Line Creek (Deep River tributary)
| Line Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Line Creek mouth  Line Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore Chatham |
| City | Carbonton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Indian Creek divide |
| • location | Pond about 3 miles northwest of Carbonton, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°31′49″N 079°23′06″W / 35.53028°N 79.38500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 418 ft (127 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | Carbonton, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°31′05″N 079°21′01″W / 35.51806°N 79.35028°W[1] |
• elevation | 225 ft (69 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.93 mi (4.72 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.20 square miles (5.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 2.76 cu ft/s (0.078 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Lakewood Falls Road (x2), Alston House Road |
Line Creek is a 2.93 mi (4.72 km) long 1st order tributary to the Deep River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This stream straddles the Moore-Chatham County line in its lower reach, hence the name.
Course
[edit]Line Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northwest of Carbonton, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows easterly to the Moore-Chatham County line to join the Deep River at Carbonton.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Line Creek drains 2.20 square miles (5.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 392.93 and is about 64% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Line Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "McLendons Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. Retrieved 21 August 2020.