Toms Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
| Toms Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Toms Creek mouth  Toms Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cabin Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°36′30″N 080°05′52″W / 35.60833°N 80.09778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 670 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Farmer, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°37′27″N 079°57′23″W / 35.62417°N 79.95639°W[1] |
• elevation | 388 ft (118 m)[2] |
| Length | 12.51 mi (20.13 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 17.77 square miles (46.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 20.35 cu ft/s (0.576 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Piedmont School Road, NC 47, Brantley Gordon Road, Richey Road, Old NC 49, NC 49 |
Toms Creek is a 12.51 mi (20.13 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Mill Creek
- Tom Creek
Course
[edit]Toms Creek rises in a pond on the Cabin Creek divide in Davidson County, about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina. Toms Creek then flows northeast into Randolph County and makes a turn to the southeast to join the Uwharrie River about 2 miles southeast of Farmer, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Toms Creek drains 17.77 square miles (46.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 392.78 and is about 59% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Toms Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Toms Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Toms Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.