Jones Creek (Pee Dee River tributary)
| Jones Creek Tributary to Pee Dee River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jones Creek mouth  Jones Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Anson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of North and South Forks of Jones Creek |
| • location | about 1.5 miles north of Morven, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°53′39″N 080°00′09″W / 34.89417°N 80.00250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 219 ft (67 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Pee Dee River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Cairo, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°51′44″N 079°53′39″W / 34.86222°N 79.89417°W[1] |
• elevation | 103 ft (31 m)[2] |
| Length | 12.27 mi (19.75 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 104.40 square miles (270.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Pee Dee River |
| • average | 106.26 cu ft/s (3.009 m3/s) at mouth with Pee Dee River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast then southeast |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Fork Hale Creek |
| • right | South Fork |
| Bridges | Diggs Road, NC 145, Pit Road |
Jones Creek is a 12.27 mi (19.75 km) long 4th order tributary to the Pee Dee River in Anson County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Jones Creek is formed at the confluence of North and South Forks of Jones Creek about 1.5 miles north of Morven, North Carolina. Jones Creek then flows northeast and turns southeast to meet the Pee Dee River about 2 miles southeast of Cairo.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Jones Creek drains 104.40 square miles (270.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 412.50 and is about 58% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Jones Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mill Creek Topo Map in Anson". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jones Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.