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| Population |
2000: 590
2030: 3,058 |
| Creek Length |
9 miles |
| Drainage Area |
4 square
miles |
| Drains To |
Dry Creek
South |
| Well Known Sites |
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| Land Use |
Residential
Business
Civic
Parks
Roadways
Undeveloped |
27%
5%
0%
0%
5%
62% |
Watershed Facts
- This is one of the headwater tributaries
of Dry Creek South and is dominated by agricultural land use.
There is little baseflow
in these southeastern watersheds due probably to degraded creekside
areas and deep clayey soils.
- North Fork Dry Creek is a low gradient Blackland
Prairie stream impacted by agricultural activities and low density
development.
- Freshwater mussels, an indication of good
water quality, have historically been observed in North Fork
Dry.
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Creek Assessments
Environmental
| Index |
Score |
Category |
Notes |
| Overall
Score |
62 |
Fair |
North Fork Dry ranks
24 out of 46 watersheds in overall quality |
Water
Chemistry |
53
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Fair |
Water quality is average,
ammonia is high, conductivity is very high, orthophosphorus
is high, suspended solids are high |
Sediment
Quality |
83
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Very Good |
PAHs are very low, herbicides/pesticides
are very low, metals are very low |
| Recreation |
92 |
Excellent
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During dry weather conditions,
bacteria is not a threat |
| Aesthetics |
71 |
Good |
Some litter present,
no odor, water is cloudy, most of the creek bed is dry |
| Habitat |
47 |
Marginal |
Very bad sediment deposition,
cover is insufficient, buffer zone is too small |
| Aquatic
Life |
24 |
Bad |
Benthic macroinvertebrate
community is poor, diatom community is fair |
- Absence of pollution-intolerant diatom species
suggests water quality may be impacting aquatic life.
- Flow limitation due to soil and topography.
Large portion of riparian zone converted to agricultural uses.
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North Fork Dry Creek at US 183 |
North Fork Dry Creek at FM 812 |
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