College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Center for Land Use Education and Research
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Portion of Lower Long Island Sound WatershedVisit the Viewer to see and compare the maps. Visit the Stats or Maps page to see the breakdown for the HUC12 basins.
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| acres | sq. miles | % | acres | sq. miles | % |
acres | sq. miles | % | |
| Developed | 24086 | 38 | 9.3% | 32005 | 50 | 12.3% | 7919 | 12.4 | 3.0% |
| Turf & Grass | 7713 | 12 | 3.0% | 11115 | 17 | 4.3% | 3403 | 5.3 | 1.3% |
| Other Grass | 3407 | 5 | 1.3% | 4755 | 7 | 1.8% | 1348 | 2.1 | 0.5% |
| Ag. Field | 15282 | 24 | 5.9% | 15116 | 24 | 5.8% | -166 | -0.3 | -0.1% |
| Deciduous Forest | 125798 | 197 | 48.2% | 114487 | 179 | 43.9% | -11311 | -17.7 | -4.3% |
| Coniferous Forest | 40679 | 64 | 15.6% | 38919 | 61 | 14.9% | -1760 | -2.7 | -0.7% |
| Water | 25834 | 40 | 9.9% | 25647 | 40 | 9.8% | -187 | -0.3 | -0.1% |
| Non-forested Wetlands | 1849 | 3 | 0.7% | 1855 | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Forested Wetlands | 11341 | 18 | 4.3% | 10659 | 17 | 4.1% | -682 | -1.1 | -0.3% |
| Tidal Wetlands | 982 | 2 | 0.4% | 871 | 1 | 0.3% | -111 | -0.2 | 0.0% |
| Barren | 2737 | 4 | 1.0% | 4277 | 7 | 1.6% | 1541 | 2.4 | 0.6% |
| Utility ROW (Forest) | 1145 | 2 | 0.4% | 1131 | 2 | 0.4% | -14 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Change in Zone Land Cover, 1985-2010 |
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Riparian data was not created for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Impervious Cover is not reported by state because Impervious Cover is averaged by watershed and watersheds cross state boundaries.
