Mulford Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
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Mulford Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Bladen |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mulford Bay divide |
• location | about 3 miles south-southwest of White Lake, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°36′15″N 078°29′46″W / 34.60417°N 78.49611°W[1] |
• elevation | 57 ft (17 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 3 miles south of White Lake, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°35′41″N 078°31′25″W / 34.59472°N 78.52361°WCoordinates: 34°35′41″N 078°31′25″W / 34.59472°N 78.52361°W[1] |
• elevation | 15 ft (4.6 m)[2] |
Length | 1.47 mi (2.37 km)[3] |
Basin size | 3.72 square miles (9.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 4.45 cu ft/s (0.126 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 | none |
Mulford Creek is a 1.47 mi (2.37 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Course
Mulford Creek rises on the Mulford Bay divide about 3 miles south-southwest of White Lake, North Carolina. Mulford Creek then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles south of White Lake.[2]
Watershed
Mulford Creek drains 3.72 square miles (9.6 km2) of area, receives about 49.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 603.54 and is about 20% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mulford Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Turnbull Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mulford Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.