Wilkinson Creek (Haw River tributary)
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Wilkinson Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Chatham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Wilkinson Creek and Neville Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Terrells Mountain |
• coordinates | 35°51′23″N 079°09′06″W / 35.85639°N 79.15167°W[1] |
• elevation | 580 ft (180 m)[2] |
Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Bynum, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°46′57″N 079°09′46″W / 35.78250°N 79.16278°WCoordinates: 35°46′57″N 079°09′46″W / 35.78250°N 79.16278°W[1] |
• elevation | 320 ft (98 m)[2] |
Length | 7.77 mi (12.50 km)[3] |
Basin size | 9.09 square miles (23.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Haw River |
• average | 11.34 cu ft/s (0.321 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Haw River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Wilkinson Creek Lane, Gilmore Road, Lamont Norwood Road, Tobacco Road, Manns Chapel Road, Andrews Store Road, Hamlets Chapel Road |
Wilkinson Creek is a 7.77 mi (12.50 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Course
Wilkinson Creek rises about 1 mile east of Terrells Mountain in Chatham County and then flows south to the Haw River upstream of Bynum.[2]
Watershed
Wilkinson Creek drains 9.09 square miles (23.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 392.39 and is about 77% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wilkinson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wilkinson Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Bynum Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wilkinson Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.