AUGUST 2012 What is it? How we apply it? What goes into it? Suitability Model When looking at the percent of truck traffic overlayed on a map of slope–we can intuitively see where climbing or passing lanes may be needed. Slope • up to 12 percent— considered fully developable • up to 24 percent—partially constrained • slopes above 24 percent— considered not developable Land ownership • Nevada encompasses nearly 71 million acres • over 60 million acres (approximately 87 percent) are under federal administration • only about 13 percent of Nevada’s land is in private ownership, less than any other state Environmental Constraints Factors considered as environmental constraints include: • wetlands and Waters of the U.S. • areas of critical environmental concern • critical habitat • wilderness and park areas • wildlife refuge • national/state forest and park • cultural resources Analysis that allows the consideration of various factors to determine the appropriateness of an action. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ARIZONA + - , 40 + - , 15 + - , 5 + - , 515 + - , 80 + - , 80 + - , 80 + - , 15 + - , 580 Duck Valley Indian Reservation Desert National Wildlife Refuge CHURCHILL EUREKA MINERAL PERSHING LYON WASHOE ELKO ESMERALDA LANDER DOUGLAS CLARK HUMBOLDT LINCOLN STOREY NYE CARSON CITY WHITE PINE £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 A B 828 A B 161 A B 401 A B 165 A B 156 A B 233 A B 231 A B 157 A B 400 A B 221 A B 655 A B 278 A B 168 A B 427 A B 266 A B 172 A B 306 A B 361 A B 373 A B 376 A B 230 A B 140 A B 446 A B 318 A B 806 A B 781 A B 766 A B 225 A B 163 A B 160 A B 169 A B 28 A B 208 A B 374 A B 229 A B 858 A B 773 A B 789 A B 305 A B 397 A B 671 A B 860 A B 816 A B 322 A B 317 A B 342 A B 267 A B 264 A B 722 A B 88 A B 895 A B 564 A B 159 A B 372 A B 767 A B 596 A B 823 A B 292 A B 265 A B 294 A B 319 A B 360 A B 892 A B 207 A B 839 A B 117 A B 877 A B 488 A B 228 A B 120 A B 359 A B 377 A B 160 A B 774 A B 490 A B 893 A B 447 A B 375 A B 445 A B 338 A B 844 A B 226 A B 232 A B 399 A B 894 A B 290 A B 164 A B 379 A B 293 A B 121 ARIZONA N E V A D A CALIFORNIA NE VADA C A L I F O R N I A N E V A D A IDAHO NEVADA ID AHO O R E G O N IDAHO UTAH NEVADA OREGON NE V ADA U T A H Alta Toquima Wilderness Arc Dome Wilderness Currant Mountain Wilderness Grant Range Wilderness Jarbidge Wilderness Mount Charleston Wilderness Mount Moriah Wilderness Quinn Canyon Wilderness Ruby Mountains Wilderness Table Mountain Wilderness Death Valley Wilderness Mount Stirling Wilderness Study Area Humboldt National Forest Inyo National Forest Toiyabe National Forest Toiyabe National Forest Great Basin National Park Nellis Air Force Range Nevada Test Site Nevada Test Site Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Walker River Indian Reservation Jackpot Baker Beatty Boulder City Cal-Nev-Ari Coaldale Crescent Valley Fallon Gerlach-Empire Hiko Indian Springs Jean Laughlin Luning McGill Mesquite Moapa Mountain City Orovada Round Mountain Schurz Searchlight Silver Springs Smith Spring Creek Sutcliffe Tonopah West Wendover Yerington Hawthorne South Lake Tahoe Alamo Austin Battle Mountain Bunkerville Caliente Carson City Elko Ely Eureka Fernley Gardnerville Goldfield Henderson Imlay Las Vegas Lovelock McDermitt North Las