Farah Abi-Akar (MDE) - Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...

Group Stressor AR
Sources - Agr High % of agriculture in watershed 29% 29% 96%
Sources - Low % of forest in watershed 45% 47%
Anthropogenic Low % of forest in 60m buffer 18%
Sources - Urban High % of impervious surface in 60m buffer 49% 59%
High % of impervious surface in watershed 55%
High % of high-intensity developed in watershed 38%
High % of low-intensity developed in watershed 57%
High % of medium-intensity developed in watershed 58%
High % of early-stage residential in watershed 44%
High % of residential developed in watershed 57%
High % of roads in watershed 52%
High % of high-intensity developed in 60m buffer 19%
High % of low-intensity developed in 60m buffer 55%
High % of medium-intensity developed in 60m buffer 49%
High % of early-stage residential in 60m buffer 25%
High % of residential developed in 60m buffer 58%
High % of roads in 60m buffer 10%
Sediment Epifaunal substrate poor 18% 18% 96%
Instream Habitat Concrete/gabion present 18% 48%
Instream habitat structure poor 10%
Riffle/run quality marginal to poor 28%
Water Chemistry High chlorides 34% 76%
High conductivity 62%
High orthophosphate 22%
High lab pH 18%
High total nitrogen 54%