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Carolina Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Carolina Creek
Tributary to Lanes Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceBrown Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles east of Mt. Pisgah Church, just north of South Carolina state line.
 • coordinates34°48′59″N 080°24′33″W / 34.81639°N 80.40917°W / 34.81639; -80.40917
 • elevation581 ft (177 m)
MouthLanes Creek
 • locationabout 5 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°52′08″N 080°24′09″W / 34.86889°N 80.40250°W / 34.86889; -80.40250
 • elevation458 ft (140 m)
Length4.74 mi (7.63 km)
Basin size3.39 square miles (8.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationLanes Creek
 • average4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek
Basin features
ProgressionLanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesVann Snead Road, Landsford Road, Old Pageland Marshville Road

Carolina Creek is a 4.74 mi (7.63 km) long 1st order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

Carolina Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles east of Mt. Pisgah Church, just north of the South Carolina state line. Carolina Creek then flows north to meet Lanes Creek about 5 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.

Watershed

Carolina Creek drains 3.39 square miles (8.8 km) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 476.70 and is about 43% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Carolina Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Cedar Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Carolina Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.


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