Scotchman Creek (Deep River tributary)
Scotchman Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Moore |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Buffalo Creek divide |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Parkland, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°26′23″N 079°30′43″W / 35.43972°N 79.51194°W[1] |
• elevation | 420 ft (130 m)[2] |
Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 2.5 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′01″N 079°29′12″W / 35.46694°N 79.48667°W[1] |
• elevation | 260 ft (79 m)[2] |
Length | 3.10 mi (4.99 km)[3] |
Basin size | 5.33 square miles (13.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Deep River |
• average | 6.56 cu ft/s (0.186 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Deep River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Lick Creek |
Bridges | Spence Road, NC 22 |
Scotchman Creek is a 3.10 mi (4.99 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Scotchman Creek rises about 1 mile northwest of Parkland, North Carolina in Moore County and then flows northeast to join the Deep River about 2.5 miles northwest of High Falls, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Scotchman Creek drains 5.33 square miles (13.8 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 396.73 and is about 73% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Scotchman Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Scotchman Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Scotchman Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2020.