River+Basins

North Carolina River Basins

Create a brochure about a North Carolina river basin. Choose one of the 17 river basins in North Carolina to research.

Your brochure needs to be neatly hand written, colorful, and creative. It must contain information about river basins in general, as well as a specific river basin in North Carolina. The brochure must have at least one hand-drawn picture per page of the brochure.

Specific information should include:
 * Total miles streams and rivers, acres of estuaries, and coastline.
 * Number and list of municipalities within the basin
 * List of counties within the basin
 * Square miles of the basin
 * Population from the 2000 US Census
 * A detailed map of the river basin
 * An overall description about the river basin
 * Sections with bulleted information about animal species, plant species, water quality, and threats
 * Tourist information
 * Places to visit
 * Ways to help

Your brochure needs to persuade tourists to visit your river basin.

Resources: [] Fourteen Page River Book [] NC Map of River Basins []
 * Discover Your Ecological Address: River Basins**