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Pristine
Forest

The pristine forest in our model consists of 40,000 acres of untouched forest. This station is used as a comparison to the other stations as an ideal watershed.

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Lumbered
Forest

Although only a very small percentage of the 500 million acres of U.S. forested land is harvested each year, forestry activities can cause significant water quality problems if improperly managed. Road construction and road use are the primary sources of NPS pollution on forested lands.

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Agricultural Area

Our agricultural land usage is 80, 000 acres of mixed agriculture. This means that we model not only land that is used by farmers growing crops, but also land that is used to raise livestock.

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Residential
Area

Suburban landscapes are covered by paved surfaces like sidewalks, parking lots, roads, and driveways. They prevent water from percolating down into the ground, cause runoff to accumulate, and funnel into storm drains at high speeds.

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Commercial Industrial

Commercial land use includes storefront commercial and office uses, personal and nonprofessional service establishments, and restaurants. Industrial uses include warehousing and distribution as well as manufacture of beverages, chemical, acid and fertilizer manufacture and storage, distillation of coal, and metal foundries.

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Wetland
Area

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Urban
Area

Nonporous (impervious) urban landscapes don't let runoff slowly percolate into the ground. Urbanization also increases the variety and amount of pollutants transported to receiving waters