Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin

[2] There are 38 aquatic rare species within the basin, including the Shortnose sturgeon and Carolina heelsplitter, which are listed as federally endangered.

[9] In North Carolina, 42 percent of the state's dairy cattle are raised in the basin (half of that number in the South Yadkin Subbasin alone).

[4] Five major lakes exist within the watershed, all in North Carolina, including: All the major lakes except the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir generate hydroelectric power for the "Yadkin Project" which is under the control of the aluminium producing company Alcoa,[11] and licensed to operate by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

[13] The Narrows Dam and powerhouse development at Badin Lake is the only hydroelectric project in North Carolina that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In an average water basin, between 5 and 58 tons per square mile per year (t/mi2/yr) of fine-grained sediment are removed from the surrounding land in surface runoff but the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin sees 300 t/mi2/yr in runoff due to rapid population growth and agricultural practices that leave bare soil exposed to erosion.

[16] As of 2010,[update] thirty-nine percent of rivers within the North Carolina section of the basin fail to meet the state water quality standards and are listed as "impaired".