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Watershed?
Wa-ter-shed - noun -
A. The drainage area of a stream.
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Watershed?
Where Is The Watershed?
Watershed?
Where Is The Watershed?
Watershed?
Watersheds Don’t Know
Know Politics
Politics
should!
political
boundaries that it comes in contact with
with
North
Carolina are Termed River Basins
Crane’s Creek
Crane’s Creek
Watershed
(101 square miles)
Major
Streams
Beaver Creek
Crane’s Creek
Cypress Creek
Dunham Creek
Herds Creek
Little Crane’s Creek
Counties
and Towns
Harnett County
Lee County
Moore County
Cameron, Carthage
and Vass
Explore Your
Watershed!
Ridge Roads and
Stream Crossings
General Statistics
Statistics
Watershed 101 square miles
Railways 11.1 miles
Roads 282.6 miles
Cycle
Land Use / Land Cover
Cover
(LULC)
(LULC)
surface.
America
Natural Areas
Areas
Unmanaged Forests
Forests
Pollutants
Forestry Operations
Equipment
- Higher Runoff Potential
- Compaction, Erosion
Agricultural Land
- Moderate Infiltration Capacity
- Variable Evapotranspiration Rates
- Altered Soil Conditions (Compacted,
Eroded)
- Higher Runoff Potential
- Fertilizer and Chemical Applications
Applications
Residential Areas
Areas
- Canopy Coverage Moderate
- Variable Amounts of Impervious Surfaces
Surfaces
- Infiltration Capacity Severely Limited
- Engineered Drainage Systems
- High Runoff Potential
- Lawn Chemicals, Fertilizers
Commercial/Industrial Areas
- Canopy Coverage Minimal/Ground Cover
Cover
Moderate
- Large Amounts of Impervious Surfaces
- Infiltration Capacity Severely Limited
- Engineered Drainage Systems
- Highest Runoff Potential
- Commercial/Industrial Chemicals
LULC Percentage
Natural: Moderate
Forestry: High
Agriculture: Low
Residential: Low
Commercial: Low
LULC Percentage
Natural: Low
Forestry: Low
Agriculture: Low
Residential: High
Commercial: High
LULC Percentage
Natural: Low
Forestry: None
Agriculture: None
Residential: Low
Commercial: High
Crane’s Creek
Watershed
LULC Percentage
Natural: Moderate
Forestry: High
Agriculture: Moderate
Residential: Low
Commercial: Low
Land Use
Use
- Although 72% of the Watershed is zoned
Agricultural, only 12% is actually cultivated
Population
- Crane’s Creek Watershed is very Rural
100
150
200
250
50
0
North Carolina
165
Harnett County
153
Lee County
191
Moore County
107
mile)
(people per square mile)
Watershed
92
2000 Population Density