Goose Creek Watershed Management Plan Version - Charlotte ...
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<strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Version</strong> 1...………………...October 31, 2009<br />
Executive Summary<br />
The <strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> is located in southeastern Mecklenburg County and is<br />
almost entirely within the town limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of Mint Hill. The<br />
watershed has been designated as habitat for the federally listed endangered Carolina<br />
Heelsplitter Mussel. This designation has brought about the implementation of a Site<br />
Specific <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> for new development in the watershed. In addition to the<br />
issues surrounding the Carolina Heelsplitter, the municipalities within the <strong>Watershed</strong><br />
were required to develop a Water Quality Recovery Program for Fecal Coliform, which<br />
was the result of a Fecal Coliform TMDL. In addition to Fecal Coliform, the watershed<br />
is also identified on the NC 303(d) list for impaired biological integrity, likely a result of<br />
hydro-modification of the stream channel. Table 1 presents general statistics for the<br />
<strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong>.<br />
Table 1: General <strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> Statistics (portion of <strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> within<br />
Mecklenburg County).<br />
Estimated <strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong><br />
5616<br />
Population<br />
<strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> Area 6975 acres<br />
Stream Miles (Draining > 50 acres) 28 miles<br />
Dominant Land Uses<br />
Major Political Jurisdictions Town of Mint Hill<br />
Major Streams in the <strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />
<strong>Watershed</strong><br />
Rural Residential 34%<br />
Vacant 31%<br />
Low Density Residential 11%<br />
Medium/Low Density<br />
Residential 9%<br />
Transportation 8%<br />
<strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />
Duck <strong>Creek</strong><br />
Stevens <strong>Creek</strong><br />
1<br />
Sediment entering Mountain Island Lake from <strong>Goose</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Cove
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