Chapter 4 Habitats
Tr Waters (NCDEQ)
Units
TOTAL 48,596
HQW
ORW
NSW
Freshwater Acres Freshwater Miles
167 297
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167 588
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3,068
239
HQW/ORW Management Areas – Acres
71,337
50,151
21,186
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4.5.6.3 Aquatic Species Appendix 3 provides lists of SGCN and other priority species for which there are knowledge gaps or management concerns. Appendix 3-18 identifies aquatic SGCN associated with aquatic communities found in this river basin. In addition to the crayfish, freshwater fish and mussels, and aquatic snails found in the basin, there are also species that have both aquatic and terrestrial stages to their life history. The following list of SGCN are also associated with the aquatic communities in the Catawba River Basin.
Federal Status
State Status
Common Name
Scientific Name
INSECTS - DRAGONFLIES American Emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii Aeshna tuberculifera
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Black-tipped Darner
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At-Risk
Ophiogomphus edmundo
Edmund's Snaketail
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Aeshna verticalis
Green-striped Darner
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Phanogomphus descriptus
Harpoon Clubtail
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At-Risk
Macromia margarita
Mountain River Cruiser
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Boyeria grafiana
Ocellated Darner
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Ophiogomphus howei Somatochlora elongata Sympetrum obtrusum
Pygmy Snaketail
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Ski-tipped Emerald
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White-faced Meadowhawk
4.5.6.4 Threats Affecting Aquatic Species Impoundment. According to the National Aquatic Barrier Inventory & Prioritization Tool (SARP 2024) , 773 dams and road-related barriers are in the Catawba River Basin. Impoundment is a major factor in the loss and degradation of habitat for priority aquatic species in the Catawba basin. All but the upper headwater reaches of the Catawba River (upstream from Lake James) are either impounded or regulated by hydropower projects (Duke Energy). Coldwater releases degrade the Lake James tailwater for many native species, and it is presently managed as a
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