 The daily load of sediment in Abrahams Creek is 13,733,711 pounds (6,229,507 kg), which equates to a unit area loading of 1,267.75 pounds (575.04 kg) per acre per day. A total of 5,597,060 pounds (2,538,780 kg) comes from "transitional" land, 5,256,620 pounds (2,384,360 kg) comes from cropland, and 1,741,891 pounds (790,108 kg) comes from stream banks. A total of 599,240 pounds (271,810 kg) comes from hay and pastures and 330,880 pounds (150,080 kg) come from forested land. Low-intensity development contributes 93,440 pounds (42,380 kg) of sediment per day, unpaved roads contribute 63,620 pounds (28,860 kg), and coal mines contribute 18,420 pounds (8,360 kg). 3,980 pounds (1,810 kg) comes from high-intensity development, 360 pounds (160 kg) comes from wetlands, and 20 pounds (9.1 kg) comes from turf grass.
