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Natural Environmental Constraints Cheeks Township contains natural environmental constraints because of floodplains, a watersupply watershed, a few steep slopes, and poor soil conditions in some areas. 100-year floodplains that represent identified constraints occur along Sevenmile Creek, Crabtree Creek and Rocky Run in the southeastern part of the Township; along the Eno River and tributaries and McGowan Creek in the north-central part of the Township and along Back Creek (tributary A) northeast of Mebane. Most of the Upper Eno watershed which is drained primarily by the Eno River and Sevenmile Creek is located in Cheeks Township. In general , this watershed encompasses the eastern two-thirds of the Township. Water from this area goes lo supply both the Town of Hillsborough's system and the Orange-Alamance water system. Steep slopes represent only very limited constraints in the Township, occuring along sections of the Eno River and Sevenmile Creek in the eastern part of Cheeks Township. As would be expected poor soil conditions because of flooding are found to generally coincide with the floodplains identified. The only other significant pattern of poor soil conditions exist in the north central 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. Agriculture Reported Cheeks Township cropland both harvested and idle, diminished by over 30% between the years 1955 and 1977: 1955 1977 Change 1955-1977 % Change Cropland 7,294 acres 4,992 acres -2,302 acre -31 .6% Pasture 2,579 acres 3,085 acres + 506 acres +19.6% Total 9,873 acres 8,077 acres -1 ,796 acres -18.2%