Washtucna Pit

Past Producer in Adams county in Washington, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10180326
MAS/MILS ID 0530010032
Record type Site
Current site name Washtucna Pit
Alternate or previous names Adams County Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -118.31549, 46.75655 (WGS84)
Elevation 312
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washtucna North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Connell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walla Walla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Columbia-Priest Rapids(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 015 N 036 E 28 SW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -118.31549, 46.75655

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category County

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Adams County
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART I, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    NONMETALLIC MINERALS, P. 97.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-SEP-92 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.