Joes Fork (Nicks Creek tributary)
| Joes Fork Tributary to Nicks Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Joes Fork mouth  Joes Fork (Nicks Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Village | Pinehurst |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Deep Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Taylortown, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°12′34″N 079°30′54″W / 35.20944°N 79.51500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 480 ft (150 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Nicks Creek |
• location | about 2 miles north of Pinehurst, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°13′56″N 079°27′16″W / 35.23222°N 79.45444°W[1] |
• elevation | 241 ft (73 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.07 mi (6.55 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nicks Creek |
| • average | 7.86 cu ft/s (0.223 m3/s) at mouth with Nicks Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Glasgow Drive, NC 211, Main Street, Murdocksville Road, Juniper Lake Road |
Joes Fork is a 4.07 mi (6.55 km) long 2nd order tributary to Nicks Creek in Moore County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Joes Fork rises on the Deep Creek divide about 1.5 miles west of Taylortown in Moore County, North Carolina. Joes Fork then flows northeast to meet Nicks Creek about 2 miles north of Pinehurst.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Joes Fork drains 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) of area, receives about 49.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 445.60 and is about 28% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Joes Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nicks Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Carthage Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Joes Fork Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.