Indiana

Middle Wabash Deer Watershed

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Description of Watershed

The total estimated area of the watershed covers 427,860 acres.  This watershed is located in northwest Indiana in Carroll, Cass, Howard, Miami, Tippecanoe, and White counties.

 The watershed area is a combination of Indiana and Ohio Till Plain resource areas throughout.  The topography ranges from steep dissected valleys and hills to nearly level till plain, outwash plains, and flood plains throughout.  The soils range from moderately deep/deep clay soils to loamy soils throughout.

Land/Use

The land uses in this watershed consist of cropland, irrigated cropland, pastureland, and woodland. There are 1,064 Indiana farms in the watershed, covering about 346,930 acres.  The average size farm is 325 acres, ranging from an average of 480 acres in White County to a 280-acre average in Miami County.  Primary crops include corn, soybeans, confined livestock (hogs), and some livestock on pasture (cattle).

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CSP 2005 Enhancement List for Indiana Watersheds

Counties in Middle Wabash Deer Watershed

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• Carroll
• Cass
• Howard
• Miami
• Tippecanoe
• White

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