BROAD RIVERBASIN

The broad river basin originates in the mountains of

North Carolina and, Flows

South east through the foothills and piedmont

OTHER RIVERS

O

ther rivers include Green, First broad, Second

broad ,and North Pacolet rivers.

SQUARE MILES

T

his river basin includes more than 100,000 nacres of

land for the public to explore and 5,419 square

miles.

COUNTIES/CITIES

S

ome counties like Cleveland county, Saluda, and

chimney village and other counties get there water

from this river basin .

HISTORICAL FACTS

L

ake lure is a big part of the basin this lake was

created man made is 1926.

T

his river basin holds more than 100 rare plants

within its 100,000 acres

PLANTS OR ANIMALS

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ome of the many animals that are found are

salamanders , turtles, and bats.

I

n the broad river basin you may find many types of

ivy and trees ,flowers etc..

By: Austin Goins

The Broad River came from the mountains of North Carolina and flows south eastthrough the foothills and Piedmont beforeentering South Carolina.

Lake Lure is a big part of the Broad River Basin.

It is 1514 square miles.

8 counties are using the basin, Gilkey Spindale Tryon Saluda Chimney Rock Village Columbus Shelby Rutherfordton

Total miles of streams and rivers 1,513

Main Rivers and Smaller Main Rivers and Smaller TributariesTributaries

Major tributaries include the Green, First Broad, Second Broad and North Pacolet rivers. There are also four major man-made lakes, including the popular tourist destination Lake Lure, which was built in 1926 to create electricity for the people that lived in that area.

Plants and Animals

The Green Salamander, a endangered species for the state, Mole Salamander, Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander, and South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander are among the basin’s rare animals. The Broad River Stream Crayfish and Broad River Spiny Cray fish occur only in this basin and in 2006 the Carolina Foothills Crayfish was described as a new kind and is endemic to the upper Broad surrounding basins. Excessive sediments in rivers pose a threat to these crayfish and other aquatic species.

Other Facts on the Basin

They have many different kinds of salamanders

Has many endangered species of salamander in area.

Broad River

Emily Parker

Broad River located in the foothills/piedmont of NC

Major Tributaries- Green, First Broad, Second Broad, North Pacolet

Total Miles- 1,513

Broad River

Broad River Basin

Square Miles of Basin- 1,514 square miles

Who get water from it? -Forest City, Kings Mountain,

Chimney Rock Village, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton, Shelby& Spindale

History Of Broad River

Featured in 1992 “Last of the Mohicans” at Hickory Nut Falls

Lake Lure was built in 1926 to supply electricity

2011- white-nose syndrome became one of the serious threats to cave dwelling bats

Plants and Animals that can be found there Crevice salamander Cave-dwelling Indiana Bat Green Salamander Hickory Nut Gorge Bog turtle

Fun Facts Home to more than 100 plant and

animal species You can tube on the Green River but

make sure you go when they’ve let the dam down or you will walk most of it (learned from expeirence)

You can hike and bike a lot near the rivers that feed off the basin

Broad River

By: Kelsi Withers

Location!!

The Broad river is located in the Mountains! It flows south east through the foothills and the Piedmont before it goes into South Carolina!

Main rivers & small tributaries

The main rivers and small tributaries are the Green river, First Broad, Second Broad,& North Pacolet river.

Square miles or river

The size of the river is 1,514 square miles.The streams and land are 1,513 square miles.

Countries & cities!

Some of the cities are Kings Mountains (moss lake), Forest City, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton, Shelby & Spindale!!

Facts

The river ran northwest, into what used to be the French territory it then joined in with the might Mississippi.

Headwaters of the French broad river spill from a 50 foot waterfall, found in the Transylvania county.

The French broad river drains land from North Carolina and Tennessee.

Plants & animals !

Two aquatic salamanders The most common are mudpuppy’s, and hellbender’s.

The French broad is also the only broad that has the distinctive turtle known as the eastern spiny softshell.

More facts ;)

More than 10 rare fish and three rare mussels are found in the French broad.

In many different area’s across the state the population in the French broad river is increasing.

By: Brock O’BrienBlock 2

The Cape Fear River Basin starts in the north central piedmont region and ends on the coast

The Deep and Hawk rivers form the Cape Fear River

The total miles of the streams and rivers is 6,584

The total square miles of the Cape Fear River Basin is 9,164

Square Miles of the cape fear river

Who gets water from Cape Fear?

Wilmington, Fayetteville, Almanac, Balden, Brunswick, Caswell, Chatham, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pender, Randolph, Robeson, Rockingham, Sampson, Wake, and Wayne

Historical Facts In the mid-1800s, the Cape Fear was an outlet for the commercial products of more than 28 counties.

