Environmental Quality of Wilmington and New Hanover County Watersheds, 2000-2001

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF WILMINGTON AND
NEW HANOVER COUNTY WATERSHEDS
2000-2001

by
Michael A. Mallin, Lawrence B. Cahoon, Martin H. Posey, Lynn A. Leonard, Douglas C. Parsons,
Virginia L. Johnson, Ellen J. Wambach, Troy D. Alphin, Kim A. Nelson and James F. Merritt

CMS Report 02-01
Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, N.C. 28409
February, 2002

Executive Summary	Smith Creek
Introduction	Upper and Lower Cape Fear
Methods	Whiskey Creek
Barnards Creek	Little Creek
Bradley Creek	Soil phosphorus, Land use, and Phosphorus Loading to New Hanover County Tidal Creeks
Burnt Mill Creek	Studies of Oyster Reefs in New Hanover County Tidal Creeks
Futch Creek	Use of Installed Oyster Reefs to Improve Water Quality
Greenfield Lake	References Cited
Water Fowl & Rainfall Effects on Greenfield Lake Nutrients	Acknowledgments
Hewletts Creek	Appendix A: Selected N.C. water quality standards
Howe Creek	Appendix B: Water Body Use Support Rankings
Motts Creek	Appendix C: GPS coordinates for sampling stations
Pages Creek	Appendix D: UNCW reports reports related to tidal creeks

Funded by:
The City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, and
the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund