| Carolina Creek Tributary to Lanes Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Carolina Creek mouth  Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brown Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 0.5 miles east of Mt. Pisgah Church, just north of South Carolina state line. |
| • coordinates | 34°48′59″N 080°24′33″W / 34.81639°N 80.40917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 581 ft (177 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lanes Creek |
• location | about 5 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°52′08″N 080°24′09″W / 34.86889°N 80.40250°W[1] |
• elevation | 458 ft (140 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.74 mi (7.63 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.39 square miles (8.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lanes Creek |
| • average | 4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Vann Snead Road, Landsford Road, Old Pageland Marshville Road |
Carolina Creek is a 4.74 mi (7.63 km) long 1st order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
Carolina Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles east of Mt. Pisgah Church, just north of the South Carolina state line. Carolina Creek then flows north to meet Lanes Creek about 5 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Carolina Creek drains 3.39 square miles (8.8 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 476.70 and is about 43% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Carolina Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Cedar Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Carolina Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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