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94 <br /> lib <br /> There are no fewer than 11 named stream crossings along the corridor,with designated floodplains along of them.The <br /> Eno River is the most regionally significant stream crossed by the US 70 corridor,which flows east to converge with the <br /> Flat and Little Rivers to form the Neuse at Falls Lake.The full lisf f hydraulic features along the corridor included is in <br /> Table 24. ° ` <br /> The local watershed plan for Morgan and Little Creek protects 74.5 square miles of land within Orange,Durham,and <br /> Chatham counties.More information on this Local Watershed Plan(LWP)is available here: <br /> https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation%20Services/Watershed Planning/Cape Fear River Basin/Morgan Little CK/Morg_a <br /> n%20and%20Little%20LWP%20Fact%20Sheet%20.pdf <br /> Table 24: Hydraulic Features in the Project Area <br /> Stream Name Classification* Description Basin Designated <br /> Floodplain? <br /> McAdams Creek(Latham Lake) WS-V; NSW From source to Back Creek Cape Fear Yes <br /> Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek(Forest Lake) WS-II; HQW; NSW From source to 0.4 miles upstream of mouth Cape Fear No <br /> Lake Michael WS-II; HQW; NSW Entire lake and connecting stream to Mill Creek Cape Fear Yes <br /> McGowan Creek(Efland Millpond) WS-II; HQW; NSW From source to 0.7 miles upstream of mouth Neuse Yes <br /> McGowan Creek WS-II; HQAW; NSW; From 0.7 miles upstream of mouth to Corporation Lake Neuse Yes <br /> Eno River(Corporation Lake, Lake Ben WS-II; HQW; NSW; From 0.4 miles upstream of Dry Run to Lake Ben Neuse Yes <br /> Johnston) CA Johnston Dam <br /> Eno River C; NSW From Lake Ben Johnston Dam to SR 1561 (Lawrence Neuse Yes <br /> Road) <br /> Cates Creek C; NSW From source to Eno River Neuse Yes <br /> Eno River From SR 1561 (Lawrence Road)to US 501 Neuse Yes <br /> Stony Creek WS-IV; NSW From 0.4 miles upstream to SR 1710(Old NC 10) Neuse Yes <br /> Rhodes Creek WS-IV; NSW From source to Eno River Neuse Yes <br /> *C—Aquatic Life,Secondary Contact Recreation,Fresh Water;CA—Critical Area;NSW—Nutrient Sensitive Waters;HQW—High Quality Waters;WS-II—water supply for <br /> drinking,culinary or food processing purposes in predominately undeveloped watersheds,WS-IV—water supply for drinking,culinary,or food processing purposes in moderately <br /> to highly developed watersheds or protected areas;WS-V—water protected as water supply <br /> 92 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />