4.5 River Basins
T ABLE 4.91 Water quality classifcation and rating information for the Yadkin — Pee Dee River Basin
Percent (Basin Waters)
Percent (Basin Waters)
Classifcations
Freshwater Miles
Freshwater Acres
Total Basin Waters*
9,450
—
38,727
—
HQW ORW
543 202
6 2
315
1
—
—
Percent (Monitored Waters) Freshwater Acres
Percent (Monitored Waters)
Use Ratings
Freshwater Miles
Total Named Waters
5,986 1,671
— 28 12
37,435 4,589 32,308
— 12 86 —
Supporting Impaired Not Rated
742
91
2
—
No Data
3,483
58
537
2
* Total Basin Waters estimated from National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), April 2015 (EPA 2014b) .
Tere are seven HQW Special Management Strategy Areas (SMSAs) totaling over 49,000 acres in the basin including Denson’s Creek (17,490 acres), Little River (12,594 acres), Rocky Creek (6,638 acres), Bridger Creek (4,754 acres), and four other locations (NCDWR 2015c) . Tere are four ORW SMSAs covering more than 92,975 acres in the basin, including Mitchell River Area (32,149 acres) and Elk Creek Area (32,284 acres) (NCDWR 2015c) . Tese areas require site-specifc provisions to protect resource values (e.g., no new discharges or expansion of existing discharges) (see 15A NCAC 02B.0225). Another supplemental classifcation is NCDWR’s trout water designation (Tr), which protects freshwaters for natural propagation of trout and survival of stocked trout on a year-round basis. Tere are about 703 miles of streams in the Yadkin — Pee Dee River Basin designated as Tr waters. Tis is not the same as the Commission’s public Mountain Trout Waters, which is used to designate waters that support trout and are open to public fshing. 4.5.20.3 Aquatic Species Tere are 30 SGCN in the basin: 1 crayfsh species, 17 fshes, and 12 mussel species. Appendix G provides a list of SGCN and other priority species for which there are knowl- edge gaps or management concerns. Appendix H identifes SGCN associated with aquatic communities found in this river basin. Table 4.92 identifes the SGCN found in the Yadkin — Pee Dee River Basin.
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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