Land Use Data for Latitude 38.25 Longitude -81.25

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

Locations

Gauley River National Recreation Area

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Clendenin Quarry (Surface)Flagstone
Falling Rock Producing Co ProspectIron
Union Carbide Ferroalloy Div (Processing Plant)Chromium, Iron, Manganese, Silica

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.