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.
CLEAR FORK Begins in Richland and Morrow Counties → Clear Fork Reservoir → goes through Lexington, Bellville, Butler → joins Black Fork near Loudonville and becomes Mohican River → Walhonding River → Muskingum River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
Soil Type in the Clear Fork Watershed
- Shoals-Chili-Wheeling
- Fitchville-Luray-Bennington
- Pewamo-Bennington
- Rittman-Wadsworth
- Bennington-Cardington
- Hanover-Titusville-Loudonville
- Lordstown-Loudonville
- Wooster-Canfield
- Cardington-Alexandria
Impervious Areas
Total Impervious Areas Created in the Clear Fork Watershed* 15,640,456 sq. ft.
Residential Permits
(Homes, Pole Barns, Additions, etc.)
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created (Above 0) | 31,949 sq. ft. | 2000 |
| Most Area Created | 711,001 sq. ft. | 2003 |
Exemptions**
(Less than 2,000 square feet created)
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created (Above 0) | 18,272 sq. ft. | 2008 |
| Most Area Created | 96,571 sq. ft. | 2021 |
Commercial Permits
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created (Above 0) | 225 sq. ft. | 2000 |
| Most Area Created | 1,203,925 sq. ft. | 2016 |
*This figure does not include impervious areas from prior to 2000
**Agriculture is included in permit exemptions