Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed

Updated April 5, 2005

Payments

Stewardship Payments

	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III
Cropland	$0.48/acre	$1.90/acre	$4.28/acre
Irrigated Cropland	$0.75/acre	$3.00/acre	$6.75/acre
Pastureland	$0.21/acre	$0.85/acre	$1.91/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

The Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed covers approximately 551,500 acres in Noble, Guernsey, Monroe and Washington Counties in southeast Ohio and Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Wetzel, Wood, Doddridge, Marshall, Tyler, Marion and Pleasants Counties in West Virginia.

Land use in this watershed includes private forest land, pasture land, crop land and federal forest land.

In the Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed there are about 2,441 farms covering approximately 397,939 acres. The average farm size is 160 acres.  Forage is the primary crop.  Other crops include corn for grain and soybeans.

Pastureland in the Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed consists of about 76,400 acres.  Much of this is cool season grass pasture.

Land Cover/Use

Counties in the Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed

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Map of watershed in Noble County
Map of watershed in Monroe County
Map of watershed in Guernsey County
Map of watershed in Washington County

Watershed Contacts

Little Muskingum - Middle Island Watershed- Ohio County Contacts