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Mallard Creek Watershed
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Content1 Location description: Northeastern Mecklenburg County
A unique creek: Ten named tributaries in this watershed. Seven miles of greenway trails are nestled along various creeks in this watershed.
Name game: Clark's Creek and Clarke Creek are often confused. Clark's Creek is in the Mallard Watershed while the Clarke Creek Watershed is to the north. Toby Creek and Doby Creek are separate streams in the Mallard Watershed.
Approximate square miles of land: 38.78 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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22,601
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57,252
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90,252
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Drains into: Cabarrus County / Yadkin River Watershed
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Creeks and named tributaries in the watershed: Mallard Creek, Mallard Creek Tributary, Clark’s Creek, Clark’s Creek Tributary, Clark’s Creek Tributary #1, Clark’s Creek Tributary #1A, Doby Creek, Doby Creek Tributary, Stoney Creek, Stoney Creek Tributary, Toby Creek
Miles of perennial streams (always have water): 62.376
Impaired streams: Mallard Creek from Stoney Creek to Rocky River, Clark’s Creek from source to Mallard Creek, Doby Creek from source to Mallard Creek, Stoney Creek from source to Mallard Creek, and Toby Creek from source to Mallard Creek—all five due to lack of aquatic insect diversity.
In addition, Mallard Creek from Stoney Creek to Rocky River is impaired due to turbidity and copper. |
Number of structures (800 square feet or larger) in the regulated floodplain: 96 buildings are located within 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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31.4%
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14.4%
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37.8%
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2.9%
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1.7%
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8.5%
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0.3%
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3.0%
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Landmarks: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Junction of I-485 and I-85 (northeast Charlotte), Carolinas Medical Center-University, Carolina Rehabilitation Center, University City Regional Library, Wells Fargo Customer Information Center, Mallard Creek BBQ barn
Larger neighborhoods: University City, Davis Lake, Brownes Ferry, Radbourne, Withrow Downs, Croft, Wexford, Newell
Colleges: UNC Charlotte |
UNC Charlotte sports complex
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Schools:
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Address
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David Cox Rd Elementary
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4215 David Cox Rd
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Mallard Creek Elementary
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9801 Mallard Creek Rd
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Newell Elementary
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8601 Old Concord Rd
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University Meadows Elementary
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1600 Pavilion Bv
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Nathaniel Alexander Elementary
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7910 Neal Rd
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Morehead Elementary
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7810 Neal Rd
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Vance High
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7600 IBM Dr
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James Martin Middle
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7800 IBM Dr
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Turning Point Academy
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2300 W Sugar Creek Rd
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Mallard Creek High
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3825 Johnston Oehler Road
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Croft Community Elementary
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4911 Hucks Rd
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Stoney Creek Elementary
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14015 Mallard Roost Rd
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Turning Point Academy
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2300 W Sugar Creek Rd
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Large public parks/greenways
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Address
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CLARK'S CREEK NATURE PRESERVE
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5542 HUCKS RD
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HORTICULTURAL MAINTENANCE FACILITY
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11826 MALLARD CREEK RD
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HUCKS ROAD COMMUNITY PARK
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HUCKS RD
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MALLARD CREEK REGIONAL PARK
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3001 JOHNSTON OEHLER RD
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MALLARD CREEK CENTER
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2530 JOHNSTON OEHLER RD
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NEWELL COMMUNITY PARK
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9130 NEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH RD
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PROSPERITY CHURCH NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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12537 DEARMON RD
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THEREASEA C. ELDERS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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6325 ROCKWELL CHURCH RD
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TOM HUNTER NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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919 TOM HUNTER RD
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TRADITION GOLF COURSE
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3800 PROSPERITY CHURCH RD
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KIRK FARM FIELDS COMMUNITY PARK
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210 E MALLARD CREEK CHURCH RD
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UNIVERSITY MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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PAVILION DR
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Storm Water Services projects to improve water quality in this watershed:
Upper Stoney Creek
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Familiar sites in the Mallard Creek Watershed:
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Clark's Creek in the snow
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Verizon Amphitheatre
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UNC Charlotte entrance
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49er statue
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