Mingo Swamp (South River tributary)
| Mingo Swamp Tributary to South River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mingo Swamp mouth  Mingo Swamp (South River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cumberland Harnett Johnston Sampson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Mingo Swamp and Black Creek |
| • location | about 2.5 miles northeast of Coats, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°25′44″N 078°36′35″W / 35.42889°N 78.60972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 300 ft (91 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South River |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Falcon, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°12′29″N 078°27′49″W / 35.20806°N 78.46361°W[1] |
• elevation | 121 ft (37 m)[2] |
| Length | 21.78 mi (35.05 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 79.19 square miles (205.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South River |
| • average | 83.44 cu ft/s (2.363 m3/s) at mouth with South River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast then southwest |
| River system | South River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mingo Creek Big Juniper Run Starlins Swamp |
| • right | Stony Run |
| Bridges | Denning Road, NC 27, US 301, I-95, Jonesboro Road, NC 55, US 421, N Spring Branch Road |
Mingo Swamp is a 21.78 mi (35.05 km) long 4th order tributary to the South River in North Carolina, located in Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, and Sampson counties. Mingo Swamp, along with the Black River, forms the South River.
Course
[edit]Mingo Swamp rises about 2.5 miles northeast of Coats, North Carolina on the Black Creek divide on the Johnston-Harnett County line. Mingo Swamp begins flowing in a southwest direction, then flows southeast to meet the Black River and form the South River, approximately 1 mile northeast of Falcon, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Mingo Swamp drains 79.19 square miles (205.1 km2) of area and receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mingo Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mingo Swamp Topo Map, Cumberland County NC (Wade Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mingo Swamp Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.