| Smith Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Snively Hot Springs (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| South Black Willow Spring (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| Succor Creek Mine (Surface) | Zeolites |
| Tolman Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Tommy Parr (Surface) | Gemstone |
| Vale (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| Vale Butte | Gold |
| Vale Hot Spring (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| Vale Sand & Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Vale West (Processing Plant) | Diatomite |
| Vines Hill BLM Well (Well) | Geothermal |
| Walz Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| White Ridge | Silica |
| Wilcox Site (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
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.