Vegas Pahrump Pioche Reno Wells Winnemucca Land Ownership $ 0 30 60 15 Miles 1 inch = 35 miles Sources: Cities - Tele Atlas 2009, Roads - NDOT 2011, Boundaries - NDOT 2011, Ownership - BLM 2010 ! Cities and Towns Interstate Route US Route State Route County Boundary State Boundary Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Department of Defense Department of Energy National Forest Service Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service State of Nevada Private ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ARIZONA + - , 15 + - , 580 + - , 80 + - , 40 + - , 5 + - , 15 + - , 80 + - , 80 CHURCHILL EUREKA MINERAL PERSHING LYON WASHOE ELKO ESMERALDA LANDER DOUGLAS CLARK HUMBOLDT LINCOLN STOREY NYE CARSON CITY WHITE PINE £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 93 A B 828 A B 161 A B 401 A B 165 A B 233 A B 231 A B 157 A B 400 A B 221 A B 655 A B 278 A B 168 A B 427 A B 266 A B 306 A B 361 A B 373 A B 376 A B 230 A B 140 A B 446 A B 318 A B 806 A B 781 A B 766 A B 225 A B 163 A B 160 A B 169 A B 28 A B 208 A B 374 A B 229 A B 858 A B 773 A B 789 A B 305 A B 397 A B 671 A B 860 A B 593 A B 322 A B 317 A B 342 A B 267 A B 158 A B 264 A B 722 A B 88 A B 895 A B 564 A B 159 A B 372 A B 767 A B 596 A B 823 A B 292 A B 265 A B 294 A B 319 A B 360 A B 892 A B 207 A B 839 A B 117 A B 877 A B 488 A B 228 A B 120 A B 359 A B 377 A B 774 A B 490 A B 893 A B 447 A B 375 A B 445 A B 338 A B 844 A B 226 A B 232 A B 399 A B 894 A B 290 A B 164 A B 379 A B 293 A B 121 ARI ZO N A N E V A D A C ALIFO RN IA NEVA DA C A L I F O R N I A N E V A D A IDAHO NEVADA I D AHO O R E G O N IDAHO UTAH NEVADA OREGON N E V A D A U T A H Jackpot Baker Beatty Boulder City Cal-Nev-Ari Coaldale Crescent Valley Fallon Gerlach-Empire Hiko Indian Springs Jean Laughlin Luning McGill Mesquite Moapa Mountain City Orovada Round Mountain Schurz Searchlight Silver Springs Smith Spring Creek Sutcliffe Tonopah West Wendover Yerington Hawthorne South Lake Tahoe Alamo Austin Battle Mountain Bunkerville Caliente Carson City Elko Ely Eureka Fernley Gardnerville Goldfield Henderson Imlay Las Vegas Lovelock McDermitt North Las Vegas Pahrump Pioche Reno Wells Winnemucca Slope $ 0 30 60 15 Miles 1 inch = 35 miles ! Cities and Towns Interstate Route US Route State Route Railroad County Boundary State Boundary Lake/Pond Dry Lake/Pond Slope 0-6% 6-12% 12-24% >24% Sources: Cities - Tele Atlas 2009, Roads & Railroads- NDOT 2011, Boundaries - NDOT 2011, Land Status - ESRI 2011, Study Areas - BLM 2011, Slope, generated from USGS DEM 2009 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ARIZONA + - , 40 + - , 5 + - , 80 + - , 15 CHURCHILL EUREKA MINERAL PERSHING LYON WASHOE ELKO ESMERALDA LANDER DOUGLAS CLARK HUMBOLDT LINCOLN STOREY NYE CARSON CITY WHITE PINE £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 A B 161 A B 341 A B 401 A B 165 A B 233 A B 231 A B 400 A B 221 A B 655 A B 278 A B 168 A B 427 A B 266 A B 172 A B 306 A B 361 A B 373 A B 376 A B 659 A B 230 A B 140 A B 446 A B 318 A B 806 A B 781 A B 766 A B 225 A B 163 A B 160 A B 169 A B 28 A B 208 A B 374 A B 229 A B 773 A B 789 A B 305 A B 397 A B 860 A B 322 A B 317 A B 267 A B 596 A B 264 A B 722 A B 88 A B 895 A B 159 A B 372 A B 767 A B 823 A B 292 A B 265 A B 294 A B 319 A B 360 A B 892 A