Photographs of sedimentation problems and development in the Catawba River basin

3. McCrary Creek, Mooresville, Lake Norman. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt.

4. Gaston County, South Fork of the Catawba. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt

5. I-77, Lake Norman. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt

6. Hwy. 49, Lake Wylie. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt

9. Buffer zone destruction

12. Landfill near Catawba in Alexander County. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt.

13. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt

14. Polluted Surface Waters Over the past 20 years, non-point source pollution sources have increased by over 55% in our region due to the change in land cover. Lake Wylie Dam

19. Regional Land Cover Change 1984 to 2003 Provided by American Forests 1984

20. Volume + Velocity Change in Natural Stream Flow =

21. 14 feet

22. Polluted, Sediment Filled Streams and Lakes

23. More People = More Pollution Uses Lost

24. The Charlotte Observer-Layne Bailey

27. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt

32. Normandy Rd., Mooresville, Lake Norman

33. Normandy Rd., Mooresville, Lake Norman

34. Normandy Rd., Mooresville, Lake Norman

35. Norman Point Subdivision, Denver, Lake Norman

36. Norman Point Subdivision, Denver, Lake Norman