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Robeson County: Water Quality
Table of sub-basins in the county and available data on water quality in those sub-basins.

Basin

Sub-Basin

River

..........................Benthos

Notes

...........................................................................................................1993..............1998

Lumber River	51	Lumber River	NC72	Good-Fair	Good-Fair	Downstream Lumberton WWTP. Poorer classification
Lumber River	51	Lumber River	US74	Good	Excellent	River has assimilated WWTP discharge
Lumber River	52	Raft Swamp	SR 1505	n/a	Not Rated	No Flow, habitat undisturbed
Lumber River	52	Little Raft Swamp	SR1505	n/a	Not Rated	No Flow, Some impacts of WWTP detected
Lumber River	53	Little Marsh Swamp	SR1907	n/a	Not Rated	No Flow, Good habitat
Lumber River	53	Big marsh Swamp	SR1924	n/a	Not Rated	No Flow, Diverse community, rather open canopy
Lumber River	54	Ashpole Swamp	NC41	Not Rated	Not Rated	No Flow in summer
Lumber River	54	Hog Swamp	SR2262	Not Rated	Not Rated	No Flow in summer
Lumber River	55	Shoe Heel Creek	SR1101	Excellent	Good	Conductivity relatively high compared to others in the subbasin, maybe reflecting the effects of WWTP in Town of Maxtton and City of Lurinburg

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