1. By: Richard Fernandez

2. The Catawba River Basin is mostly in the
piedmont and a little in the mountains.
Main Rivers and Tributaries etc.
It flows through the Wilson Creek Gorge,
then joins the Johns River. Some large
tributaries are the Johns, South Fork
Catawba, Henry Fork and Jacob Fork
Rivers.

3. 3,285 square miles. 9,389 total miles of streams and
rivers.
Provision
This basin provides for 11 different
counties such as Gaston, Lincoln, Union,
and Mecklenburg county.

4.  Named after the first tribe that settled in the
area.
 Catawba means “people in the fork of the
river”
 The river provided the clay that allowed the
Catawba people to become master potters

5.  The rare Edmund’s Snaketail Dragonfly
 Grandfather Mountain Crayfish
 A freshwater mussel called the Carolina
heelsplitter.

6.  The Catawba Indians and there ancestors have
lived in the Catawba River valley for more than
10,000 years.
 The Catawba is the most densely populated
river basin in NC

8. The Catawba river is in the mountains
Some Tributaries in the Catawba river
include johns, south fork Catawba , Henry
fork and Jacob fork rivers.
There are 9,389 miles of the streams and
rivers. There are 3,285 square miles in the
Catawba river.

9.  Charlotte
 FACTS:

10. River Basins
By : Luke Rikard

11. Yadkin and Pee Dee River Basin
 The basin is contoured in the Uwharrie Mountains.
 It has played as much a role in the human settlement as the
rich fertile river that come through them.
 There is 5,862 total mile of streams and rivers.
 There is 7,221 square miles of the river basin.

12. Yadkin and Pee Dee River Basin
 There are 21 counties within the basin.
 Winston Salem, Statesville, Lexington and Salisbury are
cities supported by the Yadkin River.
 The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin bisects North Carolina,
running north to south, nearly separating counties on its way.

13. Yadkin and Pee Dee River Basin
 Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin contain some significant
remnants of the of early American civilization and the oldest
cultural remains in North Carolina.

14. Yadkin and Pee Dee River Basin
 The Bald Eagle, Wood Ducks, and the Robust Redhorse are
some animals that are commonly found.

15. Yadkin and Pee Dee River Basin
 Native American cultures began settling in this region about
12,000 years ago.
 The Native Americans quarried the Uwharries for Rhyolite, a
strong but malleable volcanic rock that they found in
abundant on the mountaintops.

19.  It has rich lands of the mountains and
piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina.
 This basin enters through John H. Kerr
Reservoir then flows through Lake Gaston
and Roanoke Rapids Lake, then as a
river downstream of Weldon.

20.  It is 3,493 square miles
 Total miles of streams and rivers is 2,213
 White- tailed deer, wild turkey, and black
bear are some of the animals that live
there. Some are rare like red-cockaded
woodpecker.

21.  This used to be an avenue for heavy
springtime runs of striped bass that lived
in the ocean.
 Roanoke was known as the “River of
Death”, because its speed floods
claimed so many lives.

22.  There are 17 counties that get water
from here.
 Beauford, Bertie, Caswell, Forsyth,
Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Martin,
Northampton, Orange, Person,
Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Vance,
Warren, and Washington.
 Over 60% of the basin lies in the state of
Virginia.

23.  The basin has created fertile farmland for
cotton, corn, tobacco, peanuts and
soybeans.
 Striped bass, also called “stripers” and
“rocks” made the town of Weldon the
“rockfish capital of the world”.

