1. Water Resources in NC

3. Typical Water Budget for North Carolina

4. North Carolina Surface Water

9. Get NC’s Groundwater Picture

10. Cross-Section of the Eastern United States
Mountains
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11. Groundwater in NC

14. Central Coastal Plain
Capacity Use Area
Some aquifers in this region are being overused such that they will fail to meet the area's water supply needs in the near future. Regulation is needed to decrease withdrawals from these aquifers to a sustainable rate of use.

16. Groundwater in NC

17. Wetlands in North Carolina
Original Wetland Acreage: 11,089,500
Acreage Lost: 5,400,000 or 49%
Remaining Wetland Acreage: 5,689,500

19. The Albemarle-Pamlico Estuaries are among the most productive natural systems on Earth. Due to the mixing of nutrients from land and sea, estuaries produce more food per acre than the richest farmland. North Carolina has the largest system of estuaries of any Atlantic Coastal State. Estuaries provide habitat for 75 percent of America’s commercial fish catch and for percent of the recreational fish catch. In North Carolina, commercial and recreational fishing is a $1 billion-a-year industry, and keeping the estuarine system healthy is essential to a sustainable economy.