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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Bakers Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Physical characteristics
SourceBear Ford Swamp divide
 • locationDublin, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°39′52″N 078°42′46″W / 34.66444°N 78.71278°W / 34.66444; -78.71278
 • elevation126 ft (38 m)
MouthCape Fear River
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°39′19″N 078°35′21″W / 34.65528°N 78.58917°W / 34.65528; -78.58917
 • elevation24 ft (7.3 m)
Length4.81 mi (7.74 km)
Basin size9.03 square miles (23.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average10.31 cu ft/s (0.292 m/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftBomill Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMcDaniel 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.

Watershed

Baker Creek drains 9.03 square miles (23.4 km) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 518.97 and is about 21% forested.

See also

Additional Maps

Course of Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
Watershed of Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Bakers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Bakers Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Bakers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

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