B 207 A B 839 A B 117 A B 488 A B 228 A B 120 A B 359 A B 377 A B 160 A B 774 A B 490 A B 893 A B 447 A B 375 A B 445 A B 338 A B 844 A B 226 A B 232 A B 399 A B 894 A B 290 A B 164 A B 379 A B 293 A B 121 Alta Toquima Wilderness Arc Dome Wilderness Currant Mountain Wilderness Grant Range Wilderness Jarbidge Wilderness Mount Charleston Wilderness Mount Moriah Wilderness Quinn Canyon Wilderness Ruby Mountains Wilderness Table Mountain Wilderness Death Valley Wilderness Mount Stirling Wilderness Study Area ARIZONA N E V A D A CALIFORNIA NE VADA C A L I F O R N I A N E V A D A IDAHO NEVADA ID AHO O R E G O N IDAHO UTAH NEVADA OREGON NE V ADA U T A H Dayton State Park Spring Valley State Park Cathedral Gorge State Park Beaver Dam State Park Kershaw-Ryan State Park Valley of Fire State Park Humboldt National Forest Inyo National Forest Toiyabe National Forest Toiyabe National Forest Great Basin National Park + - , 15 + - , 80 + - , 80 + - , 93 + - , 580 Nellis Air Force Range Nevada Test Site Nevada Test Site Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Walker River Indian Reservation Jackpot Baker Beatty Boulder City Cal-Nev-Ari Coaldale Crescent Valley Fallon Gerlach-Empire Hiko Indian Springs Jean Laughlin Luning McGill Mesquite Moapa Mountain City Orovada Round Mountain Schurz Searchlight Silver Springs Smith Spring Creek Sutcliffe Tonopah West Wendover Yerington Hawthorne South Lake Tahoe Alamo Austin Battle Mountain Bunkerville Caliente Carson City Elko Ely Eureka Fernley Gardnerville Goldfield Henderson Imlay Las Vegas Lovelock McDermitt North Las Vegas Pahrump Pioche Reno Wells Winnemucca Bio Map $ 0 30 60 15 Miles 1 inch = 35 miles Sources: Cities - Tele Atlas 2009, Roads - NDOT 2011, Boundaries - NDOT 2011, USACE - NWI 2011, ACEC - BLM 2007, CH - USFWS 2010, Elevation - USGS 2005 Elevation High Low ! Cities and Towns Interstate Route US Route State Route County Boundary State Boundary Wetlands and Waters of the U.S. Dry Lake/Pond Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Critical Habitat Wilderness and Park Areas Wildlife Refuge ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ARIZONA + - , 15 + - , 580 + - , 80 + - , 40 + - , 5 + - , 15 + - , 80 + - , 80 CHURCHILL EUREKA MINERAL PERSHING LYON WASHOE ELKO ESMERALDA LANDER DOUGLAS CLARK HUMBOLDT LINCOLN STOREY NYE CARSON CITY WHITE PINE £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 93 A B 161 A B 401 A B 233 A B 400 A B 221 A B 655 A B 278 A B 168 A B 427 A B 266 A B 306 A B 361 A B 373 A B 376 A B 828 A B 230 A B 140 A B 446 A B 318 A B 806 A B 781 A B 766 A B 156 A B 225 A B 163 A B 160 A B 169 A B 28 A B 208 A B 374 A B 229 A B 858 A B 773 A B 157 A B 789 A B 305 A B 397 A B 671 A B 860 A B 593 A B 322 A B 317 A B 342 A B 267 A B 158 A B 264 A B 722 A B 895 A B 564 A B 159 A B 372 A B 767 A B 596 A B 823 A B 292 A B 265 A B 206 A B 294 A B 319 A B 360 A B 892 A B 207 A B 839 A B 117 A B 877 A B 488 A B 228 A B 120 A B 359 A B 377 A B 774 A B 490 A B 893 A B 447 A B 165 A B 375 A B 445 A B 338 A B 844 A B 226 A B 232 A B 399 A B 894 A B 290 A B 164 A B 379 A B 293 A B 121 ARI ZO N A N E V A D A C A LIFO R N IA NEVA DA C A L I F O R N I A N E V A D A IDAHO NEVADA I D AHO O R E G O N IDAHO UTAH NEVADA OREGON N E V A D A U T A H Jackpot Baker Beatty