摘要: |
The Leith Creek Watershed is located in Scotland County in the coastal plains section of North Carolina. The watershed consists of a total area of 13.24 square miles above its confluence with Little Creek southeast of the City of Laurinburg. The Leith Creek flood plain passes through the northeast portion of the City of Laurinburg and forms the boundary between Laurinburg and East Laurinburg in its lower reach. The revised project area is limited to that 1.97 mile portion of Leith between Gill Street and the L 6 S Railroad just above State Road 1645 (Fertilizer Plant Road). Development within the flood plain of the study reach generally consists of low-cost housing and several small commercial concerns. An estimated $26,550 in damages occur annually in the study area. Problems of lesser importance are health problems due to septic tank overflow and standing water at flood stage; collection of trash, debris, sediment and large discarded articles in the creek bed; and safety problems due to flooding. |