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Mingo Swamp (South River tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Mingo Swamp
Tributary to South River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCumberland
Harnett
Johnston
Sampson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Mingo Swamp and Black Creek
 • locationabout 2.5 miles northeast of Coats, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°25′44″N 078°36′35″W / 35.42889°N 78.60972°W / 35.42889; -78.60972
 • elevation300 ft (91 m)
MouthSouth River
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Falcon, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°12′29″N 078°27′49″W / 35.20806°N 78.46361°W / 35.20806; -78.46361
 • elevation121 ft (37 m)
Length21.78 mi (35.05 km)
Basin size79.19 square miles (205.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSouth River
 • average83.44 cu ft/s (2.363 m/s) at mouth with South River
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast then southwest
River systemSouth River
Tributaries 
 • leftMingo Creek
Big Juniper Run
Starlins Swamp
 • rightStony Run
BridgesDenning Road, NC 27, US 301, I-95, Jonesboro Road, NC 55, US 421, N Spring Branch Road

Mingo Swamp is a 21.78 mi (35.05 km) long 4th order tributary to the South River in North Carolina, located in Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, and Sampson counties. Mingo Swamp, along with the Black River, forms the South River.

Course

Mingo Swamp rises about 2.5 miles northeast of Coats, North Carolina on the Black Creek divide on the Johnston-Harnett County line. Mingo Swamp begins flowing in a southwest direction, then flows southeast to meet the Black River and form the South River, approximately 1 mile northeast of Falcon, North Carolina.

Watershed

Mingo Swamp drains 79.19 square miles (205.1 km) of area and receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Mingo Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Mingo Swamp Topo Map, Cumberland County NC (Wade Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Mingo Swamp Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


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