Land Use Data for Latitude 33.25 Longitude -116.25

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

Locations

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry

Crops

Seed Cotton
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Luvisols
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
(Underground)Gold
 Gypsum-Anhydrite
Aggregate Products Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Benson Dry LakeBoron-Borates
Black Eagle Placer (Placer)Gold
Blue Diamond Corp.Gypsum-Anhydrite, Strontium, Halite, Iron
Blue Diamond Corp. DepositGypsum-Anhydrite
Borrego Springs (Well)Geothermal
Borrego Springs ClaimStone, Crushed/Broken
Burnand Borrow Pit (Surface)Granite
California Portland Cement Co.Gypsum-Anhydrite
Clark LakeBoron-Borates
Clark Lake DepositsSilica
Consolidated Placer Mining ClaimGypsum-Anhydrite
Coolidge SpringsLimestone, General
Coolidge Springs DepositLimestone, General
Coyote Mountain DepositLimestone, Dimension
Desert Queen ProspectManganese
DixielandLimestone, General
Dixieland Limestone ClaimLimestone, General
Dumbell Nos. 1 and 2Tungsten
Empire Marble Mt & MamothLimestone, General
Felden DepositTungsten
Fish Creek Mountain Mine (Surface)Gypsum-Anhydrite
Granite Mountain MineGold
Gypsum King & Hillcrest Placers (Surface)Gypsum-Anhydrite
Gypsum King PlacerGypsum-Anhydrite
Hazard Fish Springs Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Hilton DepositCalcium
Katherine Prospect (Surface)Tin
Narrows MineGold
National Gypsum Company DepositGypsum-Anhydrite
Plaster City Quarry (Surface)Gypsum-Anhydrite
Pompai Group DepositAsh
Roberts and Peelerpeeler & RobertsStrontium
Salton Paving Co. DepositSand and Gravel, Construction
Santa Rosa Mts. DepositsLimestone, General
Schmiddmitt Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Shoveler-Annex Quarry (Surface)Gypsum-Anhydrite
Smitty ProspectTungsten
St. Catherine ClaimManganese
St. Catherine ClaimsManganese
Sunrise MineManganese, Gold
Sunrise Mine (Underground)Manganese
Swallow and South Pole PlacersGypsum-Anhydrite
Tract 72Gypsum-Anhydrite
Tract 72 Gypsum DepositGypsum-Anhydrite
U. S. Gypsum Co. Deposit AGypsum-Anhydrite
Undetermined ProspectGold
Warner Borrow Pit (Surface)Granite
Yellow Bar ProspectGold

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.