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Mill Creek (Coddle Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 35°26′32″N 080°42′22″W / 35.44222°N 80.70611°W / 35.44222; -80.70611
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Mill Creek
Tributary to Coddle Creek
Map of Mill Creek mouth location
Map of Mill Creek mouth location
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Map of Mill Creek mouth location
Map of Mill Creek mouth location
Mill Creek (Coddle Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Rowan
Physical characteristics
SourceIrish Buffalo Creek divide
 • locationEnochville, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°32′21″N 080°40′20″W / 35.53917°N 80.67222°W / 35.53917; -80.67222[1]
 • elevation870 ft (270 m)[2]
MouthCoddle Creek
 • location
about 3 miles southwest of Kannapolis, North Carolina within Coddle Creek Reservoir
 • coordinates
35°26′32″N 080°42′22″W / 35.44222°N 80.70611°W / 35.44222; -80.70611[1]
 • elevation
646 ft (197 m)[2]
Length7.89 mi (12.70 km)[3]
Basin size8.25 square miles (21.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCoddle Creek
 • average9.74 cu ft/s (0.276 m3/s) at mouth with Coddle Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCoddle CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesCoddle Creek Reservoir
BridgesEnochville School Road, Smith Road, Russell Farm Road, Wright Road, Tuckaseegee Road, Mooresville Road, Stirewalt Road

Mill Creek is a 7.89 mi (12.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Coddle Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Course

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Mill Creek rises in Enochville, North Carolina and then flows south to join Coddle Creek within Coddle Creek Reservoir about 3 miles southwest of Kannapolis.[2]

Watershed

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Mill Creek drains 8.28 square miles (21.4 km2) of area, receives about 46.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 442.55, and is about 45% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.