Before doing any reporting on Currituck Sound, I had to answer the most basic of questions: just what is a sound?
It turns out there are a couple of ways to define a sound.
One type of sound is a relatively narrow passage of water between the mainland and an island. It's also an inlet, bay or recessed portion of the ocean. Currituck Sound certainly fits those definitions. So does Pamlico Sound, as well as Puget Sound in Washington.
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Rapid Water Test: Lesson Plan
Learn about testing water quality in freshwater systems and in coastal waters. Then find out how testing is being used to determine water safety at North Carolina beaches.
The Longest Water Record
A hydrologic lab in NC has been recording watershed data every five minutes since 1934, and the data is revealing.
Catching The Rain
What’s all the buzz about rain gardens?
Find out why homeowners and city managers might want to catch every drop of rain that falls on their property.
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Watershed Woes
What’s a watershed anyway?
Watersheds come in many shapes and sizes. That’s because Mother Nature doesn’t recognize city, county, state or national boundaries. It’s the geography and the contours of the land that determine where the water drains.
And that’s the key to understanding the concept of a watershed. A watershed is an area of land where all of the water that is above ground and even below ground drains into the same place.
We All Live Downstream
Water flows downhill and with it comes pollution that affects life in and along the rivers and the ocean. Scientists analyze mountain fish and coastal blue crabs to learn what's flowing downstream in North Carolina's waterways.
Freshwater Problems
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” It’s an old saying but is also prophetic. Although admittedly, you wouldn’t think so with just a quick glance at Earth.
Green Doesn’t Always Mean More Water
The return of Pinehurst #2 to its original design, as discussed in Greening the Golf Course, was not only a way to embrace the history of the course. It was also a bold step into the future. That’s because the water-conserving redesign addresses one of the greatest challenges facing the sport: water.
Water is a precious and scarce resource. In the future, golf courses simply can’t use as much water as they do now.