Little Shaddox Creek
| Little Shaddox Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Shaddox Creek mouth  Little Shaddox Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hughes Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles south-southeast of Blacknel, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°34′59″N 079°05′25″W / 35.58306°N 79.09028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 198 ft (60 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 3 miles south of Moncure, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°34′29″N 079°02′51″W / 35.57472°N 79.04750°W[1] |
• elevation | 155 ft (47 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.10 mi (4.99 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 2.50 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Lower Moncure Road, Lower River Road |
Little Shaddox Creek is a 3.10 mi (4.99 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
[edit]Little Shaddox Creek rises about 3 miles south-southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina and then flows easterly to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles south of Moncure, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Little Shaddox Creek drains 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 526.18 and is about 59% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Shaddox Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Shaddox Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. Retrieved 3 September 2020.