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Black Creek Watershed Facts
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Size: The area of Black Creek Watershed is:
202 square miles which equals 128,358 acres.
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Length: The length of Black Creek is: 46 miles.
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Towns: Black Creek Watershed encompasses 14 towns:
Chili, Batavia, Bergen, Bethany, Byron, Clarendon, Elba, Le Roy, Middlebury, Ogden, Riga,
Stafford, Sweden, and Wheatland.
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Population: There are 35,030 people living in the watershed (Census 2000, census block centroids within watershed).
49% of these people live in the town of Chili. The next highest percentage is Riga with 15%.
An additional 11,771 people live in census blocks which are partially contained in the watershed but whose centroids
are outside the watershed, making a total of 46,081 people with potential impact on and concern for the Black Creek Watershed.
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Four towns have more than 85% of their population living in the watershed: Riga (100%), Byron (100%),
Bergen(96%), and Stafford(86%).
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Land Use: 79% of the land in the watershed is agricultural/idle. |
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