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McDowell Creek Watershed
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Content1 Location: Northwestern Mecklenburg County including parts of Cornelius and western Huntersville
A unique creek: Records indicate the creek was named for John McDowell who settled along the banks in 1753. Population of this watershed increased 468 percent from 1990 to 2010.
Name game: Caldwell Station Creek is sometimes confused with Caldwell Creek. Caldwell Station is part of the McDowell Watershed. Caldwell Creek is in east Charlotte and in the Reedy Creek Watershed.
Approximate square miles of land: 32.41 square miles
Estimated population:
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1990
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2000
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2010
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8,242
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23,801
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46,813
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Drains into: Mountain Island Lake / Catawba River
Creeks and named tributaries in the watershed: McDowell Creek, McDowell Tributary #1, McDowell Tributary #2, Caldwell Station Creek, Torrence Creek, Torrence Tributary #1, Torrence Tributary #2,
Miles of perennial streams (always have water): 48.08 miles
Impaired streams: McDowell Creek
Reason for impairment: Lack of aquatic diversity
Number of structures (800 square feet or larger) in the regulated floodplain: 112 structures of 800 feet or lager 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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31.9%
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23.8%
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30.5%
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1.9%
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2.5%
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6.0%
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2.0%
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1.4%
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Landmarks: Birkdale Village, Northcross Shopping Center, Huntersville Aquatic Center, Cornelius Arts Center, Blue Planet Water Environmental Center
Larger neighborhoods: Birkdale, Cedarfield, Monteith Park, Sherwood Forest, Wynfield, Stumptown, Hopewell, Tanner's Creek, Carrington Ridge, Rural Hill
Colleges: CPCC-North Campus
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Birkdale Village is in the
McDowell Watershed
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Address
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Cornelius Elementary
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21126 Catawba Av
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Huntersville Elementary
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200 Gilead Rd
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Hopewell High
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11530 Beatties Ford Rd
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Francis Bradley Middle
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13345 Beatties Ford Rd
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J.M. Alexander Middle
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12201 Hambright Rd
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Torrence Creek Elementary
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14550 Ranson Rd
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JV Washam Elementary
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9611 Westmoreland Rd
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Barnette Elementary
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13659 Beatties Ford Rd
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Lake Norman Charter Middle
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12435 Old Statesville Rd
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Parks/greenways:
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Address
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AUTEN NATURE PRESERVE
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NECK RD
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RICHARD BARRY MEMORIAL PARK
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BEATTIES FORD RD
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COOK REGIONAL PARK
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ERVIN COOK RD
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COWANS FORD WILDLIFE REFUGE
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NECK RD
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MCDOWELL CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
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GILEAD RD
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PENNINGTON COMMUNITY PARK
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OLIVER HAGER RD
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NORTH MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY PARK
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16131 OLD STATESVILLE RD
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WESTMORELAND REGIONAL PARK
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17702 WEST CATAWBA AV
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RURAL HILL NATURE PRESERVE
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4431 NECK RD
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Greenway
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Status
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McDowell Greenway
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Proposed
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Torrence Creek Greenway
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Proposed
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Public Libraries: North County Regional Library
Storm Water Services projects to improve water quality in this watershed:
McDowell Creek Watershed (multiple projects)
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Familiar sites in the McDowell Creek Watershed:
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McDowell Creek at Beatties Ford Road
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Hopewell High School
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Huntersville Aquatic Center
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Torrence Creek
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