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In 2006 the river became the center of a water use controversy between the residents of the Catawba watershed and Cabarrus County, North Carolina. The cities of Concord and Kannapolis are expecting a daily shortfall of 22 million US gallons (83,000 m 3 ) of water a day by 2035 [ 5 ] in their Rocky River watershed and want to pump up to 36 ...
Catawba County (/ k ə ˈ t ɔː b ə / kuh-TAW-buh) [1] is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 160,610. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Newton , [ 3 ] and its largest community is Hickory .
A drone image shows homes submerged in flood water from the Catawba River Saturday, September 28, 2024. Dave Mooney a local resident on Harwood Lane, watches as floodwater from the Catawba River ...
Catawba is located on the northeastern border of Catawba County. Its northeastern boundary is the shore of the Catawba River in Lake Norman.. North Carolina Highway 10 passes through the center of the town, leading north 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Exit 138 on Interstate 40 and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Newton.
Lake James is the product of an effort in the early 1900s led by James B. Duke to create a system of dams and reservoirs on the Catawba River in North Carolina's Piedmont with the intention of electrifying the region. [3]
Flood waters from the Catawba River destroyed Faith Primary Care Plus after Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina. “Look at our brand new $5,000 fax machine,” Mayeba said while ...
Residents of the homes, which sit on the Catawba River—which effectively serves as the county line between Mecklenburg and Gaston County, which is eligible for FEMA assistance—said they are ...
Catawba Valley. C.1875. Catawba Valley Pottery describes alkaline glazed stoneware made in the Catawba River Valley of Western North Carolina from the early 19th century, as well as certain contemporary pottery made in the region utilizing traditional methods and forms. The earliest Catawba Valley pottery was earthenware made by the Catawba ...