Horsepen Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Appearance
Horsepen Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Montgomery |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Reeves Spring Branch divide |
• location | about 1 mile west of Coggins Mine, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°29′18″N 080°02′15″W / 35.48833°N 80.03750°W[1] |
• elevation | 592 ft (180 m)[2] |
Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Coggins Mine, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′50″N 080°00′44″W / 35.48056°N 80.01222°W[1] |
• elevation | 329 ft (100 m)[2] |
Length | 2.22 mi (3.57 km)[3] |
Basin size | 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Uwharrie River |
• average | 1.66 cu ft/s (0.047 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | southeast |
River system | Pee Dee River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Coggins Mine Road |
Horsepen Creek is a 2.22 mi (3.57 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Course
Horsepen Creek rises on the Reeves Spring Branch divide in Montgomery County about 1 mile west of Coggins Mine, North Carolina. Horsepen Creek then flows southeast into to join the Uwharrie River about 1 mile southeast of Coggins Mine.[2]
Watershed
Horsepen Creek drains 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 333.64 and is about 94% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horsepen Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Glady Fork Topo Map in Montgomery". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Horsepen Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 September 2020.