North Sandy Pond Landcover


LANDCOVER IN WATERSHED * km2 ACRES % OF WATERSHED
OPEN WATER 8.99 2220.3 4.3
LOW INTENSITY DEVELOPED 0.94 232.3 0.5
HIGH INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL 0.24 59.8 0.1
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/TRANSPORTATION 1.22 302.6 0.6
BARE ROCK/SAND/CLAY 0.43 106.5 0.2
QUARRIES/STRIP MINES/GRAVEL PITS 0.03 8.2 <0.01
DECIDUOUS FOREST 95.75 23649.6 46.2
EVERGREEN FOREST 11.3 2790.8 5.4
MIXED FOREST 34.64 8556.8 16.7
PASTURE/HAY 44.16 10908.3 21.3
ROW CROPS 6.14 1515.6 3.0
URBAN/RECREATIONAL GRASSES 0.50 124.3 0.2
WOODY WETLANDS 2.58 637.3 1.2
EMERGENT HERBACEOUS WETLANDS 0.46 114.7 0.2
TOTAL AREA 207.4 51227 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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