Drainage summary
Nelson County, Virginia. Population: 14,766. Land area: 470.7 sq mi. Puddles, ditches, stormwater and washed-out shoulders.
Recorded local data
Population14,766Source: census_popest_county. Population year: 2024.
Land area470.7 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile31.4Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Stormwater segments~ 186 miScenario: (land area in square miles x 2.2 (assumed road miles per square mile)) x 0.18. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Ditches and channels~ 39Scenario: (square root of land area in square miles) x 1.8. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Road shoulders~ 124 miScenario: (land area in square miles x 2.2 (assumed road miles per square mile)) x 0.12. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.