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Tar-Palmiaco River Basin
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Tar-Pamlico River Basin
By:Laney Green
Locaton and Tributaries
Introduction
Location
The Tar-Pamlico River Basin is the third largest river basin in North Carolina. It is one of only four river basins entirely located within North Carolina. The Tar River begins in Person, Granville and Vance counties and flows in a southeasterly direction.
Location
Tributaries
The Tar-Pamlico River terminates at Pamlico Sound. Major tributaries include Fishing Creek, Swift Creek, Cokey Swamp, Tranters Creek and the Pungo River and Piedmont near Roxboro.
Tributaries
Animal Life
Bald Eagle:
Land Animals
Piping Plover:
Blue Crab:
Animal Life
Freshwater Mussel:
Water Animals
West Indian Manatee:
Loggerhead Sea Turtle:
Plant Life
Land Plants
Bald Cypress.
Spartina Grass.
Longleaf Pine.
Water Plants
Plant Life
Japanese Stiltgrass.
Sebania(evasive)
Alligator Weed(evasive)
Bald Cypress.
Human Population
The Tar-Pamlico river basins population is 472,629 (2010 U.S. Census).
Human Population
Pollution
Since the 1980s, nutrient-related pollution has created water quality problems in the Pamlico estuary. Excess amounts of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus have caused problems including low oxygen levels, extensive fish kills and harmful algal blooms.
Pollution Concerns
Positive Features
- The river is an important drinking water source for communities .
- 7% is developed area,28% agriculture and 55% wetlands and forested areas.
- Reservoirs in the Tar-Pamlico provide drinking water supplies and help control flood water.
Posotive Features
Intresting Facts
- The Tar-Pamlico River Basin covers 6,148 square miles.
- The river's name changes to the Pamlico River in Washington and is thought to be named for a local Native American tribe.
- The 180-mile river rises as a freshwater stream (the Tar) in the Piedmont near Roxboro and changes to brackish water (the Pamlico) as it travels from Washington.
Citations
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