24. The Broad River Basin
By: Steven Russell

25. Location
• The Broad River begins in the mountains of NC
and flows southeast through the foothills and
the Piedmont then ends in the middle of SC

26. Main Rivers and Smaller
Tributaries
• Tributaries
• Green, First Broad, Second Broad, North
Pacolet
• Main River
• Broad

27. Total Miles of Steams and Rivers
• 1,513mi.

28. Total Square Miles of the River Basin
• 1,514mi.

29. Counties/Cities that get Water from
this Basin
• Cleveland County, Saluda County, and
Chimney Village

30. Historical Facts
• In 1926 Lake Lure was built for electricity
• In 2011 white- nose syndrome was found in
the bat caves

31. Plants and Animals
• Animals
• Turtles
• Salamanders
• Fish
• Frogs
• Crayfish
• Bats
• Plants
• Over 100 plants in Broad River

32. Cape Fear River Basin
Tamia Ellis

33. Cape Fear location
Cape fear starts at the
piedmont and flows to the
coast.

34. Cape Fear Rivers
• Haw River
• Ramseur River
• Bynum River
• Fattyevillie river

35. Cape Fear total miles
• Total miles of river and steams – ( 6,584 )
• Size ( 9,164 ) square miles

36. Counties that get water from Cape
Fear
• Sampson
• Moore
• Chatham
• Duplin
• Alamance
• Bladen
• Hoke

37. Historical Facts
• The river draws its name from treacherous off
shore shoals ( dubbed Cape Fear by early
mariners ).
• Cape Fear River Basin is one of four river
basins completely contained within North
Carolina’s borders.
• In the 1800s Cape Fear was an outlet of
commercial products of more than 28
countries.

38. Things you may find in Cape Fear
• red-cockaded woodpecker
• Butterfly
• Sea turtle
• Alligator

39. Facts
• Cape Fear river ends as a 35 mile long costal
estuary
• People mostly use Cape from for drinking,
fishing, swimming

40. The Broad River basin
By: Joey Blanton

41. Broad River
• Broad River is located in the Mountains of
North Carolina.

42. Rivers and Tributaries
• The First Broad
• The Second Broad

43. Total miles of streams and rivers.
• 1,513 miles

44. Square miles of river basin.
• 1,514squar miles

45. Counties that get water from it.
• Forest city, Kings Mountain, Chimney
Rock Village, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton,
Shelby, and Spindale.

46. Historical facts.
• More than 100 rare plants and
animals.100,000 acres of public and
private land for animals.

47. Plants and animals
• Fish, bear, deer, and other small game.
• Water plants and bushes.

48. Facts
• The Broad River is North Carolina and
South Carolina. There are many different
fish.

49. By: Seth Brackett

50. Where is the Broad River
 The Broad River is in Transylvania
county, North Carolina, and stretches
into the state of Tennessee.

51. The main rivers
 These main rivers include, The Green
River, The First Broad, The Second
Broad, and the North Pacolet River.
 There are also four man made lakes,
like Lake Lure, Lake Adger,
 There are 27 Municipalities

52. Miles and squares miles of the
Broad River
 It is 1,514 square miles
 It is also 1,954 acres
 And stretches across eight counties

53. Cities or counties the broad river
is connected to
 Cleveland County
 Boiling springs
 Tennessee
 Asheville

54. Historical facts
 The headwaters of the French Broad
River spill from a 50-foot waterfall in
Transylvania County
 The French Broad River Basin drains
land in both North Carolina and
Tennessee.
 About half of the land surrounding these
headwater streams is forested

55. Plants and animals in the broad
river.
 Trout are abundant in the upper reaches
of the basin
 It’s one of only two river basins in North
Carolina where you’ll find the 9-inch
aquatic salamander called the common
mudpuppy

56. Other facts
 I have been to the broad river and it is
magnificent.

57. By Destiny Neesmith

58. Location
The Broad River starts in the mountains of
west North Carolina and runs south east
through the foothills and Piedmont before it
enters the South Carolina region.

59. Main River and more
Major rivers include the Green River, First
Broad River, Second Broad River and the North
Pacolet River. Also, there four major human-
made lakes, which includes the famous tourist
attraction, Lake Lure. Lake Lure was built in
1926 to supply electricity to the local people.
The other lakes include Lake Adger and Kings
Mountain Reservoir, which is known as Moss
Lake.

60. Miles of Streams and Rivers
There is a total of 1,513 miles of streams
and rivers in the Broad River Basin.

61. Size of River Basin
The Broad River Basin is 1,514
square miles total.

62. Counties and Cities that the Broad
River Basin provides to.
The Broad River Basin provides water to
many different cities and counties. The
Broad River provides water to the city of
Kings Mountain through the Moss Lake.
Also, the Broad River Basin provides
water to Rutherford County through the
Broad River.

