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McMullen Creek Watershed
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Content1 Location description: South-central Mecklenburg County including part of the Town of Pineville
A unique creek: Most residential watershed in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. 72 percent of land is used for housing. According to 1789 map, it was originally called McMechin Creek.
Approximate square miles of land: 15.2 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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36,998
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41,931
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42,491
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Phillips Place is in the
McMullen Creek Watershed
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Drains into: McAlpine Creek / Catawba River Watershed
Creeks and named tributaries in the watershed: McMullen Creek, McMullen Creek Tributary
Miles of perennial streams (always have water): 23.169
Impaired streams: McMullen Creek
Reason for impairment: lack of diversity of aquatic insects
Number of structures (800 square feet or larger) in the regulated floodplain: 216 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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8.9%
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4.7%
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72.7%
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4.1%
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1.1%
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7.6%
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0.2%
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0.7%
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Landmarks: Phillips Place, Quail Hollow Country Club,
Hospitals: Carolina HealthCare Morrocroft, Carolina HealthCare Cotswold
Libraries: Morrison Regional Library, Carmel Regional Library
Larger neighborhoods: Sherwood Forest, Providence Park, Foxcroft, Sharon Woods, Beverly Woods, Seven Eagles , Cotswold
Zip Codes: 28134, 28205, 28210, 28211, 28212, 28226
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Address
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Rama Rd Elementary
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1035 Rama Rd
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Sharon Elementary
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4330 Foxcroft Rd
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Beverly Woods Elementary
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6001 Quail Hollow Rd
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Smithfield Elementary
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3200 Smithfield Church Rd
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South Mecklenburg High
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8900 Park Rd
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East Mecklenburg High
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6800 Monroe Rd
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Randolph Middle
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4400 Water Oak Rd
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McClintock Middle
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2101 Rama Rd
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Quail Hollow Middle
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2901 Smithfield Church Rd
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Large public parks/greenways:
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Address
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CARMEL ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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2365 CARMEL RD
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EAST DISTRICT PARK OFFICE
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5715 MONROE RD
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OAKHURST NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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3500 CRAIG AV
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Greenway
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Status
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McMullen Creek Greenway
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Proposed
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Storm Water Services floodplain buyouts in this watershed
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Familiar sites in the McMullen Creek Watershed:
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McMullen Creek at Highway 51
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East Meck High School
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