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The Watershed Ecosystem
Emory's Druid Hills campus straddles two sub-watersheds of the Chattahoochee
river basin. Campus areas east of Clifton Road drain into the Candler
Lake watershed. Water there runs into the South Fork of Peachtree Creek
which flows westward along the eastern and northern edges of campus,
joins the North Fork of Peachtree Creek near Piedmont Road, and empties
eventually in the Chattahoochee. The west side of campus drains into
the Peavine Creek watershed. Water there flows into Peavine Creek which
runs north along the western edge of campus to join the South Fork of
Peachtree Creek behind Sage Mill shopping center where Clifton Road
intersects Briarcliff Road at the northern tip of campus. These two
campus sub-watersheds may be further divided into sub-basins corresponding
to smaller but perennially flowing creeks. They all show the same signs
of excessive erosion, sedimentation, trashing, and pollution found in
other streams in urban areas. Fortunately, we have the ability to restore
these streams if we can summon the will. The Peavine Watershed Alliance,
of which Emory is a partner, is in the process of creating a stream
management plan for the entire Peavine Creek watershed that could also
guide campus efforts. Here is a map of the South
Peachtree Creek Watershed.
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