4.5 River Basins
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Location of the Catawba River Basin
2015c) . Notable areas include Armstrong Creek, Wilson Creek area, Linville River, Henry and Jacobs Fork areas, and Upper and Steele Creek areas. Tese areas require site-specifc pro- visions to protect resource values (no new discharges or expansion of existing discharges) (see 15A NCAC 02B.0225). Table 4.50 provides information on water quality classifcations and use-support ratings in the basin. Another supplemental classifcation is NCDWR’s trout water (Tr) designation which protects freshwaters for natural propagation of trout and survival of stocked trout on a year-round basis. Tere are about 632 miles of streams in the Catawba River Basin des- ignated as trout waters. Tis is not the same as the Commission’s designated public Mountain Trout Waters, which is used to designate waters that support trout and are open to public fshing. Tese waters are classifed for NCWRC management purposes as either hatchery-supported (periodically stocked with trout) or wild trout waters (high-quality waters that sustain trout populations by natural reproduction).
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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