Land Use Data for Latitude 35.75 Longitude -101.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Lake Meredith National Recreation Area |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralismMixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsDeserts
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsOil-bearing crops
Seed Cotton
Sorghum
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
30 to 5960 to 89
Soil Types
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Kritser Pit & Plant (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Mckee Sulfur Plant (Processing Plant) | Sulfur |
| Potash Company of America (Processing Plant) | Potassium |
| U S Bureau of Mines Operation (Processing Plant) | Helium |
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.
