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South Atlantic Water Science Center

Map of North Carolina highlighting the project study area

Project Overview

Full Title
Artificial Drainage

Location
Middle Swamp watershed of the Little Contentnea Creek subbasin

Cooperating Agencies
NCDENR, Division of Water Quality, Groundwater Section

Project Chief
Stephen Harden

Period of Project
2000 - 2001

Team Members
Tim Spruill

Artificial Drainage

This project was completed in 2001. These pages are for historical purposes only.

Study Area and Data

Map showing location of Middle Swamp watershed in North Carolina
Figure 1. Location of Middle Swamp watershed in the Neuse River basin, North Carolina.

Table 1. Tile and ditch sampling sites in streams of the Middle Swamp watershed.
Sample Site USGS Station Number Site Type Fertilizer Source
Sandy Run
SR1-T1 353408077410601 Tile Swine-lagoon effluent
SR1-D1 0209171725 Ditch Swine-lagoon effluent
SR2-T1 353407077411801 Tile Commercial
SR2-D1 02091717 Ditch Commercial
SR3-T1 353220077392401 Tile Commercial
SR3-D1 353212077392801 Ditch Commercial
SR4-T1 353107077383001 Tile Swine-lagoon effluent
SR5-T1 353111077334901 Tile Swine-lagoon effluent
Middle Swamp
MS1-T1 353343077354901 Tile Commercial
MS1-D1 0209171225 Ditch Commercial
MS2-T1 353351077342001 Tile Commercial
MS2-D1 353356077342901 Ditch Commercial
MS2-T2 353354077343401 Tile Commercial
MS3-T1 353308077340301 Tile Treatment plant sludge
MS4-T1 353110077330901 Tile Commercial
MS4-D1 353111077330501 Ditch Commercial
MS4-T2 353125077332501 Tile Swine-lagoon effluent
MS4-D2 02091734 Ditch Swine-lagoon effluent

SR1-T1 SR1-D1 SR2-T1 SR2-D1 SR3-T1 SR3-D1 SR4-T1 SR5-T1 MS1-T1 MS1-D1 MS2-T1 MS2-T2 MS2-D1 MS3-T1 MS4-T1 MS4-T2 MS4-D1 MS4-D2 02191736