Land Use Data for Latitude 46.75 Longitude -114.25

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

Locations

Carlton Ridge Research Natural Area

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Luvisols

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
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Clay
 Pumice
 Copper
 Silver, Lead
Bass Creek Sillimanite (Surface)Kyanite
Black Diamond Mica MineMica
Chickaman MineCopper
Cliff (Underground)Lead, Zinc
Cliff MineLead, Silver
Copper SmithCopper
Inverness GroupCopper
Iron-Copper OccurrenceCopper, Iron
L.S. Jensen & Sons Inc. (Surface)Stone
Lawyers CombinationCopper, Silver
Lawyers Combination (Underground)Silver, Copper
MaclaySilica
Montana Barite MillBarium-Barite
One Horse (Underground)Lead, Silver, Zinc
Petty Creek PlacersGold, Copper
SchroederQuartz
Sharrot Creek (Placer)Titanium, Thorium
Sheldon MineCopper, Lead
Sherman & Lattimer Claim (Underground)Copper, Gold
TriantlerCopper
Triantler Mine (Underground)Copper
Ward Lode MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
WhaleyBarium-Barite, Copper
White Cap Prospect (Surface)Beryllium
Wild Maple (Underground)Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver

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.