McLendon's Creek Watershed
What is the McLendons Creek Watershed Project?
The McLendons Creek Watershed Project is a three year (1996-1999) effort to
install and evaluate agricultural and urban best management practices (BMPs). The goal is
to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff to McLendons Creek. BMPs are land use practices
such as vegetated stream buffers, fertilizer management, storm water detention basins and
others. Water quality monitoring before and after BMP implementation is used to evaluate
their overall effectiveness. Project decisions are made by a diverse steering committee
with representatives from the following agencies: Moore County Cooperative Extension
Service, North Carolina State University, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Moore
County Soil and Water Conservation District, NC Division of Soil and Water Conservation,
NC Division of Water Quality, and the NC Division of Water Resources. The project is
funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency through a Clean Water Act, Section 319
grant administered by the NC Division of Water Quality.
Where is the McLendons Creek Watershed?
McLendons Creek is located in Moore County and is a tributary of
the Deep River and the Cape Fear River. Agricultural land uses include about 3,000 acres
of cropland (corn, small grains, soybeans, tobacco) and 3,200 acres of pasture. Animal
operations include more than 12 poultry and swine farms. Urban land uses include the
communities of Seven Lakes and Carthage.
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