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Salem Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Salem Creek
Tributary to Richardson Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceMaple Springs Branch divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°58′19″N 080°24′40″W / 34.97194°N 80.41111°W / 34.97194; -80.41111
 • elevation565 ft (172 m)
MouthRichardson Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles south-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°06′21″N 080°22′23″W / 35.10583°N 80.37306°W / 35.10583; -80.37306
 • elevation368 ft (112 m)
Length6.21 mi (9.99 km)
Basin size9.82 square miles (25.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationRichardson Creek
 • average30.91 cu ft/s (0.875 m/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek
Basin features
ProgressionRichardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftAustin Branch
Jacks Branch
 • rightBuck Branch
Becky Branch
BridgesForest Hills School Road, US 74, Austin Grove Church Road, NC 205, Ansonville Road, Lucy Short Cut Road, Olive Branch Road

Salem Creek is a 6.21 mi (9.99 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Negro Head Creek
  • Negrohead Creek
  • Niggerhead Creek

Course

Salem Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina and then flows north to join Richardson Creek about 2 miles south-southwest of New Salem.

Watershed

Salem Creek drains 9.82 square miles (25.4 km) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 412.32, and is about 36% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Salem Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Gourdvine Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Salem Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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