Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
| Walkers Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Walkers Creek mouth  Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | pond on Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide |
| • location | about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°32′12″N 079°56′06″W / 35.53667°N 79.93500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 780 ft (240 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 4 miles east of Pinson, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°31′37″N 079°59′01″W / 35.52694°N 79.98361°W[1] |
• elevation | 354 ft (108 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.78 mi (7.69 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.17 square miles (10.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 5.06 cu ft/s (0.143 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pisgah Covered Bridge Road, Lassister Mill Road |
Walkers Creek is a 4.78 mi (7.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Walkers Creek rises in a pond on the Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Walkers Creek flows north then curves southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 4 miles east of Pinson.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Walkers Creek drains 4.17 square miles (10.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 338.54 and is about 77% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Walkers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Uwharrie River Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Walkers Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.