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Group la and lc - well suited for most urban uses <br /> Group 2a and 2c - suited for most urban uses with precautions <br /> Group 3 - erosion potential <br /> Group 4 and 5 - plastic subsoil <br /> Group 8 - shallowness to bedrock <br /> Group 9 - steep slopes <br /> Iij <br /> Group 10 - flooding <br /> Unique Natural Areas <br /> Certain areas possess unique natural characteristics which are con- <br /> - <br /> sidered valuable, although not necessarily in an economic sense. <br /> Data on natural areas gathered by The Triangle J Council of Governments <br /> as part of the 201 study for the region defined a natural area as <br /> any space containing an unusual or exemplary biological habitat, <br /> geologic feature or hydrologic location:11 <br /> In Orange County the following unique natural areas have been iden- <br /> tified by the Triangle J study: <br /> -Bald Mountain - located between SR I009 and SR 1111 in Chapel <br /> Hill Township. The site is located in Duke Forest. <br /> -Blackwood Mountain - located in Chapel Hill Township east of <br /> SR 1009 within Duke Forest. <br /> -Duke Forest Natural Area - this is a 151 acre site within the <br /> Korstion Division of Duke Forest located on N.C. 86 north <br /> of SR 1730 in Chapel Bill Township. <br /> -Morgan Creek Bluff - this site near University Lake Dam in <br /> Chapel Hill Township contains two north facing bluffs as <br /> well as interesting flora. <br /> -Occoneechee Mountain - the mountain is located in Hillsborough <br /> Township between 1-85 and the Eno River. The section known <br /> as Panthers Den is of special geologic and botanical importance. <br /> -Bernheim Tract - this 90 acre tract is part of the Eno River <br /> State Park and is located between 1-85 and SR 1568 in Eno <br /> Township <br /> 1 Source: Southern Highlands, Mountain Resources Management.-Plan • <br /> Vol. 2, 1974. North Carolina -p. PI .en and 'a - an. <br /> Economic Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation <br /> Areawide Water Quell .:ement Planning. 208 Project <br /> Inventory of Existing Uses. P. IV Ga. 197.. Triangle <br /> Council of Governments. <br />