Site 1: Cole Springs Branch near Cedar Street
- Coordinates: 35.9305188558, -79.0448993588 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stop: Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard at Bolinwood Drive (Stop ID 3245)
- Nearest bus lines: G, NS, NU, T
- Cole Springs Branch is a tributary of Bolin Creek, and the sampling site is towards the end of Cedar Drive. The stream drains an older residential area with large lots and a good buffer zone, and the surrounding area is largely forested. This rocky stream, with a lot of boulder and rubble as well as some sand and gravel, has excellent aquatic habitat. It is also a bug monitoring site.
Site 2: Crow Branch below Ashley Forest Road
- Coordinates: 35.9448132, -79.0539692 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stop: Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard at Ashley Forest Drive (Stop ID 3334)
- Nearest bus lines: HS, NS, T
- Crow Branch is a small tributary of Booker Creek. The site is tucked into a neighborhood and is just downstream of a bug monitoring site. It is a rocky bottom creek.
Site 3: Schoolhouse Creek at Library Drive
- Coordinates: 35.93055899280, -79.03611498830 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stops
- E Franklin Street at Estes Drive westbound (Stop ID 3259)
- E Franklin Street at Estes Drive eastbound (Stop ID 3260)
- Nearest bus lines: 400, 405, CL, D, F
- This site is at the Chapel Hill Public Library! The actual monitoring site is a little upstream from the GPS point. This small stream has poor aquatic habitat due to the largely sand substrate. It is a bug monitoring site, and the aquatic life found in this stream suggests that the site does not dry up completely during drought periods, hinting at the possibility of some springs in the watershed. Schoolhouse Creek appears to be intermediate between the Slate Belt and Triassic classifications, with more clay than a normal Slate Belt stream.
Site 4:Booker Creek at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
- Coordinates: 35.9528124005, -79.0603068391 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stop: Homestead Road at Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard (Stop ID 3331)
- Nearest bus line: HS
- This site is near the Homestead Aquatic Center and Park. Booker Creek has a forested buffer next to the stream, but it drains a largely residential area. The substrate is rocky, but flows are low enough that this stream may have intermittent flow in some years. It is also a bug monitoring site.
Site 5:Jolly Branch below Chapel Hill High School
- Coordinates: 35.941715405, -79.0829810986 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stop: Chapel Hill High School (Stop ID 3614)
- Nearest bus line: HS
- Jolly Branch is a tributary of Bolin Creek. This site is in Carolina North near Chapel Hill High School. This small stream, around 1 meter wide, has good, rocky habitat, but severe bank erosion in many places. The surrounding area is largely forested, with several residential areas further upstream, as well as Chapel Hill High School and Smith Middle School. It is a bug monitoring site, and the aquatic life at Jolly Branch indicates that it may stop flowing (or go dry) during drought periods.
Site 6: Bolin Creek at Umstead Park
- This site is accessible for mobility devices!
- Coordinates: 35.922823, -79.059967 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stop: Umstead Drive at Umpstead Park eastbound (Stop ID 3041)
- Nearest bus line: N
- This site is along the Bolin Creek Greenway near Umstead Park. The headwaters of Bolin Creek are located north of Carrboro, northwest of the intersection of Homestead Road and Old NC 86. Beginning in more undeveloped areas, Bolin Creek drains progressively in more urban and developed areas through Carrboro and Chapel hill. It is approximately eleven miles long, the majority of which falls within Carrboro’s jurisdiction. Bolin creek has good rocky substrate. It is also a bug monitoring site.
Site 7: Dry Creek at Silver Creek Trail
- Coordinates: (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stop: East Chapel Hill High School (Stop ID 3418)
- Nearest bus line: T
- This site is tucked into a neighborhood along Dry Creek Trail near East Chapel Hill High School. Dry Creek is a small stream on the eastern side of Chapel Hill which flows to New Hope Creek, which flows into the Upper New Hope Arm of Jordan lake. It falls within the New Hope Creek watershed. It is also a bug monitoring site.
Site 8: Booker Creek at Willow Drive (4 spots available)
- Coordinates: 35.929099, -79.021458 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stops:
- University Place (Stop ID 3377)
- Willow Drive at Connor Drive (Stop ID 3750)
- Nearest bus lines: A, F
- This site is tucked into a neighborhood near University Place. This segment of Booker Creek drains a largely residential area. The stream appears to have been channelized at some time, with a very entrenched channel. The substrate is entirely sand and clay which made finding good habitat difficult. It is also a bug monitoring site.
Site 9: Fan Branch near Scroggs Elementary
- Coordinates: 35.879425, -79.069781 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stop: Southern Village Park and Ride (Stop ID 3174)
- Nearest bus line: NS
- This site is along the Fan Branch Trail near Scroggs Elementary School. Fan Branch is a major tributary of Morgan Creek, located downstream of University Lake. Morgan Creek is a tributary of University Lake, and Fan Branch falls within the Morgan Creek watershed. The majority of the surrounding area includes residential areas, towards the southern part of Chapel Hill. The stream sediment is almost entirely composed of sand and gravel, but there is also good aquatic habitat visible as well as an adjacent buffer zone. It is also a bug monitoring site.
Site 10: Bolin Creek near Community Center
- Coordinates: 35.927839, -79.035669 (Google Maps link)
- Nearest bus stops:
- East Franklin Street at Plant Road westbound (Stop ID 3263)
- East Franklin Street at Plant Road eastbound (Stop ID 3264)
- Nearest bus lines: 400, 405, CL, D, F
- This site is along the Bolin Creek Greenway upstream of the Franklin Street bridge. This segment of the creek, which runs parallel to a concrete greenway path, drains a heavily developed area that includes both Downtown Carrboro and Downtown Chapel Hill. The stream bottom is rocky, with the more upstream section including more sand.