Upper Olentangy Watershed

Note: Impervious surface permit icons, land use icons, and livestock icons do not necessarily indicate exact locations. They are approximate locations on the same land parcel.

UPPER OLENTANGY Begins in Sandusky Township → Delaware Reservoir → Olentangy River → Scioto River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico

Soil Type in the Upper Olentangy Watershed

  • Fitchville-Luray-Bennington
  • Pewamo-Bennington
  • Rittman-Wadsworth
  • Bennington-Cardington
  • Wooster-Canfield

Impervious Areas

Total Impervious Areas Created in the Upper Olentangy Watershed*   127,831 sq. ft.

Residential Permits

(Homes, Pole Barns, Additions, etc.)

PermitsYear
Least Area Created0
sq. ft.
Multiple
Most Area Created36,596
sq. ft.
2004
Exemptions**

(Less than 2,000 square feet created)

PermitsYear
Least Area Created0
sq. ft.
Multiple
Most Area Created1,584
sq. ft.
2009
Commercial Permits
PermitsYear
Least Area Created0
sq. ft.
Multiple
Most Area Created26,136
sq. ft.
2009

*This figure does not include impervious areas from prior to 2000
**Agriculture is included in permit exemptions

Impervious Areas Created in the Upper Olentangy Watershed by Year