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Six Mile-Twelve Mile Watershed
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Flat Branch flows into Six Mile Creek
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Location description: Southern edge of Mecklenburg County
A unique creek: Twelve Mile Creek is one of about a dozen named Mecklenburg County creeks shown on a hand-drawn map of the region created in 1789.
Approximate square miles of land: 12.72 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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3,851
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12,364
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31,618
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Drains into: Union County / Catawba River Watershed
Creeks and named tributaries in the watershed: Six Mile Creek, Flat Branch, Twelve Mile Creek
Miles of perennial streams (always have water): 24.494
Impaired streams: Six Mile Creek from source to state line
Reason for impairment: lack of fish-species diversity
Number of structures (800 square feet or larger) in the regulated floodplain: 169 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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23.6%
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18.2%
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50.0%
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2.0%
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0.2%
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3.8%
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0.6%
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1.6%
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Landmarks: Providence Country Club
Zip Codes: 28105, 28270, 28277
Larger neighborhoods: Blakeney
Schools:
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Address
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McKee Rd Elementary
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4101 McKee Rd
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Hawk Ridge Elementary
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9201 Bryant Farms Rd
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Jay M Robinson Middle
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5925 Ballantyne Commons
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Omni Montessori Center
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9536 Blakeney Heath Rd
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Community House Middle
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9500 Community House Rd
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Ardrey Kell High
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10220 Ardrey Kell Rd
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Elon Park Elementary
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11425 Ardrey Kell Rd
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Polo Ridge Elementary
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11830 Tom Short Road
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Large public parks/greenways:
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Parks
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Address
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Ballantyne Community Park
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Community House Rd
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521 Center
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11401 Ardrey Kell Rd
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Flat Branch Community park
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11830 Tom Short Rd
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Elon Homes Regional Park
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11435 Ardrey Kell Rd
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McKee Rd Community park
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4201 McKee Rd.
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Colonel Francis Beatty Regional Park
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4330 Weddington Rd
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Greenway
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Status
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Six Mile Creek Greenway
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Proposed
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Flat Branch Greenway
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Proposed
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Familiar sites in Six Mile and Twelve Mile Watersheds:
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Blakeney shopping center fountain
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Six Mile Creek
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