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The Coweeta Research Work Unit was created in 1934 to study how forests affect the streams that flow through them. This 5400 acre experimental forest was established in Otto, NC because of the basin's high rainfall amounts and mountainous topography.
Major Areas of Research
MAIN ROADS---Ball Creek (FS Road #83) and Shope Fork (FS Road # 751) are OPEN! FS Road # 751 is a dead end road.

Post-doctoral researcher Steven Brantley measuring soil respiration at Coweeta Lab