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Watershed
“A watershed is an area of land that drains or “sheds” water into a specific waterbody. Every body of water has a watershed. Watersheds drain rainfall and snowmelt into streams and rivers. These smaller bodies of water flow into larger ones, including lakes, bays, and oceans. Gravity helps to guide the path that water takes across the landscape.” National Geographic
This is what a 50 foot "buffer" looks like.
Creek Systems
The Towaliga river is fed by numerous creek system’s south of Atlanta. These creeks have been under a constant assault for decades due to industrial development in Georgia. The system runs through many industrial areas and are used as a dumping ground for garbage and excess water run off from acres of paved land and impermeable surfaces. After hard rains the creeks swell with pollutants and excess bio hazard contaminants that run straight into the Towaliga river. Many communities along the river still use wells as their source of potable drinking water. Keeping this watershed clean is not only imperative for wildlife, agriculture, recreation, and major water source for many.
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Native American Settlement
Native American Settlement: The 285 acre area currently under consideration for industrial development at the north end of High Falls Lake has been surveyed, and is a possible location of a Native American settlement, bolstered by the fact that in the proximity of a long standing water source.
Adopt-A-Stream
We encourage individuals and communities to monitor and improve Georgia's streams, wetlands, lakes, and estuaries from the mountains to the coast.
Working alongside the High Falls Lake Association, four certified Georgia Adopt-A-Stream volunteers conduct monthly bacterial, pH, and chemical testing. All results will be published publicly in the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream database, increasing transparency and helping residents, HOAs, and local officials make informed decisions about lake health.
In the first year, the project is expected to directly engage 250–300 residents and indirectly benefit more than 2,000 community members who depend on High Falls Lake and the Towaliga River for recreation, property value, and quality of life.
“This initiative builds trust, transparency, and accountability,” said [HFTWA spokesperson]. “Local citizens deserve real data — because protecting this watershed must be a community effort.”
