Cane Creek Reservoir

Proposals to build a reservoir on Cane Creek were made as the area's population was growing too large to be sustained by University Lake.

They identified Cane Creek as the best source, which as confirmed by an independent engineering consultant.

One possibility was expanding University Lake by building a larger dam, which was deemed too expensive, or tapping into the Haw River or Jordan Lake which both had inferior water quality.

[3][1] Objections to Cane Creek Reservoir resulted in a "a protracted, statewide discussion".

[3] Eventually, the courts forced local landowners to sell their land in the watershed under eminent domain, and the reservoir was built.