Mowich Cave

Occurrence in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodity Nitrogen-Nitrates
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10201600
MAS/MILS ID 0410190269
Record type Site
Current site name Mowich Cave

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -122.32894, 43.25342 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Potter Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Diamond Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Umpqua National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 027 S 004 E 03 N2 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nitrogen-Nitrates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -122.32894, 43.25342

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOTE: DOGAMI PERSONNEL EXAMINED THE LAVA TUBE IN 1958 AS A

  • Deposit

    POSSIBLE SOURCE OF BAT GUANO. A DESCRIPTION OF THE CAVE

  • Deposit

    AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE VISIT IS ON FILE AT THE DOGAMI

  • Deposit

    FIELD OFFICE, GRANTS PASS, OREGON.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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