Boulder City Cal-Nev-Ari Coaldale Crescent Valley Fallon Gerlach-Empire Hiko Indian Springs Jean Laughlin Luning McGill Mesquite Moapa Mountain City Orovada Round Mountain Schurz Searchlight Silver Springs Smith Spring Creek Sutcliffe Tonopah West Wendover Yerington Hawthorne South Lake Tahoe Alamo Austin Battle Mountain Bunkerville Caliente Carson City Elko Ely Eureka Fernley Gardnerville Goldfield Henderson Imlay Las Vegas Lovelock McDermitt North Las Vegas Pahrump Pioche Reno Wells Winnemucca $ 0 30 60 15 Miles 1 inch = 35 miles ! Cities and Towns Truck Percentage < 12% > 12% and < 25% > 25% Railroad County Boundary State Boundary Lake/Pond Dry Lake/Pond Slope 0-6% 6-12% 12-24% >24% Sources: Cities - Tele Atlas 2009, Roads & Railroads- NDOT 2011, Boundaries - NDOT 2011, Land Status - ESRI 2011, Study Areas - BLM 2011, Slope, generated from USGS DEM 2009, Truck % - HDR 2012 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ARIZONA + - , 15 + - , 580 + - , 80 + - , 40 + - , 5 + - , 15 + - , 80 + - , 80 CHURCHILL EUREKA MINERAL PERSHING LYON WASHOE ELKO ESMERALDA LANDER DOUGLAS CLARK HUMBOLDT LINCOLN STOREY NYE CARSON CITY WHITE PINE £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 93 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 395 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 95 £ ¤ 50 £ ¤ 6 £ ¤ 50 A B 233 A B 400 A B 306 A B 373 A B 376 A B 140 A B 264 A B 267 A B 140 A B 722 A B 265 A B 228 A B 319 A B 360 A B 892 A B 445 A B 278 A B 375 A B 305 A B 359 A B 893 A B 160 A B 225 A B 338 A B 844 A B 266 A B 399 A B 376 A B 894 A B 318 A B 290 A B 447 A B 164 A B 121 A B 161 A B 789 A B 169 A B 208 A B 341 A B 446 A B 156 A B 28 A B 374 A B 229 A B 322 A B 372 A B 160 A B 839 A B 766 A B 168 A B 487 A B 377 A B 226 A B 774 A B 490 A B 317 A B 361 A B 116 A B 165 A B 232 A B 447 A B 379 A B 293 A RI Z O N A N E V A D A C A L I FO R N I A N E V A D A C A L I F O R N I A N E V A D A IDAH O N EVA D A I D AHO O R E G O N I DAHO UT A H N EVADA OR EGON N E V A D A U T A H Jackpot Baker Beatty Boulder City Cal-Nev-Ari Coaldale Crescent Valley Fallon Gerlach-Empire Hiko Indian Springs Jean Laughlin Luning McGill Mesquite Moapa Mountain City Orovada Round Mountain Schurz Searchlight Silver Springs Smith Spring Creek Sutcliffe Tonopah West Wendover Yerington Hawthorne South Lake Tahoe Alamo Austin Battle Mountain Bunkervill Caliente Carson City Elko Ely Eureka Fernley Gardnerville Goldfield Henderson Imlay Las Vegas Lovelock McDermitt North Las Vegas Pahrump Pioche Reno Wells Winnemucca Suitability $ 0 30 60 15 Miles 1 inch = 35 miles ! Cities and Towns Interstate Route US Route State Route Railroad County Boundary State Boundary Lake/Pond Dry Lake/Pond Suitability Ranking suitable constrained Sources: Cities - Tele Atlas 2009, Roads & Railroads- NDOT 2011, Boundaries - NDOT 2011, Land Status - ESRI 2011, Study Areas - BLM 2011, Suitability - HDR 2012 Source: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Source: Bureau of Land Management (2010) Source: HDR (July, 2012) Source: Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, Bureau of Land Management (2007); Critical Habitat, U.S. United States Fish and Wildlife Service (2010); Elevation, U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Nevada Test Site