Tar-Pamlico
Located in East of North Carolina
Major Cities
Greenville, Fayetteville, and Raleigh
counties
Beauford, Dore, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Martin, and Nash Pamlico
All County's
Water Basin
Bay River, Broad Creek, and Jones creek
Where does it empty
it empties in the Pamlico Sound estuary.
Total Miles of basin
54,373 miles
Over all size
6,148 square miles
Population
427,629 people live in the river basin in 2010
Tourist attractions
You can do all types of activities
-Boating
-fishing
-swimming
Also you can go to the Mattamuskeet National wildlife refuge
Animals in the Tar- Pamlico
Native animals:
Atlantic Sturgeon -scientific name -Acipenser Oxyrhunchus
Roanoke Bass -Scientific name -Ambloplities Cauifrans
Water Quality
It is good water has some water that you can drink off. Also it has electron potential of -1MV or bigger.
Sources of water pollution
Run off from farmland and Urban areas.
Prevent Pollution
It has been agreed to manage the water and how much there is when it rains.
Some people have even cleaned the river on there own too clean pollution and helped out so fish don't die.
Fun Fact
The Tar river is the fourth largest river in North Carolina.
The River basin is also only in North Carolina and doesnt go on to other states.