| Mallard Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus Mecklenburg |
| City | Harrisburg Charlotte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Irwin Creek divide |
| • location | pond in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°18′36″N 080°49′17″W / 35.31000°N 80.82139°W / 35.31000; -80.82139 |
| • elevation | 800 ft (240 m) |
| Mouth | Harrisburg, North Carolina |
| • location | pond in northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°20′18″N 080°39′47″W / 35.33833°N 80.66306°W / 35.33833; -80.66306 |
| • elevation | 546 ft (166 m) |
| Length | 12.23 mi (19.68 km) |
| Basin size | 41.54 square miles (107.6 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 44.78 cu ft/s (1.268 m/s) at mouth with Rocky River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Clarks Creek Stony Creek |
| • right | Doby Creek Toby Creek |
| Bridges | Crestland Avenue, W Sugar Creek Road, Hubbard Road, NC 24, Mallard Creek Road, David Taylor Drive, I-85, US 29, E Mallard Creek Church Road, I-485, Pavillion Boulevard, Morehead Road |
Mallard Creek is a 12.23 mi (19.68 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Course
Mallard Creek rises in a pond on the northside of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows easterly through the northern suburbs of Charlotte into Cabarrus County to join the Rocky River in Harrisburg.
Watershed
Mallard Creek drains 41.54 square miles (107.6 km) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 417.80, and is about 22% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail – Mallard Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Mallard Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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