| Watershed Ranking by Species Count
For the Order Synechococcales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Watershed | Species Count | ||
| 1 | Cataloochee Creek | 16 | ||
| 2 | Jonathan Creek (Purchase area) | 10 | ||
| 3 | Abrams Creek | 8 | ||
| 4 | East Prong Little River | 6 | ||
| 5 | Bunches Creek | 6 | ||
| 6 | West Prong Little Pigeon | 4 | ||
| 7 | Greenbriar Creek | 4 | ||
| 8 | Oconaluftee River, Lower | 4 | ||
| 9 | Deep Creek | 3 | ||
| 10 | Middle Prong Little River | 1 | ||
| 11 | Big Creek | 1 | ||
| 12 | NC Fringe | 1 | ||
| 13 | Roaring Fork | 1 | ||