63. Historical Fun Facts!
The Broad River Basin was in battle scenes
filmed for the 1992 movie “Last of the
Mohicans” at the 404 foot Hickory Nut Falls
Lake Lure in the Broad River Basin was man
made in 1926 to supply electricity to the local
people.

64. Plant and Animal Life
There are many animals within the broad river basin
but some popular animals include the green
salamander or the crevice salamander, also the spiny
catfish is a popular fish. There are also many plants
within the Broad River Basin but due to run off and
surface water the soil is sometimes not as fertile as it
needs to be. A plant within the Broad River Basin
includes a White Irisette.

65. Other Fun Facts!
The Broad River Basin contains more than
100,000 acres of public and private lands.
The “Bat Cave” is within the Broad River Basin!
About 30 percent of streams in the basin are
classified as trout waters, which means the state
prohibits activities that would harm the fishery.

66. The Catawba River Basins
By: Preston Love

67. Location
The location of the Catawba begins on the
eastern slopes of the blue ridge mountains in
McDowell County. It flows east, then south into
Lake Wylie on the North Carolina – South
Carolina border.

68. Main Rivers and Smaller
Tributaries
• The main rivers include Scenic Rivers, Linville
River, Jacob Fork and Henry Fork River.

69. Location
• The Location of the Catawba River Basin is at
the Piedmont.

70. Length
• The total Length of the river basin (square
miles) is 3,305 square miles. But the only
places it passes is North Carolina and South
Carolina.

71. Plants or Animals
• Edmund’s Snaketail dragonfly.
• Grandfather Mountain Crayfish
• There is not that many plants around the
Catawba River Basin

72. Historical facts about the Basin
• Charlotte contains half the basins population.
• Linville Gorge has the nickname of “The Grand
canyon of the East”

73. OTHER
FACTS
• One of the mountains is Grandfather
Mountain.
• Home of Linville Falls.

74. T H A N K S !
A L O T !
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75. White Oak
By: Bridgette Shoemake

76. White Oak
• The White Oak River Basin is between the eastern
portions of the Neuse and Cape Fear river basins.
This is near the coast.
• There are 4 river systems. The main is the
Newport River. The New River is the most
populated.
• The total miles of streams and rivers is 320 miles.
• The size is 1,382 square miles.
• There are 6 counties within this basin. The main
one is Jacksonville. A town that uses this water is
Swansboro.

77. Facts:
• The bight which is in this area has unique
landforms such as islands, marshes, riverine
wetlands, pocosins, and many more.
• The most common plants found are carnivorous
plants. Some are Venus flytrap, pitcher plants,
bladderworts, butterworts and sundews.
• Other facts are that several endangered animals
are found here. Also, between 1970 and 2000,
the population grew about 50 percent.

78. Yadkin and
Pee Dee
river Basin
Palmer Davis
Block 2
Mrs. Short

79. Itstarts in the mountains and flows its
way to the piedmont.
Main River(s)-Yadkin River & Pee Dee
River.
Total miles of streams and rivers:5862
miles .
The total size of the river basin is 7221
square miles.
THE BASIN

80. ◦ Some of the tributaries that flow into the main
rivers in this basin are :Mitchell, Ararat,
Uwharrie and the Rocky rivers.
◦ Some of the creeks that are tributaries to the
river basin are the Dutchmans, Long and
Abbotts creeks.
◦ The river basin consist of 30 species of rare
aquatic animals and two of those 30 are
federally listed to be endangered species.
◦ The Carolina Heelsplitter is a type of muscle
that is only found in 10 places and one
happens to be in the basins Goose Creek.
THE BASIN

81. Some of the tributaries of the Yadkin and
Pee Dee river basin are the Mitchell,
Ararat, Uwharrie, and Rocky rivers also
the Dutchmens, Longs and Abbots creek
THE BASIN