In this exercise we clipped streams to the borders of the Michaux Forest. Then we created buffers of different widths to see how much area each buffer width takes up.
Below are summaries of the lengths of the streams by use categories and the total area taken up by each of the buffer widths.
| Stream Lengths by Use Type | Feet | ||
| CWF(COLD WATER FISHES) | 271,287 | ||
| EV(EXCEPTIONAL VALUE) | 52,161 | ||
| HQ-CWF(HIGH QUALITY-COLD WATER FISHES) | 599,422 | ||
| TSF(TROUT STOCKING) | 25,649 | ||
| Square Feet | Acres | Square Miles | |
| 25 Foot Buffer | 47,954,927 | 1100.89 | 1.72 |
| 50 Foot Buffer | 96,952,489 | 2225.72 | 3.48 |
| 100 Foot Buffer | 197,985,925 | 4545.13 | 7.10 |