Laniers Creek
| Laniers Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Laniers Creek mouth  Laniers Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cabin Creek divide |
| • location | pond at Complex, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°33′56″N 080°03′52″W / 35.56556°N 80.06444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 705 ft (215 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 1.5 miles east of New Hope, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°33′27″N 079°58′37″W / 35.55750°N 79.97694°W[1] |
• elevation | 367 ft (112 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.99 mi (9.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 9.75 square miles (25.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 11.53 cu ft/s (0.326 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sand Branch |
| • right | Nanny Branch |
| Bridges | Surratt Country Road, Johnson Farm Road, New Hope Road, Lou Cranford Road |
Laniers Creek is a 5.99 mi (9.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
[edit]Laniers Creek rises in a pond on the Cabin Creek divide at Complex, North Carolina. Laniers Creek then flows easterly to join the Uwharrie River about 1.5 miles east of New Hope.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Laniers Creek drains 9.75 square miles (25.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.45 and is about 39% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Laniers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Laniers Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Laniers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.