Land Use Data for Latitude 30.25 Longitude -94.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| Big Thicket Biosphere Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherUrban land
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Subtropical drylandsLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Growing Period (days)
300 to 329330 to 359
Soil Types
AcrisolsTerrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | |
| Barry & Barry Pit Dredge (Offshore) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Beaumont Plant (Processing Plant) | Bromine |
| Beaumont Sulfur Plant (Processing Plant) | Sulfur |
| Beeco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| L O Block Sand Co (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Larry Tinkle Sand Co (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Rose City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Rose City Pit (Surface) | Silica |
| Rose City Sand Pit (Surface) | Silica |
| Sour Lake Salt Dome | Halite |
| Spindletop Dome Sulfur Mine (Underground) | Sulfur |
| Spindletop Wells | Bromine |
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.