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Exploring North Carolina

Water In NC: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Brief History

Compared to most other parts of the world, water is predictable and abundant in North Caro

04/01/2018

Exploring North Carolina

Water In NC: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Brief History

Season 13 Episode 1 | 27m 23sVideo has Closed Captions

Compared to most other parts of the world, water is predictable and abundant in North Caro

Compared to most other parts of the world, water is predictable and abundant in North Carolina. With 17 river basins, each with more than 40 inches of annual rainfall, water has shaped our coast, Piedmont and mountains and is the source of our economic prosperity. In this episode Exploring North Carolina, will look at early industry, land use practices and the “Great Flood of 1916.”

04/01/2018

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Exploring North Carolina

Water In NC: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Brief History

Season 13 Episode 1 | 27m 23sVideo has Closed Captions

Compared to most other parts of the world, water is predictable and abundant in North Carolina. With 17 river basins, each with more than 40 inches of annual rainfall, water has shaped our coast, Piedmont and mountains and is the source of our economic prosperity. In this episode Exploring North Carolina, will look at early industry, land use practices and the “Great Flood of 1916.”

04/01/2018

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