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<br />SOilS
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<br />Soils arc JS5.lJl:lalcd with the geology of the ;lrca but
<br />3rc inllucu.,:t>J also by the dim:l!c and \'cgelali\e
<br />dev"elopmenl. Complex mountain :\Oils ,If'" found in 111('
<br />we~lern pcnmell.'r of the basin. [;JSlern .\loolana. antral
<br />Jud eaSlt'rn Wyoming. e';I~lern Colorado. suuthwestern
<br />North Dakuta. western .'\cbraska. and western Kan'>;ls
<br />hJ\'e Brown Steppe soils. The Chernolcms arc fuund in
<br />central Jnd casUrn :'\,)rlh Lbkota. e:mern South Dakota.
<br />and the ccntral parIs oi ~ebrasb Ol/ld h:Jnsa~ Prairie
<br />!lOils predominate 1Il eJSlern :\t'brasb. western IOWJ.
<br />eastfrn J..:all'>;ls. aud western \llssouri. These gIve way to
<br />grJy-hrowll f,lrest soils in central :md castelli \1l~ourJ,
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<br />NATURAL RESOURCES
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<br />The qUJrllity. quality. ;mJ [lll'allol1 of n:lIura[
<br />resour!;cs. comblll<:J wllh dUIlJIK laelllfs Jnd markeullg
<br />potentials, llltlUI.'Il':" Ill.. type and e.\l<'nl of econornio.:
<br />JClinl)' wilhlll lht' basin. HI.'\'orll.l lhe trJditiollal d..tllli.
<br />llllll of natural resotllces. such JS L.II1ds and vegetation.
<br />llunerJls, ,1IId waler. lhere is a growing rc:~'ogntlJon that a
<br />high.quality em.ironment hasan inlrinsi..:value 10 1kI1isfy
<br />desires for he:lllhful living Jnd reneallonal relaxalion
<br />from lmlay's lechnologically based cuhure. A brio:!"
<br />summary of recreation and fish and wildlife reS,lurces is
<br />presenl.'d herem and furth('r described in ..hapter 4 as
<br />part of the e\ISllng ~Iluali"ll.
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<br />lands and Vegetation
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<br />Earlier desniptl\c malerial emphaslled lhe \'anabLiny
<br />of dimate. geology. physlUpaphy, and s(lils over lhe
<br />\l1SS0UfJ River Haslll These hJve inlluenced the flJture
<br />of land resources. their usa,gt'. Jud the .:urrt'nl pattern of
<br />ownership and mJl1agclnt'nL As for all bJslIls. but
<br />espedally for Ihe .\1i~'>Ouri Haslll. h;l\'ing a brge porlion
<br />of ils area m arid and ,>(,l1li-Jrid dimJtes_ ther.. IS a
<br />slgnincJllt rdation~lIp betwt'en th.. water Jlld land
<br />resollrces and theIr jOlllt U!.l' 10 JIlJin a deslTable social
<br />and econllrni(. slrUctllre.
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<br />Withm that porllon of the baslIIlIl lhe L'nited States.
<br />there are 3~4.()~~.OOO acres of ];Illd and J.81l).OOO acrt's
<br />of "'atcr, a rl"source area aggregalinF: J~I\.50,loj.OOO acres.
<br />I able ~ iIlustrales lWO dassifi<.:ath.1m of land Jlld waler
<br />usage for the basin and lis elghl subbasins: prllIlary and
<br />joint U.'-C. the laHer indlldlllI: thaI of land and waler
<br />areas atKlllal}' 10 lhe primJr}' ux'. Ihe mulllple or jOlllt
<br />uSt" made of Illu.:h 01 the land or water, sudl as
<br />cropping, wildlifc. and scener}, Jppfllximates 709
<br />rni.lhon a~.res. or lwer twi.e the primary u~ of J~9
<br />nllllion acres. A more.' delailed presenlatiun 011 land uses
<br />lllJ~ be fuund 111 lhe appendl'-. "Land Resuurces
<br />Availability,"
<br />Dominating the primary lI~S IS agnculture, whia;h
<br />Jccnunts for about 31~ million a.res, or 45 pcrc~'nl of
<br />the land in the baslJl. W.:II over lulf of this. 102 million
<br />a~.res, is private pasture and rJuge devoted primarily f(l
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<br />Table 2 - SUMMARY OF PRIMARY AND JOINT USES OF LAND AND WATER AREAS
<br /> MISSOURI BASIN
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<br /> Sullba~in
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<br />Primu).and l'pp...r Vello..... Lo....e' ",........uri
<br />Joinl t:!.t" \li".."uri SIOn.' "i"o;ouri lla\in
<br /> ,"illion Ac,esl
<br />AllrKullure
<br />l'rimJr~ 50.4 43.1 41-3 344 bUll 14,9 37.~ 24) 311,4
<br />J<>HlIL.S<.' 53.7 45.7 51.1 .14,5 .., 15.n 37.7 1K.O 330A
<br />H....a...allun
<br />PrIma,)' 0.5 L4 0.3 0.04 0.' o.(}.> n,l).: 007 2.11
<br />JOlnll'"" 14.H 13.3 10.7 L5 " n,l "' 1.0 50..1
<br />ri,h and \~ 11dhfl"
<br />Prullar~' 01 CI,().1 (1.1 0.< 0..1 0.06 0111 0.07 ]1
<br />Jomll'"" 51.7 44-'; 4iU "" 61.0 15,0 .17.5 I ~4.6 319.n
<br />Tran'I"HIJllun.l:,h;.n,
<br />andOlh..., I
<br />P'lmJr~ , 0.1 0.' 1.5 L5 (l.t. '-1 0.6 7.7
<br />JoinrU... ., 0.3 L5 1.5 U 11,6 l~ 1.0 8.8
<br />Wall"T.-\rl'a
<br />Primar) 0.7 0.3 n< 0.' 06 (1,1 '" 0.3 "
<br />J"mll."" n.7 O.J 1l.5 09 0.7 O.~ 0.0 (I.] 4,1
<br />'hn.'rallnJu'lt~
<br />Primar~ n<'jZlijl.lbk O.oJ
<br />Joinll.",' 0.03
<br />\tliilar)
<br />Pumar} 0.3 0' 0.1 0.1 0.6
<br />Joml C..... 0.< 0.< 0' 0.1 1.0
<br />\li',""unHa,in
<br />Pflmar~ 53.0 <5, 49.4 37.2 Id.7 15.S 31l.9 25A 3211.5
<br />Jomll....., 121.1 10.U tl2.5 74.0 137.1 316 77.5 55.0 i1.U
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