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Donoho Creek

Coordinates: 34°28′52″N 078°24′48″W / 34.48111°N 78.41333°W / 34.48111; -78.41333
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Donoho Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Donoho Creek mouth location
Map of Donoho Creek mouth location
Location of Donoho Creek mouth
Map of Donoho Creek mouth location
Map of Donoho Creek mouth location
Donoho Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Physical characteristics
SourceCarvers Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northwest of Westbrook, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°29′23″N 078°27′00″W / 34.48972°N 78.45000°W / 34.48972; -78.45000[1]
 • elevation90 ft (27 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 0.25 miles northeast of Westbrook, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°28′52″N 078°24′48″W / 34.48111°N 78.41333°W / 34.48111; -78.41333[1]
 • elevation
13 ft (4.0 m)[2]
Length2.20 mi (3.54 km)[3]
Basin size2.04 square miles (5.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average2.65 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNC 87, N Braddy Plantation Road

Donoho Creek is a 2.20 mi (3.54 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

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Donoho Creek rises on the Carvers Creek divide about 1 mile northwest of Westbrook, North Carolina. Donoho Creek then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 0.25 miles northeast of Westbrook.[2]

Watershed

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Donoho Creek drains 2.04 square miles (5.3 km2) of area, receives about 50.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 552.49 and is about 20% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Donoho Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Donoho Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Donoho Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.