River basin research project

1. BROAD RIVER
BASIN
The broad river basin originates in the mountains of North Carolina and, Flows
South east through the foothills and piedmont

2. OTHER RIVERS
ther rivers include Green, First broad, Second broad ,and North
Pacolet rivers.

3. SQUARE MILES
his river basin includes more than 100,000 nacres of land for the
public to explore and 5,419 square miles.

4. COUNTIES/CITIES
ome counties like Cleveland county, Saluda, and chimney village and
other counties get there water from this river basin .

5. HISTORICAL FACTS
ake lure is a big part of the basin this lake was created man made is
1926.
his river basin holds more than 100 rare plants within its 100,000
acres

6. PLANTS OR ANIMALS
ome of the many animals that are found are salamanders , turtles, and
bats.
n the broad river basin you may find many types of ivy and trees
,flowers etc..

7. By: Austin Goins

8. The Broad River came from the mountains of
North Carolina and flows south east
through the foothills and Piedmont before
entering South Carolina.

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

10.  It is 1514 square miles.

11.  8 counties are using the basin,
 Gilkey
 Spindale
 Tryon
 Saluda
 Chimney Rock Village
 Columbus
 Shelby
 Rutherfordton

12.  Total miles of streams and rivers 1,513

13. Main Rivers and Smaller
Tributaries
 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.

14. 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.

15. Other Facts on the Basin
 They have many different kinds of
salamanders
 Has many endangered species of salamander
in area.

16. Broad River
Emily Parker

17. Broad River
Broad River located in the
foothills/piedmont of NC
Major Tributaries- Green, First
Broad, Second Broad, North Pacolet
Total Miles- 1,513

18. 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

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. Broad River
By: Kelsi Withers

23. 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!

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

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

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

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. By: Brock O’Brien
Block 2

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

32.  TheDeep and Hawk rivers form the
Cape Fear River

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

34. Square MileS of the cape
fear river
 Thetotal square miles of the Cape
Fear River Basin is 9,164

35. 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

36. Historical Facts
 In the mid-1800s, the Cape Fear was an
outlet for the commercial products of more
than 28 counties.
 In2002 the river suffered an extreme
drought

37. Plants and animals of the
Cape Fear River Basin
 The 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

38. Other Facts!
 95 species of commercial and
recreational fish
 42 rare aquatic species

39. Cape Fear River Basin
By : Christopher Williams

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. Pasquotank
By: Carmen Henwood

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

45. 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.

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

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

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

49. Historical Facts
o 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.

50. Wildlife
o The Pasquotank river basin has more
national wildlife refugees than any other.
o Red wolves
o Loggerhead sea turtles
o Alligators
o Manatees
o Cypress trees
o Snow geese

51. Facts
o It is 41% water
o Has the smallest population
o It is a tourist destination
o Many lighthouses

52. Broad River Basins
By: Jessie Moore

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

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

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

56. Square miles of river basins
1,514 square miles

57. County’s and city’s gets water from
• Shelby
• Spindale
• Rutherfordton

58. 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,

59. Plants animals
Trout
Salamander
Cray fish
Over 100 plants

60. Other facts
• Canoe trails
• Moss Lake provides the drinking water for
Kings Mountain

61. North
Carolina
River Basins:
Yadkin-Pee
Dee River
Basins
By: Keyondre
Currence

62. 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.

63. What are the
rivers etc. it
feeds?
Lakes
• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
• High Rock Lake
• Tuckertown Reservoir
• Badin Lake
• Falls Reservoir
Rivers
• 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

64. 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

65. 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

66. Kourtney Paysour

67.  Catawba River Basin is located in the
southwestern part of the region state.
 Catawba started in the Mountains .

68. • One Large Tributaries include South Fork
Catawba .
• Jacob Fork Rivers

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

70. Square Miles
 The Square Mile Of Catawba is 32,000 Acers .

71. Several Counties / Cities
 Lineville, Henry fork river, Johns river, Jacob Fork
river, upper river

72. 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.

73. Plants / Animals
 They Have a Rare Dragonfly it only exist in two
place.

74. 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 .

75. CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN
By: Krickett Davis

76. NAME:
he name of my river basin is the Cape Fear.
he Cape Fear River draws its name from the offshore
shoals (“Cape of Feare” by early mariners).

77. LOCATION:
his river basin is located in North Carolina in the
Piedmont .

78. Main River and Small Tributaries
he main river is the Cape Fear River. The head- waters
(origin) of the basin are the Deep and Haw rivers.

79. TOTAL MILES OF STREAMS AND
RIVERS
he total mile of the streams and rivers is 6,584.

80. SQUARE MILES OF RIVER
BASIN:
he square miles of the river basin is 9,164.

81. 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.

82. Historical Facts
hroughout the 19th century, shallow- draft steamboats
called at more than 100 local landings between
Fayetteville and Wilmington .
n the mid-1800s, the Cape Fear was an outlet for the
commercial products of more than 28 counties.

83. Plants and Animals
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.

84. Other facts
he basin has 33 reservoirs (including the Jordan Lake); the
largest lake in the basin at 46,768 acres.

85. LITTLE TENNESSEE
BY:GAVIN SHOCKLEY

86. LOCATION
• Up in the great smoky
mountains. (mountain region)

87. Rivers, tributaries,
• Main rivers-little Tennessee river
• Tributaries- cullasaga, nantahala, tuckasegee,cheoah

88. SiZe? SiZe? OF STREAMS
AND RIVERS
• Size- 2,501

89. SiZe? sIzE? Of the river basin
• Size-1,797

90. Counties? Cities? That get water
from little Tennessee
• Counties-Franklin, Sylva, Cherokee,
Macom
• Cities-Franklin and highlands

91. 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.

92. Plants and animals that live here?
Animals-elk, squirrel, salamander, lizards,
fish,

93. Facts!
• 25 mile down from lake Emory

94. Catawba River Basin
By: Megan Allen

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

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

97. Total Miles of the Streams
• The total miles of the steams and
rivers are 9,389.
• The size is 3,285 square miles.

98. Counties and Cities That Get Water
• Some Cities and Counties are
Lincoln, Catawba, Burke, Gaston,
and Mecklenburg

99. 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

100. Plants or Animals
• Some animals are Edmunds
Snaketail Dragonfly, Grandfather
Mountain Crayfish.
• There are no Specific types of
Plants.

101. 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.

102. River basins of NC
By: Nathan Davis

103. 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.

104. Total miles
• There are 6,584 miles of rivers and
streams in Cape Fear.
• Cape Fear is 9,164 square miles total

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

106. 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.

107. 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.

108. 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.