Mud Creek Watershed Restoration Plan - Henderson County Center

Figure 2.9: VWIN monitoring sites in the Mud Creek Watershed............................................. 15Figure 2.10: Map of Hendersonville showing Mud Creek prior to channelization...................... 17Figure 3.1: Stream vulnerability rating based on percent impervious cover in theMud Creek Watershed – by subwatershed................................................................ 27Figure 3.2: Existing wetlands and areas with hydric soils in the Mud Creek Watershed........... 28Figure 3.3: Flooding at Hendersonville’s Southside, just one of many areas of chronic floodingexacerbated by floodplain development and impervious cover............................... 29Figure 3.4: Agricultural land uses in the Mud Creek Watershed. .............................................. 35Figure 3.5: Cattle with direct access to Mud Creek.................................................................... 36Figure 3.6: Cattle access points to streams in the Mud Creek Watershed.................................. 36Figure 3.7: Eroding streambanks cause sediment to fill stream channels impacting aquatichabitat....................................................................................................................... 40Figure 3.8: Site of Clear Creek stream restoration project ......................................................... 42Figure 3.9: Runoff from gravel driveway in the upper Mud Creek watershed........................... 44Figure 3.10: Estimated annual sediment load from land uses in the Mud Creek watershed ....... 45Figure 3.11: Number of building permits issued for new residential units in Henderson County1996-2002 ................................................................................................................ 46Table of ContentsPage iii