Ellis Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
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Ellis Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Bladen |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Suggs Mill Pond |
• location | about 5 miles west of Ammon, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°47′56″N 078°39′00″W / 34.79889°N 78.65000°W[1] |
• elevation | 95 ft (29 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°39′17″N 078°38′31″W / 34.65472°N 78.64194°WCoordinates: 34°39′17″N 078°38′31″W / 34.65472°N 78.64194°W[1] |
• elevation | 24 ft (7.3 m)[2] |
Length | 11.76 mi (18.93 km)[3] |
Basin size | 52.26 square miles (135.4 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 55.15 cu ft/s (1.562 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 | Lake Run |
Bridges | Opportunity Lane, Dowd Dairy Road, Gum Shaw Road, NC 53 |
Ellis Creek is a 11.76 mi (18.93 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Course
Ellis Creek rises in Suggs Mill Pond, a Carolina Bay, about 5 miles west of Ammon, North Carolina in Bladen County. Ellis Creek then flows south-southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Ellis Creek drains 52.26 square miles (135.4 km2) of area, receives about 49.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 610.62 and is about 19% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Ellis Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ellis Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ellis Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2020.