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

Basin	Sub-Basin	River	Location............Benthos			Note
				1993	1998
Cape Fear	19	Great Coharie Creek	SR1214	Good	Good-Fair	Downstream of Clinton, many hog farms. Reduced number of sensitive taxa (EPT)
Cape Fear	19	Little Coharie Creek	SR1214	Good	Good-Fair	Good flow occurs in limited areas, erosion present
Cape Fear	19	Six Runs Creek	SR1960	Excellent	Good	Snag habitat removed, reduced taxa
Cape Fear	19	Black River	NC411	Excellent	Excellent	Snag haitat removed in 1998. Unusually high diversity. High concentration of hog farms.

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