| Wetland Covertype Distribution Based
on First Wetland Label for Oswegatchie and Black River Basins |
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| Wetland Classification | NWI Label | Coverage (ha) As First Label |
Relative Coverage | |
| 1 | spruce-fir forest land | FO4 | 28,719 | 47.3% |
| 2 | alder-willow scrub-shrub | SS1 | 16,828 | 27.7% |
| 3 | cattails-grasses | EM1 | 3,414 | 5.6% |
| 4 | black spruce-stunted scrub-shrub | SS4 | 4,185 | 6.9% |
| 5 | red maple forest | FO1 | 5,271 | 8.7% |
| 6 | leatherleaf scrub-shrub | SS3 | 1,484 | 2.4% |
| 7 | dead trees | FO5 | 799 | 1.3% |
| 8 | dead shrubs | SS5 | 35 | 0.1% |
| 9 | rooted vascular aquatic bed | AB3 | 19 | 0.0% |
| 10 | tamarac forest | FO2 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 60,766 | 100.0% | |||
K.M.Roy, R.P.Curran, J.W.Barge, D.M.Spada, D.J.Bogucki, E.B.Allen, W.A.Kretser. 1996. Watershed Protection for Adirondack Wetlands: A Demonstration-Level GIS Characterization of Subcatchments of the Oswegatchie/Black River Watershed. State Wetlands Protection Program U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Contract No. X-002777-01-0