Land Use Data for Latitude 42.25 Longitude -108.25

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

Locations

Wyoming Basin shrub steppe ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Luvisols

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Uranium
(Surface)Sodium, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Sulfate
(Surface)Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Sulfate, Sodium
B 17-75 (Surface)Uranium
B 17-76 (Surface)Uranium
B 17-77 (Surface)Uranium
B17-85,89Uranium
Bison Basin ProjectUranium
Bob (Surface)Uranium
Enq Solution Mine Site (Surface)Uranium
Jabcig (Surface)Uranium
Last Chance #3Uranium
Lewiston DistrictGold, Tungsten
Lone Wolf (Surface)Uranium
Lost Creek DepositsUranium
Red Desert Project (Surface)Uranium
Red HillUranium
Sandy No. 2Uranium
Sourdough GulchUranium

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.