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Hiwassee River Basin

By: Jada Malloy and Sheley Butler

Resources

Water Quality

Aquatic Species/Animals

Plants

  • The Hiwassee River Basin is home to many plants that are either endangered or rare
  • The Green Pitcher Plant - Carnivorous plant that is endangered

Lots of animals that live in the Hiwassee river Basin are endangered

  • Three diffrent types of mussles Knotty Elimia, Tennessee heelsplitter and Tennessee clubshell
  • Rare types of specias include Fish,Furtles,Snails,and Crayfish.

Recreation

  • Fishing
  • Rafting
  • Canoeing
  • Tubing
  • Water quality in the Hiwassee River Basin is good some of the streams drain into mountaines areas.
  • Hydropower development has altered some habitats for wildlife and aquatic species.
  • Pullutants such as sediment from human activities like mining,agriculture,sivilculture,and urban development.

Landscapes

Land Use Graph

  • 70% Forested
  • 3% Urban
  • 27% Agriculture

Credits

General Description

  • http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/images/River%20Basin%20Images/hiwassee.150dpi.pdf
  • http://www.ncwildlife.org/portals/0/Conserving/documents/NCRiverBasins/Hiwassee/HRB-FULL.pdf
  • http://www.wncvitalityindex.org/water/river-basins
  • http://www.water.ncsu.edu/hiwassee.html
  • http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/home?p_p_id=20&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=exclusive&p_p_mode=view&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_librar%2Fget_file&_20_folderId=7637041&_20_name=DLFE-53151.pdf

Graph of Hiwassee River Basin flow

Area and Stream Miles

Location

  • The Hiwassee River Basin is located in the last county of southwestern North Carolina.
  • Cherokee County and Clay County
  • 2.6% of the Hiwassee River is in North Carolina
  • Part of the Mississippi River Systems

  • The Hiwassee River is approximately 644 square miles long
  • Total miles covered by streams and rivers is 967 mi

Counties and Municipalities

Topography and Geography

  • The river flows through North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.
  • There are only two counties in NC that are within the boundaries of the Hiwassee River Basin, Cherokee and Clay.
  • Goes through three towns in NC Hayesville, Murphy,and Andrews.
  • Murphy and Andrews are the Municipalities

Topography and Geography

  • Very Mountainous
  • Sloppy
  • Very Bumpy
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