Water Resources eAtlas
 

NA03 Brazos
Watersheds of North and Central America

     

 

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 1.9
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 58.8
Percent Wetlands: 14.8
Percent Cropland: 25.0
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 5.6
Percent Dryland Area: 91.1
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 13.8
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 81.3

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 137,098
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.): 18
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 0
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): 1,288
Degree of river fragmentation: -
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 132
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 2
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 2
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 

 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: 55
Number of Fish Endemics: 1
Number of Amphibian Species: 17
Number of Ramsar Sites: 0
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: -
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 0
Percent Protected Area: 0.1

 

Brazos River Authority: http://www.brazos.org/

 

 

 

 

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