Greater Platte River Basin and land cover types as identified in NLCD
Detailed Description
Location of the Greater Platte River Basin (inside the blue outline) and the land cover types as identified in the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001. Grasslands are shown in light yellow and cultivated crops are shown in brown (Homer et al., 2004).
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