Horse Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)
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Horse Creek Tributary to Drowning Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Moore |
Village | Pinehurst |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Joes Fork divide |
• location | about 0.25 miles southwest of Pinehurst, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°11′26″N 079°29′07″W / 35.19056°N 79.48528°W[1] |
• elevation | 480 ft (150 m)[2] |
Mouth | Drowning Creek |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Addor, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°03′50″N 079°30′25″W / 35.06389°N 79.50694°WCoordinates: 35°03′50″N 079°30′25″W / 35.06389°N 79.50694°W[1] |
• elevation | 279 ft (85 m)[2] |
Length | 10.08 mi (16.22 km)[3] |
Basin size | 43.51 square miles (112.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Drowning Creek |
• average | 50.24 cu ft/s (1.423 m3/s) at mouth with Drowning Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally south |
River system | Lumber River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Deep Creek |
Waterbodies | Pinehurst Lake |
Bridges | Burning Tree Road, Diamond Head Drive S, Linden Road, Roseland Road |
Horse Creek is a 10.08 mi (16.22 km) long 3rd order tributary to Drowning Creek (Lumber River), in Moore County, North Carolina. The water of Horse Creek is classed as WS-II and HQW (High-Quality Water).[5]
Course
Horse Creek rises on Joes Fork divide about 0.25 miles southwest of Pinehurst in Moore County, North Carolina. Horse Creek then takes a southerly course through numerous swamps to meet Drowning Creek about 2 miles southwest of Addor.[2]
Watershed
Horse Creek drains 43.51 square miles (112.7 km2) of area, receives about 49.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 466.77 and is about 37% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horse Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Horse Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Hoffman Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Horse Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ carolana.com (PDF). carolana.com https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/Moore.pdf. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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