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Mississippi | Ohio
Watersheds of North and Central America
Land Cover and Use Variables
Percent Forest Cover:
56.7
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland:
0.2
Percent Wetlands:
1.0
Percent Cropland:
19.3
Percent Irrigated Cropland:
0.0
Percent Dryland Area:
-
Percent Urban and Industrial Area:
23.2
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover:
43.8
Basin Indicators
Basin Area (sq. km.):
490,603
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.):
50
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people):
5
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year):
4,000-10,000
Degree of river fragmentation:
-
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin:
711
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin:
101
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction:
0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River:
23
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River:
0
Biodiversity Information and Indicators
Number of Fish Species:
281
Number of Fish Endemics:
15
Number of Amphibian Species:
4
Number of Ramsar Sites:
1
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs:
-
Number of Endemic Bird Areas:
0
Percent Protected Area:
0.9
Ohio River Basin Commission:
http://www.orbcinterstate.org/
US Environmental Protection Agency's Ohio and Tennessee River Basins Websites:
http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/ohio.htm
and
http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/tennessee.htm#org
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