Walkers Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
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Location of Walkers Creek mouth Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Randolph |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | pond on Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide |
• location | about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°32′12″N 079°56′06″W / 35.53667°N 79.93500°W[1] |
• elevation | 780 ft (240 m)[2] |
Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 4 miles east of Pinson, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°31′37″N 079°59′01″W / 35.52694°N 79.98361°W[1] |
• elevation | 354 ft (108 m)[2] |
Length | 4.78 mi (7.69 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.17 square miles (10.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Uwharrie River |
• average | 5.06 cu ft/s (0.143 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 | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Pisgah Covered Bridge Road, Lassister Mill Road |
Walkers Creek is a 4.78 mi (7.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Course
Walkers Creek rises in a pond on the Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Walkers Creek flows north then curves southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 4 miles east of Pinson.[2]
Watershed
Walkers Creek drains 4.17 square miles (10.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 338.54 and is about 77% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Walkers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Uwharrie River Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Walkers Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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