
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.”
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Exploring North Carolina is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
UNC-TV, Natural World Productions, LLC, WRAL-TV and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

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.”
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