Erosion Hazards of Monterey County, California, 2001
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This polygon shapefile depicts hazardous areas of relative soil erosion for Monterey County, California. Erosion can be defined as the wearing away of the land surface by flowing water, waves, or wind, or by such process as mass wasting and corrosion. Water and wind erosion are important in assessing the health of the soil and in assessing the soil's potential for different uses. Removal of increasing amounts of soil increasingly alters various properties and capabilities of the soil. Properties and qualities affected include bulk density, permeability, organic matter content, tilth, and can degrade surface water quality. In Monterey County, farming is a major source of employment and revenue; hence, protecting the county's soil resources is important. This layer is part of a collection describing Geology resources and constraints Monterey County, California.
- Purpose
- The purpose of this map is to provide a comparison of relative soil erosion hazards for regional planning studies.
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
|---|---|
| Form | Shapefile |
| Extent | 14.681 |
| Place | Monterey, California, |
| Publisher | County of Monterey, California |
| Publication date | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Map data | Scale not given. ; EPSG::2228 W 121°59ʹ37ʺ--W 120°12ʹ43ʺ/N 36°56ʹ25ʺ--N 35°45ʹ29ʺW 121°58ʹ51ʺ--W 120°12ʹ43ʺ/N 36°54ʹ58ʺ--N 35°47ʹ19ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | County of Monterey, Environmental Resource Policy Department | |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Rosenberg, Lewis I. |
Subjects
| Subject | Soil erosion |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aromas (Calif.) |
| Subject | Big Sur (Calif.) |
| Subject | Bolsa Knolls (Calif.) |
| Subject | Bradley (Calif.) |
| Subject | Cachagua Creek |
| Subject | Carmel (Calif.) |
| Subject | Carmel Highlands (Calif.) |
| Subject | Carmel Valley (Calif.) |
| Subject | Carmel Valley Village |
| Subject | Castroville (Calif.) |
| Subject | Del Rey Oaks (Calif.) |
| Subject | Gonzales (Calif.) |
| Subject | Greenfield (Calif.) |
| Subject | Jamesburg (Calif.) |
| Subject | Jolon (Calif.) |
| Subject | King City (Calif.) |
| Subject | Lockwood (Calif.) |
| Subject | Lucia (Calif.) |
| Subject | Marina (Calif.) |
| Subject | Monterey (Calif.) |
| Subject | Monterey County (Calif.) |
| Subject | Moss Landing Harbor (Calif.) |
| Subject | Pacific Grove (Calif.) |
| Subject | Pajaro (Calif.) |
| Subject | Parkfield (Calif.) |
| Subject | Pebble Beach (Calif.) |
| Subject | Prunedale (Calif.) |
| Subject | Salinas (Calif.) |
| Subject | San Ardo (Calif.) |
| Subject | San Lucas (Calif.) |
| Subject | Sand City (Calif.) |
| Subject | Seaside (Calif.) |
| Subject | Soledad (Calif.) |
| Subject | Spreckels (Calif.) |
| Subject | Tassajara Hot Springs |
| Subject | 2001 |
| Subject | Farming |
| Subject | Geoscientific Information |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
| WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
|---|---|
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/mv036hh3549 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- County of Monterey, Environmental Resource Policy Department and Rosenberg, Lewis I. (2001). Erosion Hazards of Monterey County, California, 2001. Monterey County (Calif.) Planning Department. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mv036hh3549.
Collection
Geology resources and constraints Monterey County, California
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