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Back Creek (Tributary A) northeast of Mebane. WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED. Most of the Upper Eno watershed, which is drained primarily by the Eno River and Seven Mile Creek, is located in cheeks Township. In general, this watershed encompasses the eastern two-thirds of the Towns hip. Water from this area supplies both the Hillsborough and r-IF Orange-Alamance water systems. The constru_ction of the —Back the T ms of Graham and Creek Resery jn._Alamanca cou-METLa .2-w--a of! the ZO .30r.1 - Mebane adds the northwest co-„ rner Lj2 to the Water 1 uippja Wat rshad. 91A-lass_i±irat_jon, The existence of a W-1 watershed crossed by an important transportation corridor requires serious consideration. of the trade-offs between environmental protection and industrial development opportunities and is the critical issue facing Cheeks Township in the near future. STEEP SLOPES. Steep .slopes represent only very limited the constraints in the Township, Occurring along sections of Eno River and Seven Mile Creek in the eastern part of Cheeks ox' ate 9_80 ar Township. Jhere are es -o-t land iJn the e a of slo 15% or ZLt&t_er. Towns= on which the degree tr SOILS. As would be expected poor soil conditions are found to generally coincide with identified floodplains. �There are ap - es of 1 od- ro e. j;o which lie • prox ma 940 armies ady LrAt to t ide ntified loo year fl , ood RIAL11s• The only exist other significant patterns of poor soil conditions in the north-central area and ,on scattered sites in, the south-central part of the Township where there is some limitation due to heavy clay content and shallow depth to bedrock. Cultural and Na_ --esou _tural R --rce Of ghee s 1Qnshj2 29ises Aniaue and exem- lary ceirtaj-n areas r1stigs Zjat age of 2r.P—at, lue. natur &rLd physical cha Act 1 It may be_'hL=r_� ZtLe value is not nec �s�saril monetary. ess. biological.. 52-iri-t-RA-1-1- 2-r -0t YAI-u-e —to the b-�n �n P-t2p__ River in Ch_eLks The Catalina s eqLa Al—ina _Da_r_te_r&. a fish found in the Eno _I concern j as __I s e Township, hU been Darter, -a j2ftpj_es 2__ b This deli_ and U2121—es when the spe Les 4 the StAte. face4 with major, hAaiba�itat exisj;s in —sm-a-11 22.2214tiPA-L is loss-, or j& the tam of eXolSL11=1,an. Four 2riyat homes in the _Townshi]2 have been ideiajifLEA 1?or q - Ly as historically and L_ the —Division f —chives and History . o Of gAgs-e-L architecturally iMportan , to t gi olL Two 17 use date gXoM the _1ate _�QV s Moorefields and the Rice L2-q 1��_Nation Rea .s_ter of _Pla_ces- and are listed In. the --.a' op and co unity Li is served 12y f,.e of the T2XqSh_i_2 The spirit community its twent -one- actim-e gchu�rches and 3.8-6