Current Land Use Categories
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Actual
land use within the SWAP study area is extremely varied. |
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The
forested and rural upper Delaware River Watershed paves the road for
suburban development. |
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South
of Trenton, the urban complex fosters a suburban/agricultural mix. |
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In the
State of Pennsylvania, Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties are
furnished with considerable open space and agricultural lands. |
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At the
southern portion of the study area, heavy urbanization has run its course
within the Philadelphia/Camden area. |
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The
table below
summarizes the land use characterization for the study area. |
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More
than 88% of the study area is characterized as agriculture, forests, and
wetlands. |
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Developed and urbanized areas account for about 8% of the entire area. |
Updated Land Use Categories
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Land Use Category |
Subcategory |
Area (acres) |
Percentage of Schuylkill Watershed Area |
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Agricultural |
Pasture/Hay |
709,269.97 |
13.65% |
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Row Crops |
208,963.35 |
4.02% |
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Commercial/Industrial/Transportation |
87,203.64 |
1.68% |
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Forested |
Deciduous Forest |
2,260,850.70 |
43.50% |
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Evergreen Forest |
256,769.73 |
4.94% |
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Mixed Forest |
986,204.68 |
18.97% |
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Open Water |
126,210.27 |
2.43% |
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Quarries/Strip Mines/Gravel Pits |
20,411.81 |
0.39% |
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Residential |
High Intensity Residential |
61,355.96 |
1.18% |
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Low Intensity Residential |
262,549.57 |
5.05% |
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Transitional |
7,090.90 |
0.14% |
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Urban/Recreational Grasses |
25,641.07 |
0.49% |
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Wetlands |
Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands |
23,655.40 |
0.46% |
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Woody Wetlands |
148,503.83 |
2.86% |
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