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Table 6. Total hectares of rangeland cover types identified in Major Land Resource Areas
(MLRA) in South Dakota.
MLRA NAME Rangeland
Northern Rolling Pierre Shale Plains 2,137,636
Pierre Shale Plains and Badlands 2,083,394
Rolling Soft Shale Plain 1,247,729
Northern Rolling High Plains; Eastern Part 1,062,133
Southern Black Glaciated Plains 955,986
Mixed Sandy and Silty Tableland 740,938
1Rolling Till Prairie 707,097
Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains 630,725
Southern Dark Brown Glaciated Plains 630,095
Till Plains 485,477
Southern Rolling Pierre Shale Plains 478,480
Dakota-Nebraska Eroded Tableland 350,628
Central Black Glaciated Plains 215,226
Black Hills Foot Slopes 183,841
Nebraska Sand Hills 115,738
Black Hills 104,890
Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills 32,839
Red River Valley of the North 1,842
Table 7. Rangeland (ha) for each state in the Big Sky Project by climatic potential (annual precipitation)
and land tenure class. Federal lands are not included since they will most likely not be included in carbon
sequestration programs.
Big Sky
Land Tenure Class Idaho Montana South Dakota Region Totals
High Climatic Potential (>460 mm)
Indian Reservations 183,369 476,300 1,272,428 1,932,096
Private or Other Non-Federal 1,469,240 1,629,173 5,249,313 8,347,725
Moderate Climatic Potential ( 230 to 460 mm
Indian Reservations 143,339 1,518,059 1,437,063 3,098,461
Private or Other Non-Federal 2,147,225 12,847,170 3,161,500 18,155,895
Low Climatic Potential (130 to 230 mm)
Indian Reservations 0 77 0 77
Private or Other Non-Federal 82,745 11,635 0 94,380
Totals 3,943,172 16,470,702 11,120,304 31,534,178
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