Cedar Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
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Location of Cedar Creek mouth Cedar Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Montgomery |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Rocky Creek divide |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Uwharrie, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°23′28″N 079°58′41″W / 35.39111°N 79.97806°W[1] |
• elevation | 710 ft (220 m)[2] |
Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Uwharrie, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°23′41″N 080°01′15″W / 35.39472°N 80.02083°W[1] |
• elevation | 289 ft (88 m)[2] |
Length | 2.72 mi (4.38 km)[3] |
Basin size | 5.32 square miles (13.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Uwharrie River |
• average | 6.51 cu ft/s (0.184 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Pee Dee |
Tributaries | |
• left | Watery Branch |
Bridges | River Road |
Cedar Creek is a 2.72 mi (4.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Course
Cedar Creek rises on the Rocky Creek divide about 3 miles southeast of Uwharrie in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Cedar Creek then flows generally west to meet the Uwharrie River about 2 miles southwest of Uwharrie.[2]
Watershed
Cedar Creek Creek drains 5.32 square miles (13.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 339.72 and is about 92% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Cedar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Cedar Creek Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Cedar Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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