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L111 V D' DI <br />I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION <br />a) Location and Character <br />The Upper Eno Watershed is located within the Neuse River Basin, and is in the Cedar <br />Grove, Little River, Cheeks, Hillsborough, Bingham, and Chapel Hill Townships. <br />It characterized by low density development north and south of the I -85 /US 70 corridor. <br />Within this corridor, development is suburban in nature with interspersed non - residential <br />development <br />b) Reservoir Sites <br />There are three existing water bodies in the Upper Eno watershed, two of which are <br />currently used as water sources. Corporation Lake is the water supply for the Orange - <br />Alamance Water System, and is located just north of US 70. Lake Ben Johnson is - <br />located downstream on the Eno River near Dimmock's Mill Road, and is the Town of <br />Hillsborough's sole water source. Lake Orange, located upstream in Cedar Grove <br />Township, is currently used for flood control and flow augmentation and does not <br />provide drinking water at this time. <br />In addition to these existing lakes, three proposed reservoirs also require watershed <br />protection. These reservoirs are <br />1. West Fork of Eno (located in Cedar Grove Township). <br />2. Eno, North of McGowan Creek (in eastern Cheeks Township) <br />3. Seven -Mile Creek Reservoir, located south of I -85. <br />c) Affected Jurisdictions <br />The Upper Eno Watershed is contained entirely within Orange County's jurisdiction. <br />6 <br />