• The watershed covers 23,590 acres (more than 36 square miles)
   
• Population in the watershed is estimated to increase 22% by the year 2020
  
  
   
• Impervious Surface Area-
      1990=5,453 acres 
      2020=6,335 acres     (16% increase)
   
• Ellerbe Creek contributes more Nitrogen and Phosphorus to Falls Lake than any other stream/river (mostly due to the water treatment plant).
    
• Data being sought: include % acreage residential,  historical and the latest water quality data, etc.

A comprehensive catalog of Information on Ellerbe Creek (as part of the larger Upper Neuse Watershed) is also available on the "Surf Your Watershed" page on the Environmental Protection Agency web site.  Data includes:

• Environmental websites involving this watershed

• Citizen-based groups at work in this watershed

• River corridors and wetlands restoration efforts

• Index of watershed indicators