Water Resources eAtlas
 

NA09 Mississippi
Watersheds of North and Central America

     

 

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 22.2
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 28.5
Percent Wetlands: 20.0
Percent Cropland: 35.8
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 3.1
Percent Dryland Area: 46.7
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 12.6
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 51.7

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.):
3,202,185
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.):
21
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people):
20
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year):
8,973
Degree of river fragmentation:
High
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin:
2091
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin:
154
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction:
0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River:
8
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River:
0

 

 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: 375
Number of Fish Endemics: 85-127
Number of Amphibian Species: 33
Number of Ramsar Sites: 7
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: -
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 0
Percent Protected Area: 1.5

 

US Environmental Protection Agency’s Mississippi River Basin Website: http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/index.htm
 

 

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