Dutchmans Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
| Dutchmans Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dutchmans Creek mouth  Dutchmans Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Montgomery |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lick Fork divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Liberty, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°20′27″N 080°00′01″W / 35.34083°N 80.00028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 635 ft (194 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 1.5 miles north of Lake in the Pine |
• coordinates | 35°23′11″N 080°02′29″W / 35.38639°N 80.04139°W[1] |
• elevation | 285 ft (87 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.94 mi (7.95 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.99 square miles (10.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 4.48 cu ft/s (0.127 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 | River Road |
Dutchmans Creek is a 4.94 mi (7.95 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Dutchmans Creek rises on the Lick Fork divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Liberty Hill in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Dutchmans Creek then flows northwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 1.5 miles north of Lake in the Pine.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Dutchmans Creek Creek drains 3.99 square miles (10.3 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 330.89 and is about 93% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dutchmans Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Dutchmans Creek Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Dutchmans Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.