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Gainesville’s ‘urban stream’ has seen challenges, progress

Environmental monitoring coordinator Tyler Sims prepares to take a water sample Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Flat Creek. Water quality is monitored regularly at Flat Creek and the quality has improved in recent years, but the creek still faces some challenges as it runs through an industrial area. - photo by Scott Rogers

0102FLAT 3.jpg — Environmental monitoring coordinator Tyler Sims prepares to take a water sample Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Flat Creek. Water quality is monitored regularly at Flat Creek and the quality has improved in recent years, but the creek still faces some challenges as it runs through an industrial area. - photo by Scott Rogers

Flat Creek, which flows for six miles from midtown Gainesville to Lake Lanier, runs through both industrial areas and less populated areas.