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Beaverdam Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 34°55′16″N 080°37′29″W / 34.92111°N 80.62472°W / 34.92111; -80.62472
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Beaverdam Creek
Tributary to Richardson Creek
Map of Beaverdam Creek mouth location
Map of Beaverdam Creek mouth location
Location of Beaverdam Creek mouth
Map of Beaverdam Creek mouth location
Map of Beaverdam Creek mouth location
Beaverdam Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Richardson Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.25 miles northeast of Roughedge, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°54′16″N 080°37′14″W / 34.90444°N 80.62056°W / 34.90444; -80.62056[1]
 • elevation675 ft (206 m)[2]
MouthRichardson Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles south of Monroe, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°55′16″N 080°37′29″W / 34.92111°N 80.62472°W / 34.92111; -80.62472[1]
 • elevation
505 ft (154 m)[2]
Length7.87 mi (12.67 km)[3]
Basin size14.59 square miles (37.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRichardson Creek
 • average17.40 cu ft/s (0.493 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRichardson CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesS Rocky River Road, Parks McCorkle Road, S Rocky River Road, Doster Road, Fletcher Broome Road, Lancaster Highway, Griffith Road

Beaverdam Creek is a 7.87 mi (12.67 km) long 2nd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

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Beaverdam Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Roughedge, North Carolina and then flows north and turns east to join Richardson Creek in about 1.5 miles south of Monroe, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Beaverdam Creek drains 14.59 square miles (37.8 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 452.99, and is about 38% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Beaverdam Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Little Richardson Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.