Sterling Pond Landcover


LANDCOVER IN WATERSHED * km2 ACRES % OF WATERSHED
OPEN WATER 1.37 338.53 0.7
LOW INTENSITY DEVELOPED 0.27 66.7 0.1
HIGH INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL 0.2 5.6 <0.01
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/TRANSPORTATION 0.13 31.8 0.1
DECIDUOUS FOREST 83.84 20709.5 42.7
EVERGREEN FOREST 1.36 335.0 0.7
MIXED FOREST 15.65 3864.5 8.0
PASTURE/HAY 65.85 16264.6 33.5
ROW CROPS 18.88 4663.2 9.6
URBAN/RECREATIONAL GRASSES 0.12 29.3 0.1
WOODY WETLANDS 8.03 1984.0 4.1
EMERGENT HERBACEOUS WETLANDS 0.95 235.2 0.5
TOTAL AREA 196.47 48527.4 100.00

 

* 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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