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In the early 19th century, the basin was the scene of the nation’s first documented gold discovery. All of this cultural bounty is set in a landscape ripe with aquatic resources— cold- water and coolwater trout streams, slower- moving Piedmont streams, and even streams with Coastal Plain characteristics. Much of the Yadkin River is bound by a series of man- made lakes. From its headwaters near Blowing Rock, the Yadkin River flows east and then south across North Carolina’s densely populated midsection. It travels 203 miles— passing farmland; draining the urban landscapes of Winston- Salem, Statesville, Lexington and Salisbury; and fanning through seven man- made reservoirs before its name changes to the Pee Dee River below Lake Tillery. The Pee Dee courses another 230 miles to the Atlantic, leaving North Carolina near the community of McFarlan and ending its journey at South Carolina’s Winyah Bay. The Yadkin- Pee Dee River Basin bisects North Carolina, running north to south, neatly separating counties on its journey. Total miles of streams and rivers: 5,862 Total acres of lakes: 22,988 Municipalities within basin: 93 Counties within basin: 21 Size: 7,221 square miles Population: 1,463,535 ( 2000 U. S. Census) profile: YADKIN- PEEDEE RIVER BASIN Bald eagle ( above); Blewett Falls Lake, Pee Dee River ( left) T he Yadkin- Pee Dee River Basin is the cradle of civilization in the Carolinas. Here, evidence of 12,000 years of activity documents the history of Native Americans in the Southeast. The basin’s gently contoured Uwharrie Mountains, the oldest mountain range in North America, played as much a role in human settlement as the fertile rivers that slice through them. SC BILL LEA KEN TAYLOR, WILDLIFE IMAGES
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Full Text | In the early 19th century, the basin was the scene of the nation’s first documented gold discovery. All of this cultural bounty is set in a landscape ripe with aquatic resources— cold- water and coolwater trout streams, slower- moving Piedmont streams, and even streams with Coastal Plain characteristics. Much of the Yadkin River is bound by a series of man- made lakes. From its headwaters near Blowing Rock, the Yadkin River flows east and then south across North Carolina’s densely populated midsection. It travels 203 miles— passing farmland; draining the urban landscapes of Winston- Salem, Statesville, Lexington and Salisbury; and fanning through seven man- made reservoirs before its name changes to the Pee Dee River below Lake Tillery. The Pee Dee courses another 230 miles to the Atlantic, leaving North Carolina near the community of McFarlan and ending its journey at South Carolina’s Winyah Bay. The Yadkin- Pee Dee River Basin bisects North Carolina, running north to south, neatly separating counties on its journey. Total miles of streams and rivers: 5,862 Total acres of lakes: 22,988 Municipalities within basin: 93 Counties within basin: 21 Size: 7,221 square miles Population: 1,463,535 ( 2000 U. S. Census) profile: YADKIN- PEEDEE RIVER BASIN Bald eagle ( above); Blewett Falls Lake, Pee Dee River ( left) T he Yadkin- Pee Dee River Basin is the cradle of civilization in the Carolinas. Here, evidence of 12,000 years of activity documents the history of Native Americans in the Southeast. The basin’s gently contoured Uwharrie Mountains, the oldest mountain range in North America, played as much a role in human settlement as the fertile rivers that slice through them. SC BILL LEA KEN TAYLOR, WILDLIFE IMAGES |