Pasquotank River Basin
By: Sha'Maiya Johnson
Profile
The Pasquotank river basin is 3,366 square miles long, has 2,000 rivers and streams, has a population of 118,913 and 107 total miles of coastline.
Wildlife and Vegetation
Pasquotank River has many rare animals in it's basin like the Red Wolf, Loggerhead sea turtles, and green turtles
Manatee
A species of sea mammals in the Pasquotank River basin.
Copyright: http://www.savethemanatee.org/anatomy.htm
Red Wolves
An endangered species of wolf in the Pasquotank River basin.
Copyright: https://biodiversitywarriors.wikispaces.com/Red+Wolf?responseToken=055e11220f5b6a655498f3dd49ecdf375
Loggerhead sea turtle
A rare species of sea turtles in the Pasquotank River basin.
Copyright: http://www.science-art.com/image/?id=1620&m=109#.VzSNmOYrLHg
Threats to Water Quality
The Pasquotank River Basin has a generally good water quality.
The only threat it has is recall coliform and the loss of vegetation.
Protecting our River Basin for the Future!
Things like pollution, population urbanization, and many other things are destroying the river basins. In order to help protect the river we need to stop littering near where the trash could run off into the water. We need to stop taking land away from the animals just so that we can make ourselves more urban. Find spaces that the animals don't use instead of taking places where they've already made their own.
More Information
The Bodie Island Lighthouse, Wind surfing, Swimming, Hang-gliding, Fishing, and Bird Migrations are all popular attractions for tourist
The Battle of Elizabeth City was fought on the river, Has the tallest natural sand dune system in the eastern United states, It is 41% water, It has fewer people living there than any other NC river basin, Contains the counties oldest operating canal.