The Neuse River is a major permanent stream rising in the piedmont of North Carolina, emptying into the Pamlico Sound below New Bern. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Pamlico Sound (PAM-lik-o in North Carolina, is the largest Lagoon along the U Its total length is approximately 275 miles (443 km),[1] and its drainage basin, measuring 14,582 square kilometres (9,061,000 mi) in area, lies entirely inside the state of North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States It is formed by the confluence of the Flat and Eno Rivers prior to its entering the artificial Falls Lake reservoir in northern Wake County. The Flat River is a river in Southern Person County North Carolina and a portion of Durham County North Carolina. The Eno River, named for the Eno Indians who once lived along its banks is the initial Tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA Falls Lake is a 12500 acre (51 km² artificial lake located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, USA. Wake County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. Its fall line shoals lie submerged under the waters of Falls Lake. In Geomorphology, a fall line (at times referred to as a fall zone) marks the area where an upland region (continental Bedrock) and a Coastal plain A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water, The Neuse River has recently joined the American Rivers' list as the eighth most endangered river.
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Geography
Typical of rivers in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, the Neuse enters a basin of intermittent bottomland swamp on its journey towards its outlet. One interesting exception is the "Cliffs of the Neuse" area near Goldsboro, where the river cuts a narrow 30 m (90 ft) gorge through limestone and sandstone bluffs. Cliffs of the Neuse State Park is a state park in Wayne County, North Carolina in the United States. Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock composed mainly of Sand -size Mineral or rock grains. The Neuse is prone to extremes in its flow carriage, often escaping its banks during wet periods, then reducing to a trickle that can be forded on foot during prolonged drought conditions.
The Neuse flows through parts of seven counties. Major cities and towns in proximity to the Neuse are Durham, Neuse Township; Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina; Smithfield; Goldsboro; Kinston; and New Bern. Durham is a city in the US state of North Carolina. It is the County seat of Durham County Neuse Township (also designated Township 13) is one of twenty townships within Wake County North Carolina. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA Smithfield is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States.
Crabtree Creek is a major tributary of the Neuse; it flows in the Wake County area. Wake County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina.
History
The river's ties to human history are long, and many artifacts traced to ancient Native American settlement have been found along its muddy banks. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States In 1865, one of the first ironclad warships built by the Confederate Navy, the "Ram Neuse", was burnt and sunk to the river bottom by occupying Union Soldiers. An ironclad was a steam-propelled Warship of the later 19th century protected by Iron or Steel armor plates The Confederate States Navy ( CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed forces established by an act of the Confederate Congress During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three It was discovered during historically low water, raised in 1963, and placed beside the river at the Governor Caswell Memorial in Kinston. Richard Caswell ( August 3, 1729 &ndash November 10, 1789) was the first governor of the U
Water Quality
The Neuse has been plagued in recent years with environmental and public health problems related to municipal and agricultural wastewater discharge, storm runoff, and other sources of pollution. [2] Pollution was particularly bad in the aftermath of Hurricanes Fran and Floyd in the late 1990s. Hurricane Fran was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season that made landfall near Cape Fear in North Carolina Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm fourth Hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season.
The dinoflagellate Pfiesteria piscicida[3][4][5] is present in the river, and is affected by nutrient levels in the river. Pfiesteria piscicida is a Dinoflagellate species of the genus Pfiesteria that some researchers claim is responsible for many Harmful This organism is sometimes connected to fish kills as well as adverse health effects in humans.
Tributaries: West Bear Creek, Bear Creek
References
- ^ Neuse River, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
- ^ History of water quality problems, About the Neuse
- ^ Pfiesteria, About the Neuse
- ^ Pfiesteria, USDA
- ^ Facts about Pfiesteria, NCDENR
External links
West Bear Creek is a small Tributary to Bear Creek located in Eastern North Carolina.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic