Ocklawaha River Watershed

The following information illustrates the change in population within the watershed during the past few decades.

Total Population within each Watershed from 1970-2010

Watershed	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
Kissimmee River Watershed	784	244	518	2,645	6,862	Trend Graph
Ocklawaha River Watershed	45,681	76,692	114,349	164,075	232,146	Trend Graph
St. Johns River Watershed	2,815	2,947	4,463	4,208	5,625	Trend Graph
Wekiva River Watershed	10,022	9,451	13,188	18,576	23,500	Trend Graph
Withlacoochee River Watershed	9,957	15,478	19,494	21,128	29,294	Trend Graph
Totals for All Watershed Areas	69,259	104,812	152,012	210,632	297,427

Source(s): U.S Department of Commerce

• 2010 Population Density - View a map of the 2010 U.S. Census population density for block groups within this watershed using the Advanced Mapping Tool.

The Florida Natural Areas Inventory is the primary source for information on Florida's conservation lands. The Inventory database includes boundaries and statistics for more than 1,400 federal, state, local, and private managed areas, all provided directly by the managing agencies. National parks, state forests, wildlife management areas, local and private preserves are examples of the managed areas included.

9% of the land area within the Ocklawaha River Watershed is under protection.

The amount of protected land under federal, state, local, and private ownership

Land Cover categorizes the land in terms of the observed physical surface characteristics. For example, while the land use may be classified as agricultural, the land cover may be classified as upland or wetland. Learn more about land use and land cover »