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RECORD NUMBER: 3 OF 3| Main Title | Effects of Land Use on Municipal Watersheds. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Mak, T. E. ; Hafle, W. L. ; | |||||||||||
| CORP Author | North Carolina Water Resources Research Inst., Raleigh. | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1972 | |||||||||||
| Report Number | UNC-WRRI-72-71; OWRR-B-010-NC; 13759,; OWRR-B-010-NC(3) | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB-211 862 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | ( Water quality ; Land use) ; ( North Carolina ; Watersheds) ; ( Watersheds ; Land use) ; Regional planning ; Surface water runoff ; Precipitation(Meteorology) ; Stream flow ; Forest land ; Suspended sediments ; Roads ; Water resources ; Water pollution ; Rural areas ; Agricultural wastes ; Waste disposal ; Farm land ; Hydrology ; Lake Michie Watershed ; Durham County(North Carolina) ; Orange County(North Carolina) ; Person County(North Carolina) | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 251p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | A study of the Lake Michie Watershed, the source of water for the municipality of Durham, North Carolina, is reported. The study was concerned with evaluating the effects of land use on water quality, quantity, and timing of flow during the 43-year period since the establishment of the lake. The characteristic composition of the soils and the vegetative cover and their influence on the hydrology of the basin are discussed. Through the interpretation of aerial photographs, Agricultural Census Data and other historic documents, the nature of land use changes within the watershed have been traced. Current status of the watershed is detailed and recommendations presented for improving the quality of the water and the general hydrologic characteristics of the watershed. (Author) |