Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)

Carolina Creek is a 4.74 mi (7.63 km) long 1st order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Carolina Creek
Tributary to Lanes Creek
Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)
Location of Carolina Creek mouth
Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)
Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceBrown Creek divide
  locationpond about 0.5 miles east of Mt. Pisgah Church, just north of South Carolina state line.
  coordinates34°48′59″N 080°24′33″W[1]
  elevation581 ft (177 m)[2]
MouthLanes Creek
  location
about 5 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina
  coordinates
34°52′08″N 080°24′09″W[1]
  elevation
458 ft (140 m)[2]
Length4.74 mi (7.63 km)[3]
Basin size3.39 square miles (8.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationLanes Creek
  average4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesVann Snead Road, Landsford Road, Old Pageland Marshville Road

Course

Carolina Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles east of Mt. Pisgah Church, just north of the South Carolina state line. Carolina Creek then flows north to meet Lanes Creek about 5 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Carolina Creek drains 3.39 square miles (8.8 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 476.70 and is about 43% forested.[4]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Carolina Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Cedar Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. "Carolina Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.



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