In 2002 the river suffered an extreme drought

Plants and animals of the Cape Fear River

BasinThe red-cockaded woodpecker, the Saint Francis’ satyr, and the West Indian manatee.

The American alligator and the loggerhead sea turtle are listed nationally as threatened species

Other Facts!95 species of commercial and recreational fish

42 rare aquatic species

Cape Fear River Basin

By : Christopher Williams

Cape Fear Facts

• Cape Fear

• It is located in the piedmont region

• The head waters of the river basin are the deep and haw rivers

• The total miles of streams and rivers is 6,584 miles

• The size of the river basin is 9,164 square miles

More Facts on The Cape Fear

• Several counties get there water form this basin 26 in fact some of them are Brunswick, Charleston and Wilmington

• It stretch’s several miles in to the Atlantic Ocean also it holds the ports of many large counties like Wilmington and others

• The Cape Fear shiner can be found there and also the red-cockaded woodpecker and also the Saint Francis’ satyr

Interesting facts about Cape Fear

• Some other interesting facts about the Cape Fear river basin is that a large scale of natural resources are from the livestock this river basin holds 95 different species in it and its name comes form the treacherous offshore shoals and that’s all the information I can tell you but if you want to know more about this basin and the others to go to the internet and type in www.eenorthcarolina.org and click on North Carolina river basins to get a lot of information

Pasquotank

By: Carmen Henwood

Location

The Pasquotank river basin is located in the coastal area of North Carolina.

Main Rivers

Pasquotank, Alligator, Perquimans, Little, Yeopim, Scuppernong and North rivers are part of the Pasquotank river basin. All of these rivers empty into the Albemarle, Currituck, Roanoke, and Croatan sounds.

Total Miles of Rivers

There are 2,000 miles of rivers and streams on the Pasquotank river basin.

Size

The Pasquotank river basin is 3,366 square miles in size.

Counties

There are ten counties in the Pasquotank River Basin are Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington.

Historical Factso George Washington formed a

company in 1763 to drain the great dismal swamp. It went from 2,000sq mi to 166 sq mi.

o They have found remains of canoes at the bottom of Phelps lake.

o There were at least 400 ship wrecks between 1526 and 1940.

Wildlife

o The Pasquotank river basin has more national wildlife refugees than any other.

o Red wolveso Loggerhead sea turtleso Alligatorso Manateeso Cypress treeso Snow geese

Facts

o It is 41% watero Has the smallest populationo It is a tourist destinationo Many lighthouses

Broad River Basins

By: Jessie Moore

location

The Broad River originates in the mountains of western North Carolina and moves southeast through the foothills and Piedmont before entering South Carolina.

Main river and smaller tributariesand etc..

The main river includes Lake Lure, Lake Adger, and Moss Lake. Tributaries are the Green, First Broad, Second Broad and North Pacolet rivers.

Total miles streams and rivers of

Total miles acres of of streams and rivers 1,513Total lakes 1,954

Square miles of river basins

1,514 square miles

County’s and city’s gets water from

• Shelby• Spindale • Rutherfordton

Facts

An unusual feature in the basin is Bat Cave, the largest known granite fissure cave in North America.

About 3o percent of streams in the basin are classified as trout waters,

Plants animals

Trout Salamander Cray fishOver 100 plants

Other facts

• Canoe trails• Moss Lake provides the drinking water for

Kings Mountain

North Carolina River Basins:Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basins

By: Keyondre Currence

Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin

• The Yadkin-Pee Dee river basin is located in three states: Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

• It is also the largest basin in North Carolina. • It’s located in the piedmont area of North

Carolina.

What are the rivers etc. it feeds?

Lakes• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir• High Rock Lake• Tuckertown Reservoir• Badin Lake• Falls ReservoirRivers• Great Pee-Dee River• Lynches river• Little Pee-Dee river• Black River• Waccamaw River• Yadkin River• South Yadkin River• Abotts Creek• Roaring, Uwharrie, and Rocky river

Statistics

• Stream and rivers in square miles: 5,862 square miles

• Basin in square miles: 7,221 square miles

• 21 Counties get water from here:Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Florence, Sumter,

Georgetown, Stanly County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, Yadkin County, Watauga County, Rowan County, Davidson County

Faxs!!

• Nickname- “Tigris and Euphrates of the Carolinas”• The watershed is 7,213 miles and the longest river is 435

miles• Its been a sight of early human civilization for 12,000 years

Kourtney Paysour

Catawba River Basin is located in the southwestern part of the region state.

Catawba started in the Mountains .

• One Large Tributaries include South Fork Catawba .

• Jacob Fork Rivers

Its about 17 Miles and Most Of The Rivers Are 224 Miles.

Total MilesTotal Miles

Square Miles The Square Mile Of Catawba is 32,000 Acers

.

