Goose Creek Watershed Management Plan Version - Charlotte ...

Goose Creek Watershed Management Plan Version 1...………………...October 31, 2009
485 on Goose and Stevens Creeks respectively (Figure 2). The EPT taxa richness was
generally below 10 species for all samples taken since 1999 in Goose Creek. Figure 7
presents the benthic macrinvertebrate scores for Goose Creek since 1995. As can be
discerned from the graph, Goose Creek has exhibited a general decline in its
macroinvertebrate population. However, it is important to note that the
macroinvertebrate populations in Goose Creek are very sensitive to drought as Goose
Creek tends to dry up more readily than other creeks with a similar drainage area. This is
likely due to the drainage area being partially within the Carolina Slate Belt
EPT Taxa Richness
25
20
15
10
5
0
July
1995
MY9A
MY9B
MY9
May
1998
July
1999
June
2000
June
2001
July
2002
Date
Figure 7: Goose Creek Benthic Macroinvertebrate Scores.
The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) performs
monitoring for macroinvertebrates and the Carolina Heelsplitter in Goose Creek. The
macroinvertebrate sample results are presented in Table 5.
Table 5: NCDENR Macroinvertebrate Sample Results
Site Stream County Road Bioclassification
SSB-3 Goose Creek Mecklenburg SR 1004 Good
SSB-4 Goose Creek Union Glamorgan Rd. Good
SSB-5 Goose Creek Union SR 1524 Good
SSB-6 Goose Creek Union Below Fairfield Fair
SSB-7 Goose Creek Union SR 1525 Poor
SSB-8 Goose Creek Union SR 1533 Fair
B-5 Goose Creek Union US 601 Poor
SSB-9 Goose Creek Union SR 1547 Fair
SSB-1 Stevens Creek Mecklenburg Maple Hollow Rd. Good
SSB-2 Stevens Creek Mecklenburg Thompson Rd Not Impaired
SSB-10 Duck Creek Union US 601 Fair
The distribution of the population with the watershed is currently unknown; however it is
likely that no supporting populations of the mussel are in Mecklenburg County because
July
2003
11
June
2004
July
2005
July
2006
July
2007
Fully Supporting
Partially Supporting
Not Supporting