Auglaize Watershed (2005)

Updated May 13, 2005

Payments

Stewardship Payments

	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III
Cropland	$1.00/acre	$4.00/acre	$9.00/acre
Irrigated Cropland	$1.15/acre	$4.60/acre	$10.35/acre
Pastureland	$.46/acre	1.85/acre	$4.16/acre

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Enhancement List
New Practice Cost List

Benchmark Assessment Checklists and Record Forms

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Items to Bring to Your CSP Assessment Interview
Pastureland Benchmark Assessment
Other land Benchmark Assessment
Wildlife Habitat Benchmark Assessment
Drainage Water Management Benchmark Assessment
Additional Resource Concern Assessment
Pasture Condition Score Sheet
Crop/Tillage Field Data Form
Nutrient Management Field Data Form
Pest Management Field Data Form
Livestock Waste Data Form

Watershed Description

This 2435 square mile river basin flows through Indiana and Ohio and drains into the Maumee River to Lake Erie.  Approximately 80 percent of the land area is in agriculture.  Developed land covers approximately 7 percent of the watershed.

Erosion, sedimentation and nutrient enrichment are soil and water resource challenges in the Auglaize.  Wetland and wildlife habitat loss are also resource concerns.

Land Cover/Use

• 1,053,100 acres
• 3,291 farms (U.S. 2002 Ag Census)
• Cropland = 810,400 acres of corn, wheat, soybeans, alfalfa
• Pasture = 15,300 acres
• Forestland = 83,300 acres
• Urban/built-up = 71,100 acres

Maps

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Auglaize Watershed Map

Watershed Contacts