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“Big” Sugar Creek Watershed
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Content1 Location: Sections of western and southwestern Charlotte and western Pineville
A unique creek: More than 28% of the watershed is zoned for industrial or commercial uses
Name game: Sugar Creek is often confused with Little Sugar Creek. Portions of the two watersheds are side by side, with "Big" Sugar to the west and Little Sugar Creek to the east.
Approximate square miles of land: 37.39 square miles
Estimated population:
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1990
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2000
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2010
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27,531
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34,072
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41,560
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Creeks and named tributaries in the watershed: Sugar Creek, Coffey Creek, Kings Branch, McCullough Branch, Taggart Creek
Drains into: York County, SC / Catawba River Watershed
Miles of perennial streams (always have water): 62.517
Impaired streams: Sugar Creek from source to SR 1156 for lack of aquatic insect diversity, Sugar Creek from Highway 51 to state line for copper and lack of aquatic insect diversity, McCullough Branch for lack of aquatic insect diversity
Number of structures (800 square feet or larger) in the regulated floodplain: 161 buildings are located in the FEMA no build zone |
Land use:
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Woods
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Bare
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Residential
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Institutional
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Industrial
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Commercial
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Water
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Roads
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26.8%
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19.1%
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16.6%
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1.8%
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13.7%
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14.8%
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0.4%
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6.8%
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Landmarks: Charlotte-Douglas Airport, Old Coliseum area, Junction of I-77 and I-485 near Pineville, Billy Graham Library
Zip Codes: 28134, 28208, 28217, 28273
Larger neighborhoods/areas: Westmont, Yorkmount, Montclaire South, Ayrsley, Whitehall
Colleges: CPCC-Harris Campus, CPCC-Harper Campus |
Charlotte-Douglas Airport is in the
Sugar Creek Watershed
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Schools:
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Name
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Address
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Westerly Hills Elementary
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4420 Denver Av
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Nations Ford Elementary
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8300 Nations Ford Rd
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Harding University High
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2001 Alleghany St
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Parks/greenways:
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Park name
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Address
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ARCHDALE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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5400 CHERRYCREST LN
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JEFF ADAMS TENNIS CENTER
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1200 W TYVOLA RD
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RENAISSANCE GOLF COURSE
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1525 W TYVOLA RD
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RAMBLEWOOD COMMUNITY PARK
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10200 NATIONS FORD RD
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RENAISSANCE REGIONAL PARK
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1200 W TYVOLA RD
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SPRINGFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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200 DEANWOOD PL
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SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY PARK
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1729 VILMA ST
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SOUTHVIEW CENTER
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1720 VILMA ST
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TUCKASEEGEE CENTER
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4820 TUCKASEEGEE RD
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TUCKASEEGEE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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4820 TUCKASEEGEE RD
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WESTERLY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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3900 AMERIGO ST
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WINGATE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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2731 MAYFAIR AV
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YORKMONT NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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6417 VICKERS RD
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Name
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Status
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Big Sugar Creek Greenway
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Proposed
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Kings Branch Greenway
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Proposed
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Coffey Creek Greenway
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Proposed
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Familiar sites in the Sugar Creek Watershed:
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Coffey Creek near Arrowood Road
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Charlotte-Douglas Airport
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Billy Graham Library
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I-77 and I-485 crossing Sugar Creek
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