U.S. Military
- 51.7% of the land is federally owned and managed by the U.S. Military
- U.S. Military lands include the Barry Goldwater Air Force Range, the Yuma Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) and the Yuma Proving Grounds.
- Primary land use is military activity.
Private
- 27.8% of the land is private.
- Land uses include agriculture, domestic and commercial.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- 8.2% of the land is federally owned and managed by the Yuma Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management.
- Primary land use is unknown.
State Trust Land
- 5.9% of the land is held in trust for the public schools under the State Trust Land system.
- Primary land use is agriculture.
Other (Game and Fish, County and Bureau of Reclamation Lands)
- 4.9% of the land is federally owned and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
- Land use is unknown.
Indian Reservation
- 1.5% of the land is under tribal ownership.
- Tribal lands include the Cocopah Indian Reservation in three separate areas in the western portion of the basin and the Fort Yuma-Quechan Indian Reservation west of Laguna Dam Road.
- Land uses include domestic, commercial and agriculture.
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Figure 7.11-2 Yuma Basin Land Ownership |
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