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7 <br /> Slopes <br /> ■ r <br /> ■• r <br /> ■ a <br /> is ■ � <br /> � sai <br /> - r <br /> a f <br /> • a <br /> i <br /> it <br /> r <br /> ■ <br /> r <br /> i ■■ r ra-■■- ■ <br /> 95 SIopE ©orange County Boundary <br /> Favorable(s 8%) <br /> Q Parcels <br /> Moderate(8.1%-14.9%) <br /> -Severe(�l 4.9%} ■ Study Area ❑.��r ca,aC vrI1MI9e inp.narn <br /> Streams and Stream Buffers <br /> Much of the assessment area is a headwaters area fort he Jordan Lake watershed. Headwaters are <br /> where streams begin because ridgelines split drainage areas into different drainage basins. The eastern <br /> portion of the area contains floodplain for Morgan Creek, which drains into Jordan Lake. <br /> As is normal for any large geographic area, numerous streams are located in the assessment area. State <br /> and County regulations require buffer areas adjacent to streams. The exact required stream buffer <br /> width varies depending on other considerations such as slope and groundcover. The map below shows <br /> the streams and depicts a buffer width of 100-feet (50-feet on each side of the stream). This buffer <br /> width is the general minimum width required by the County's UDO and could be more, depending on <br /> the presence of floodplain and the slope of the adjacent land. <br /> - 6 - <br />