| Bakers Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bakers Creek mouth  Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Bladen |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bear Ford Swamp divide |
| • location | Dublin, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°39′52″N 078°42′46″W / 34.66444°N 78.71278°W[1] |
| • elevation | 126 ft (38 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°39′19″N 078°35′21″W / 34.65528°N 78.58917°W[1] |
• elevation | 24 ft (7.3 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.81 mi (7.74 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 9.03 square miles (23.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 10.31 cu ft/s (0.292 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bomill Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | McDaniel Lane, Lyon Landing Road, Rice Pond Road, Owen Hill Road |
Bakers Creek is a 4.81 mi (7.74 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Course
Bakers Creek rises in Dublin, North Carolina on the Bear Ford Swamp divide and then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southwest of Yorick, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Baker Creek drains 9.03 square miles (23.4 km2) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 518.97 and is about 21% forested.[4]
See also
Additional Maps
Course of Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
Watershed of Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Bakers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Bakers Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Bakers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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