Crow Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
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Location of Crow Creek mouth Crow Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Randolph Montgomery |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Laniers Creek divide |
• location | about 1 mile west of New Hope, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°33′09″N 080°02′12″W / 35.55250°N 80.03667°W[1] |
• elevation | 665 ft (203 m)[2] |
Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 0.75 miles northeast of Coggins Mine, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°29′46″N 080°00′16″W / 35.49611°N 80.00444°W[1] |
• elevation | 351 ft (107 m)[2] |
Length | 5.22 mi (8.40 km)[3] |
Basin size | 10.14 square miles (26.3 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Uwharrie River |
• average | 12.02 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Pee Dee River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Wallace Branch Big Creek |
Bridges | Hogan Farm Trail, Crow Creek Road, Bells Grove Road, New Hope Road |
Crow Creek is a 5.22 mi (8.40 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Course
Crow Creek rises on the Laniers Creek divide in Randolph County about 1 mile west of New Hope, North Carolina. Crow Creek then flows southeast into Montgomery County to join the Uwharrie River about 0.75 miles northeast of Coggins Mine.[2]
Watershed
Crow Creek drains 10.14 square miles (26.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 377.59 and is about 65% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Crow Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Crow Creek Topo Map in Montgomery". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Crow Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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