Visual assessments for Swisher County and Deaf Smith County locations, Palo Duro Basin, Texas

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6034906

The area of the Swisher and Deaf Smith County locations is characterized by vast open spaces with limited vertical relief and vegetative cover. The stream valleys and areas around the playa lakes provide the only significant topographical relief in either location, and the areas in range vegetation provide the only major contrast to the dominant land cover of agricultural crops. Tree stands occur almost exclusively in association with orchards, country clubs, farmsteads, and urban areas. Because of climatic conditions in the region, there are few permanent water bodies in either location. Grain elevators, farmsteads, and other cultural modifications (roads, utility lines, fence rows, etc.) are scattered throughout both locations, but they constitute a very small portion of the visible landscape. These features help provide scale in the landscape and also serve as visual landmarks.

• Research Organization: NUS Corp., Gaithersburg, MD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10140
• OSTI ID: 6034906
• Report Number(s): BMI/ONWI-559; ON: DE85007058
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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