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2008 Delaware Conservation Security Program (CSP) - Broadkill-Smyrna Watershed - Includes the Smyrna River, Leipsic River, and St. Jones River Subwatersheds

National Map of Eligible Watersheds

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Introduction

The Broadkill-Smyrna Watershed is located in Eastern Kent and New Castle counties Delaware.
The land uses in this watershed consist of cropland, irrigated cropland, forestland, wetlands, and urban land. The watershed is in the coastal plain and the topography is generally flat The soils in the watershed are in the Sassafras-Rumford-Fallsington, Evansville-Fallsington, and Westbrook-Ipswich-Elkton general soil series.

There are about 330 farms in the 2008 eligible portion of the watershed The average farm size is approximately 250 acres. Primary crops include corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, and vegetables
 

 

 Picture of cropland filed in Broadkill-Smyrna Watershed

Physical Description

Landuse Urban Agriculture Confined Feeding Forest Wetland Water Other Total

Landuse Cropland Forest Developed Wetland/Water Other Total
Acers 81,840 31543 13,661 36,479 2,142 165,665
Percent50% 19% 8% 22% 1% 100.0%

Source: Delaware Non-Point Source Pollution Assessment Report, based on 1984 land use

Map of Broadkill-Smyrna Watershed Eligible for the 2008 CSP Sign-up - Includes the Smyrna River, Leipsic River, and St. Jones River Subwatersheds
 

Map of Eligible Broadkill-Smyrna Watershed Area for 2008 sign-up

For General and Application Information, visit the National NRCS CSP home page.

Counties in the Watershed

Delaware
Irma Hernandez,Program Specialist
Phone: 302-678-4180
 
 

 

 

 

 

 


Last Modified:  08/04/2008 11:07:02 AM

 


Last Modified:  08/04/2008 11:07:02 AM