Several Counties / Cities Lineville, Henry fork river, Johns river, Jacob

Fork river, upper river

Facts About River Basin Catawba Was Named After a Tribe. It’s a Home To a Large Variety Of People. Catawba indians and their Ancestors Have

lived in Catawba.

Plants / Animals They Have a Rare Dragonfly it only exist in

two place.

Just Facts about my River Basin More Than 2 Million People Make There

Home There. It Begins on The Eastern Slopes. The Basin is Also Made Up in Lakes .

CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

By: Krickett Davis

NAME:

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he name of my river basin is the Cape Fear.

T

he Cape Fear River draws its name from the

offshore shoals (“Cape of Feare” by early

mariners).

LOCATION:

T

his river basin is located in North Carolina in the

Piedmont .

Main River and Small Tributaries

T

he main river is the Cape Fear River. The head-

waters (origin) of the basin are the Deep and

Haw rivers.

TOTAL MILES OF STREAMS AND RIVERS

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he total mile of the streams and rivers is 6,584.

SQUARE MILES OF RIVER BASIN:

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he square miles of the river basin is 9,164.

COUNTIES AND CITIES THAT GET WATER FROM THE BASIN

Some counties and cities that get water from this river basin is Fayetteville and Wilmington . Chatham County gets water from the Cape Fear River Basin also.

Historical FactsT

hroughout the 19th century, shallow- draft

steamboats called at more than 100 local landings

between Fayetteville and Wilmington .

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n the mid-1800s, the Cape Fear was an outlet for

the commercial products of more than 28 counties.

Plants and AnimalsS

ome fish that are found in the Cape Fear River

Basin is the Shad, Striped Bass, and Sturgeon

fishes. The Red-Cockaded woodpecker is a bird.

Other factsT

he basin has 33 reservoirs (including the

Jordan Lake); the largest lake in the basin at

46,768 acres.

LITTLE TENNESSEEBY:GAVIN SHOCKLEY

LOCATION• Up in the great smoky

mountains. (mountain region)

Rivers, tributaries, • Main rivers-little Tennessee river

• Tributaries- cullasaga, nantahala, tuckasegee,cheoah

SiZe? SiZe? OF STREAMS AND RIVERS

• Size- 2,501

SiZe? sIzE? Of the river basin

• Size-1,797

Counties? Cities? That get water from little Tennessee

• Counties-Franklin, Sylva, Cherokee, Macom

• Cities-Franklin and highlands

Historical facts

• Has a Cherokee Indian reservation that is home to over 13,000 people.

• Is one of the richest archaeological areas in the southeastern United States.

Plants and animals that live here?

Animals-elk, squirrel, salamander, lizards, fish,

Facts!

• 25 mile down from lake Emory

Catawba River Basin

By: Megan Allen

Catawba River

• The Catawba river starts in the Mountains and flows to the Piedmont.

Rivers that flow in the Catawba

• More tributaries in the Catawba River basin are Johns, South Fork Catawba, Henry Fork, and Jacob Fork Rivers.

Total Miles of the Streams

• The total miles of the steams and rivers are 9,389.

• The size is 3,285 square miles.

Counties and Cities That Get Water

• Some Cities and Counties are Lincoln, Catawba, Burke, Gaston, and Mecklenburg

Historical Facts

• The walls of the gorge provide a remarkable window into a unusual geologic phenomenon- billion-year-old hard rocks atop softer ones only half there age.

• At 5,964 feet, Grandfather Mountain is the highest point along the Blue Ridge Escarpment

Plants or Animals

• Some animals are Edmunds Snaketail Dragonfly, Grandfather Mountain Crayfish.

• There are no Specific types of Plants.

Other Facts

• The Catawba River was named for the first tribe that settled its banks.

• More than 2 million people live in the Catawba River Banks.

• Charlotte, the largest municipality in the state, contains almost half of the basin’s population- more than 730,000 people.

River basins of NC

By: Nathan Davis

Cape Fear

• Cape fear is in the piedmont region of North Carolina.

• The main river is called Cape Fear River. Tributaries were important pathways for early commerce in brunswick.

Total miles

• There are 6,584 miles of rivers and streams in Cape Fear.

• Cape Fear is 9,164 square miles total

Water

• Chatham county, Fayetteville, and Wilmington get water from the basin.

History of Cape Fear

• Cape Fear used to be called “The Cape of Feare”

• Also it was used for early commerce• And then river trade started to

extend in the 19th century.

Animals and plants

• Shad, Striped Bass, and Sturgeon are some fish to be found in Cape Fear. The Red-Cockaded woodpecker is bird that’s there.

Other facts

• The basin has 33 reservoirs (including Jordan lake); the largest lake in the basin at 46,768 acres.

• Expected population growth is about 3-5 million in the next 20 years.