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When the center opened in 1975 as the Bush Mountain Outdoor Activity Center, it was Atlanta's "first and only environmental education and outdoor recreation facility." Atlanta Public Schools leased 8 acres (0.032 km 2) to the OAC for $1 a year, and the Natural Science for Youth Foundation helped fund, organize and staff the original center. The ...
Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin.It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.
Sub-Basin HUC Sub-Basin Name Sub-Basin Description [3] Sub-Basin Location [3] Sub-Basin Size (mi 2) [4] Sub-Basin Map 03130001 Upper Chattahoochee: The drainage and associated waters of the Chattahoochee River from the source of the river in Union County, running southwest through Lake Lanier to a line from Marietta through Smyrna, Atlanta, and Decatur, to Stone Mountain.
Atlanta Watershed Management installed a standalone water meter at the problem plot of land on Oct. 4, 2022. At the time, the plot was just dirt; Raw hadn’t even started laying the foundation ...
The South River Forest or Weelaunee Forest is an area in southeast metro Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States named after the nearby South River. The South River is also known by its Muscogee Creek name, the "Weelaunee". The area includes significant disparate, undeveloped forested parcels that help protect the river and tributaries.
Atlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service that began last week, leaving a swath of a major city under boil-water advisories and highlighting ...
(Atlanta History Center) Clear Creek is a stream in northeast Atlanta that serves as a tributary to Peachtree Creek and is part of the Chattahoochee River watershed. It has two main branches: one originating east of the high ground along Boulevard and another to the west, originating on the northeast side of downtown Atlanta.
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