Table 1. Drainage areas and basin characteristics for tributaries upstream of
locations surveyed for fish populations
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Drainage area Percentage of land area by classification
Tributary (square miles) for basins upstream of surveyed locations 1
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Urban Forest Agriculture Other
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Industrial, Other
Residential commercial, urban
transportation
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Snake Creek 36 1 0 0 83 15 1
Sope Creek 31 68 13 1 12 4 2
Nickajack Creek 21 63 11 1 20 3 2
Willeo Creek 15 68 1 1 20 6 4
Peachtree Creek 85 59 32 2 7 0 0
Nancy Creek 35 63 24 4 7 <1 <2
Proctor Creek 16 53 26 7 11 0 3
Rottenwood 18 39 33 15 12 <1 <1
Utoy Creek 34 52 12 6 26 <1 <4
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1 from Atlanta Regional Commission (1990)
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