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Location description: South-central Mecklenburg County including part of the Town of Pineville
A unique creek: The 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk, grew up on a farm along the banks of Lower Little Sugar Creek in what is now Pineville.
Name game: Little Sugar Creek and Sugar Creek are often confused. The two watersheds are side by side, with Sugar Creek to the west and Little Sugar Creek to the east.
Approximate square miles of land: 10.01 square miles |
Estimated population of this watershed:
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1990
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2000
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2010
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27,009
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30,156
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31,401
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Drains into: York County, SC / Catawba River Watershed
Creeks and named tributaries in the watershed: Lower Little Sugar Creek
Miles of perennial streams (always have water): 17.749
Impaired streams: Lower Little Sugar Creek
Reason for impairment: turbidity, copper, lack of diversity of aquatic insects, lack of fish-species diversity, fecal coliform
Number of structures (800 square feet or larger) in the regulated floodplain: 149 buildings are located in the floodplain
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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13.2%
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7.4%
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54.4%
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4.5%
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2.0%
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16.0%
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0.5%
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2.0%
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Landmarks: Carolina Place Mall, President James K. Polk Historic Site,
Larger neighborhoods: Closeburn, Sterling, Park Crossing, Huntingtowne Farms, Starmount, Beverly Woods
Schools:
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Name
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Address
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Huntingtowne Farms IB Elementary
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2520 Huntingtowne Farms
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Montclaire Elementary
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5801 Farmbrook Dr
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Pineville Elementary
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210 Lowry Rd
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Sterling Paideia Elementary
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9601 China Grove Church Rd
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Smith Academy of International Languages Middle
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1600 Tyvola Rd
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Starmount Pre-K
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1600 Brookdale Av
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Kennedy Charter School
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1717 Sharon Rd West
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Large public parks/greenways:
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Name
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Address
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HUNTINGTOWNE FARMS COMMUNITY PARK
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2400 RAMBLEWOOD LN
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PARK ROAD COMMUNITY PARK
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6220 PARK RD
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PARK ROAD TENNIS FACILITY
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6215 PARK RD
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PINEVILLE COMMUNITY PARK
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1310 LAKEVIEW DR
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PINE VALLEY NEIGHOBRHOOD PARK
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Greenway
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Status
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Little Sugar Creek Greenway
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Proposed
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Storm Water Services projects to improve water quality in this neighborhood:
Pineville Town Hall BMPs
