Little Sodus Bay Landcover

LANDCOVER IN WATERSHED * km2 ACRES % OF WATERSHED
OPEN WATER 2.71 669.1 24.8
LOW INTENSITY DEVELOPED 0.78 192.1 7.1
HIGH INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL 0.03 6.2 0.2
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/TRANSPORTATION 0.10 25.8 1.0
DECIDUOUS FOREST 3.74 923.2 34.3
EVERGREEN FOREST 0.07 17.1 0.6
MIXED FOREST 1.27 313.7 11.6
PASTURE/HAY 1.37 338.1 12.6
ROW CROPS 0.53 132.0 4.9
URBAN/RECREATIONAL GRASSES 0.29 72.5 2.7
WOODY WETLANDS 0.01 3.6 0.1
EMERGENT HERBACEOUS WETLANDS <0.01 0.7 <0.01
TOTAL AREA 10.91 2694.1 100.00

 

* Landcover taken from 30m resolution EPA MRLC raster data. Area values will not coincide exactly with vector based watershed area values.

 

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