Chapter 4 Habitats
4.5.4 Broad River Basin 4.5.4.1 River Basin Description
The Broad River Basin originates in North Carolina and flows into South Carolina, where it is part of the Edisto-Santee River Basin. The western part of the basin includes headwaters and major tributaries that begin in the Mountain ecoregion and flow southeastward through the foothills to form the Green and Broad Rivers. The Broad River Basin is located along the boundary with South Carolina and encompasses all or part of eight counties: Buncombe, Cleveland, Gaston, Henderson, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford. Municipalities in the basin range in population size from about 200 to 21,000 people and much of the population can be found around the towns of Shelby, Boiling Springs, Forest City, and Lawndale (NCDEQ 2011, 2025e) . Figure 4.5.4-1 depicts the geographic location of the Broad River Basin.
Figure 4.5.4-1 Location of the Broad River Basin
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