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Steele Creek Watershed
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Location description: Southwestern Mecklenburg County
A unique creek: home to several rare species of fish including the coastal shiner (Notropis petersoni), the Redfin pickerel (Esox americanus) and Carolina darter (Estheostoma collis)
Name game: On some maps, Blackmanship Branch is listed as Blankmanship Branch.
Approximate square miles of land: 15.51 square miles
Estimated population of this watershed: |
Historic Steele Creek Presbyterian Church
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1990
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2000
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2010
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5,024
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13,770
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26,872
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Drains into: York County, SC / Catawba River Watershed
Creeks and named tributaries in the watershed: Steele Creek, Blackmanship Branch, Polk Ditch, Walker Branch, Walker Branch Tributary
Miles of perennial streams (always have water): 24.877
Impaired streams: None
Number of structures (800 square feet or larger) in the regulated floodplain: 132 buildings are located in the floodplain
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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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23.7%
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20.2%
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32.4%
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1.8%
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16.1%
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4.3%
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0.3%
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1.2%
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Landmarks: Carowinds
Larger neighborhoods: Rivergate, Huntington Forest, Yorkshire, Choate Park
Schools:
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Steele Creek Elementary
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4100 Gallant Ln, Rt 2
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Lake Wylie Elementary
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13620 Erwin Rd
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Biotechnology, Health and Public Administration
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4301 Sand Porter Road, Suite E
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Kennedy Middle
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4000 Gallant Ln
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Southwest Middle
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13624 Steele Creek Rd
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Cathedral of the Cross Christian School
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13925 Erwin Rd
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River Gate Elementary
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15340 Smith Rd
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Olympic Math, Engineering and Sciences High
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4301 Sandy Porter Road, Suite B
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Olympic International Studies and Global Economics High
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4301 Sandy Porter Road, Suite A
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Olympic Renaissance High
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4301 Sandy Porter Road, Suite D
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Olympic International Business and Communication Studies
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4301 Sandy Porter Road, Suite C
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Large public parks/greenways:
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Parks
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Address
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Steele Creek Elementary Park
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4100 Gallant ln
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Greenways
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Status
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Steele Creek Greenway
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Proposed
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Walkers Branch Greenway
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Proposed
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Familiar sites in the Steele Creek Watershed:
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Carowinds
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North Carolina side of Carowinds
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