Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER - United States of America

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Site Name
Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER
Short name
BES
Country
United States of America
Operating Organisation
Site Manager
Site Description
The Gwynns Falls watershed (39.724847 N, -77.314183 W; 38.708367 N, -76.012008 W and approximately 17,150 hectares: site map) lies in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland and drains into the Chesapeake Bay. It contains 16 sub-watersheds, which range in size from 465 hectares to 1,855 hectares. The watershed’s resident population in 1990 was approximately 356,000 people. Total population and population density varied between sub-watersheds (from 18,360 to 109,187 people, and 2.5 persons / hectare to 19.8 persons / hectare in 1990) with the lower sub-watersheds of the Gwynns Falls being the most densely populated. During the last 40 years (1950 - 1990), total population and population density changed significantly in the ...
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2023-07-25 11:07:49

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1998
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
US LTER (BES)This site is a verified "US LTER" member.
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Geographic
2 km
1 mi
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 39.216607 Longitude: -76.663096

Size
ca. 1855.00ha
Elevation (average)
100.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
489.00msl
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