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Jordan Lake was declared as nutrient-sensitive waters (NSW) by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission from 1983, the year it was impounded. The lake is eutrophic or hyper-eutrophic owing to excessive nutrient levels. [9] Jordan Lake offers a variety of facilities for recreation, conservation, and flood control.
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park spanning Chatham County, and Wake County, North Carolina. It comprises 4,558 acres (18.45 km 2 ) [ 1 ] of woodlands along the shores of 13,940-acre (56 km 2 ) Jordan Lake .
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. [22] The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
The following is a list of North Carolina weather records.North Carolina is located in the Southeastern United States.With the Appalachian Mountains in the western portions of the state, the Piedmont stretching nearly 300 miles across the central portions of the state, and the Coastal Plains and Atlantic Ocean in the eastern portions of the state, North Carolina has experienced many different ...
Kate Weiss walks through Kate's Pancake House in Carolina Beach Tuesday Sept. 17, 2024 in Carolina Beach, N.C. Flood waters took over the restaurant off Lake Park Blvd after a storm system moved ...
The Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (JLESF) is a 900-acre (3.6 km 2) is a North Carolinian State Forest near Apex, North Carolina. [1] It is located beside the over 46,768 acre (186 km²) Jordan Lake .
Stinking Creek rises about 4 miles southeast of Pittsboro, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows in a semi-circle to the Haw River at B. Everett Jordan Lake. [2] Stinking Creek makes up one of the arms of the lake.
The French Broad River breaks its banks Asheville on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.