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.
BLACK FORK Begins near Mansfield/Ontario → goes through Shelby → Charles Mill Lake → joins Rocky Fork River east of Lucas below Charles Mill Lake
Soil Type in the Black Fork Watershed
- Shoals-Chili-Wheeling
- Belmore-Haney
- Fitchville-Luray-Bennington
- Pewamo-Bennington
- Rittman-Wadsworth
- Bennington-Cardington
- Lordstown-Loudonville
- Wooster-Canfield
- Cardington-Alexandria
Impervious Areas
Total Impervious Areas Created in the Black Fork Watershed* 5,397,415 sq. ft.
Residential Permits
(Homes, Pole Barns, Additions, etc.)
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created | 7,672 sq. ft. | 2000 |
| Most Area Created | 378,025 sq. ft. | 2004 |
Exemptions**
(Less than 2,000 square feet created)
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created | 18,728 sq. ft. | 2008 |
| Most Area Created | 176,436 sq. ft. | 2013 |
Commercial Permits
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created | 0 sq. ft. | 2013 |
| Most Area Created | 1,066,118 sq. ft. | 2004 |
*This figure does not include impervious areas from prior to 2000
**Agriculture is included in permit exemptions