Mill Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
| Mill Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mill Creek mouth  Mill Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | pond on Walkers Creek divide |
| • location | about 5 miles west-northwest of Pisgah, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°33′31″N 079°56′51″W / 35.55861°N 79.94750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 700 ft (210 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 2 miles east of New Hope, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°33′13″N 079°58′25″W / 35.55361°N 79.97361°W[1] |
• elevation | 361 ft (110 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.12 mi (3.41 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 1.69 cu ft/s (0.048 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 | High Pine Church Road, Lassister Mill Road |
Mill Creek is a 2.12 mi (3.41 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Mill Creek rises in a pond on the Walkers Creek divide about 5 miles west-northwest of Pisgah, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Mill Creek then flows west to meet the Uwharrie River about 2 miles east of New Hope.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Mill Creek drains 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 324.17 and is about 69% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Uwharrie River Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2019.