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Water Resources in NC

Water Resources in NC. Typical Water Budget for North Carolina. North Carolina Surface Water. http://nc.water.usgs.gov/projects/index_basins.html. Get NC’s Groundwater Picture. Cross-Section of the Eastern United States. Beach. Mountains. Groundwater in NC. Central Coastal Plain

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Water Resources in NC

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  1. Water Resources in NC

  2. Typical Water Budget for North Carolina

  3. North Carolina Surface Water

  4. http://nc.water.usgs.gov/projects/index_basins.html

  5. Get NC’s Groundwater Picture

  6. Cross-Section of the Eastern United States Beach Mountains

  7. Groundwater in NC

  8. Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area Some aquifers in this region are being overused such that they will fail to meet the area's water supply needs in the near future. Regulation is needed to decrease withdrawals from these aquifers to a sustainable rate of use.

  9. Groundwater in NC

  10. Wetlands in North Carolina Original Wetland Acreage: 11,089,500 Acreage Lost: 5,400,000 or 49% Remaining Wetland Acreage: 5,689,500

  11. The Albemarle-Pamlico Estuaries are among the most productive natural systems on Earth. Due to the mixing of nutrients from land and sea, estuaries produce more food per acre than the richest farmland. North Carolina has the largest system of estuaries of any Atlantic Coastal State. Estuaries provide habitat for 75 percent of America’s commercial fish catch and for 80-90 percent of the recreational fish catch. In North Carolina, commercial and recreational fishing is a $1 billion-a-year industry, and keeping the estuarine system healthy is essential to a sustainable economy.

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