Chowan River Basin
By: Jack Piatt
Chowan River Basin
This is a map of where the Chowan River Basin is located.
Water
This is what the water should look like because it is clear.
Chowan River Basin
This is a map of the counties in the Chowan River Basin.
Features
- There are 791 miles of streams and rivers in the Chowan River Basin
- 61,548 people live in the Chowan River Basin as of 2010
5 Important places/land-forms
- Albemarle Sound
- Eden House Bridge
- Petty's Shore
- Bonds Creek
- Meherrin River
PLANTS
Red Maple
This is a red maple that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
Tupelo
This is a tupelo that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
Bald Cypress
This is a bald cypress that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
Sunfish
This is a sunfish that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
Herring
This is a herring that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
Perch
This is a perch that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
LAND ORGANISMS
Bobcat
This is a bobcat that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
Grey Fox
This is a grey fox that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
Black Bear
This is a black bear that can be found in the Chowan River Basin.
NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
Animal Operations
Waste products from animals and other organisms can degrade the water quality in the Chowan River Basin if it flows into the basin.
Stormwater Discharge
Stormwater discharge can degrade the water quality of the Chowan River Basin because anything that rainwater picks up as it flows into stormwater drains will be washed into the basin.
POINT-SOURCE POLLUTION
Waste Water Treatment Plants
Waste water treatment plants can degrade the water quality of the Chowan River Basin because sometimes people don't properly clean water because they are trying to save money and as a result the dirty water flows back into basin.
Industrial Facilities
Industrial facilities can degrade the water quality of the Chowan River Basin because some of them don't pass regulations but they keep doing what they are doing anyway without trying to fix the problem.
SOLUTIONS
One solution to the non-point source pollution is to build walls around the streams flowing into the Chowan River Basin so we can filter the water entering the basin. One solution to the point-source pollution is to shut down facilities that do not pass regulations so we can keep the water clean.