May 24,1924 Significance of the Southwestern Desert Vegetation 
781 
to 
i 
-CREOSOTEBUSH: 
STGEDRGE, UTAH 
■ 
LENGTH of RECORD 30 YRS. 
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 33/ 
FLEVAT/ON 2800 EE 
DESERT SAGE AND 
CREOSOTE BUSH, 
MESA.AR/Z. 
26 YRS. 
3.93 
/225 FT 
-CREOSOTEBUSH- 
ELPASL 
TEH. 
1 ' 
IllAtl 
1 
m 
47 YRS. 
9.06 
3762 FT. 
DESERT CRASS AND 
CREOSOTE BUSH, 
LOROS -1 JJ.MEX. 
BURG, 
\f 
4/YRS. 
9.22 
4245 FT. 
8 
1 , 
DESERT G 
-CREOSC 
RASSAND 
TEBUSH, 
S/ERRA 
' TEX. 
BLAND 
lit 
DESERT GRASS AND 
CREOSOTEBUSH, 
DEM/NGj 
N.MEX. 
llal 
fa 
u 
LENGTH OERECORD 6 YRS. 
ANNUAL PREC/P/TAT/ON 945 
ELEVAT/ON 45/2 FT. 
g 
i 
CHAPARRAL- 
OESERTGMi 
‘'creosote 
7SAND 
BUSH, 
W/LLCOX, 
4RIZ l 
y 
lul 
°. .DESERT CRASS,. 
LENGTHOTRECORD // YRS. 
ANNUAL PREC/P/TAT/ON /Q4B 
ELEVATION 1779 FT 
4/YRS. 
70.53 
4/90 FT. 
1 
vm 
f SH, 
DESERT GRASSAND 
CREOSOTE | BUSH, 
TEMPE.ARI 
:_ ii 
z._ 
ALAMOG& 
‘ HMEX. II 
RDO,_ 
■ 
! NIT 
hi 
HiLlll 
fall 
45 YRS. 
9.54 
4333 FT. 
/7 YRS. 
/0/4 
/165 FT. 
23 YRS. 
/0.34 
4333 FT. 
W/GKENBURGAR/A 
\ ■ 
YUCCA-CACTUSAND 
creosotebush ; 
FLORENCE,AR/Z. 
m 
79 YRS. 
70.75 
2072 FT. 
23 YRS. 
7005 
1493 FT. 
DESERT CRASS AND 
CREOSOTEBUSH , 
SOCORRO,N.MEH. 
~ 
l 
I 
mill 
fat 
CREOSOTEBUSH 
AND YUCCACACTUS, 
TUCSON AR/Z. 
WA 
\ 
LENGTH OERECORD 20 TRS. 
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 1109 
ELEVATION 4600FT. 
m 
54 YRS. 
/L74 
2400FT. 
[desert grassand\ 
CREOSOTE 
BUSH, 
00U6LAS J 
AR/Z._ 
- 
m 
'1 
1 
-SHORT GRASS, 
CONGRESS, AR/Z._ j 
DESERT GRASSA//D 
BUSH , 
III ll I 
umiHm i 
72 YRS. 
7322 
3636 FT 
7 4 YRS. 
7353 
3/20 FT 
LENGTH OE RECORD 26 YRS. 
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION /4./Z 
ELEVAT/ON 3930 FT 
[Figure 14—Continued] 
rainfall at the right. A prominent type of vegetation which occurs at the station and the name of the 
station are shown above the graph. Below it are given the mean annual precipitation, the length of the 
rainfall record in years, and the elevation above sea level. 
