Toms Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)

Toms Creek is a 12.51 mi (20.13 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Toms Creek
Tributary to Uwharrie River
Map of Toms Creek mouth location
Map of Toms Creek mouth location
Location of Toms Creek mouth
Map of Toms Creek mouth location
Map of Toms Creek mouth location
Toms Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceCabin Creek divide
  locationpond about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina
  coordinates35°36′30″N 080°05′52″W[1]
  elevation670 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthUwharrie River
  location
about 2 miles southeast of Farmer, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°37′27″N 079°57′23″W[1]
  elevation
388 ft (118 m)[2]
Length12.51 mi (20.13 km)[3]
Basin size17.77 square miles (46.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationUwharrie River
  average20.35 cu ft/s (0.576 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPiedmont School Road, NC 47, Brantley Gordon Road, Richey Road, Old NC 49, NC 49

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Mill Creek
  • Tom Creek

Course

Toms Creek rises in a pond on the Cabin Creek divide in Davidson County, about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina. Toms Creek then flows northeast into Randolph County and makes a turn to the southeast to join the Uwharrie River about 2 miles southeast of Farmer, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Toms Creek drains 17.77 square miles (46.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 392.78 and is about 59% forested.[4]

References

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