| Moccasin Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Moccasin Creek mouth  Moccasin Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Montgomery |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dutch John Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Daniel Mountain |
| • coordinates | 35°25′09″N 080°02′57″W / 35.41917°N 80.04917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 548 ft (167 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Daniel Mountain |
• coordinates | 35°25′12″N 080°01′24″W / 35.42000°N 80.02333°W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.77 mi (6.07 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 9.11 square miles (23.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 10.92 cu ft/s (0.309 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Branch McLeans Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Dutch John Road, Moccasin Creek Road, McLeans Creek Road, Moccasin Creek Road |
Moccasin Creek is a 3.77 mi (6.07 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Course
Moccasin Creek rises on the Dutch John Creek divide in Montgomery County about 1.5 miles west of Daniel Mountain. Moccasin Creek then follows a semi-circular path going northeast then curving south to join the Uwharrie River about 1 mile northeast of Daniel Mountain.[2]
Watershed
Moccasin Creek drains 9.11 square miles (23.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 314.07 and is about 88% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Moccasin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Moccasin Creek Topo Map in Montgomery". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Moccasin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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