The Little Tennessee Nonpoint Source Team

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The Little Tennessee Nonpoint Source Team
Mission LTNPS Team Mission Statement The
mission of LTNPS team, a dynamic partnership of
government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and
citizen's groups, is to enhance and conserve the
natural resources in the Little Tennessee River
Basin by coordinating resources and activities,
employing scientific knowledge, and promoting
public awareness.
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North Carolinas River Basins
Roanoke
Chowan
Watauga
New
Pasquotank
Tar Pamlico
Yadkin
Little Tennessee
French Broad
Catawba
Neuse
Broad
Cape Fear
Hiwassee
Savannah
Lumber
White Oak
North Carolina has 17 major river basins. A river
basin drains all the land around a major river.
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North Carolinas River Basins
A river basin drains all the land around a major
river.
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Covers all of Graham and Swain counties plus the
majority of Jackson and Macon counties and the
Qualla Boundary
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A watershed (or catchment, or drainage basin, or
river basin) is the land area that drains to a
particular water body. Watershed come in many
sizes and contribute to larger watersheds.
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For management purposes, watersheds are given an
address a number called the hydrologic unit
code (HUC) which gets larger as the watershed
gets smaller
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A watershed is that curved and wrinkled bowl of
land that feeds its runoff into a stream,
gathering from the branches and seep springs all
the way up to the line of dividing water along
the ridge top.
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A Watershed is
Land
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A Watershed is Water
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A Watershed is People
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Watershed boundary
Direction of flow
Watershed Diagram
Area of land draining to same waterbody A
watershed boundary is called a divide
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From many trickles
a river is born.
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Barkers Creek in Rabun Co., GA
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Little Tennessee River near Franklin
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Nantahala River
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Tuckasegee River near Cullowhee
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The Nantahala, Little Tennessee, and Tuckasegee
Rivers drain to Fontana Lake
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Fontana Lake near Bryson City
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Conservation Values in the Little Tennessee
Watershed
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Rare and Diverse Aquatic Life
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Recreation
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Working Landscapes
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Culture History
Nikwasi Mound
Fish Weir
Cowee Mound
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The Little Tennessee Watershed Worth Conserving