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(Redirected from Shaddox Creek (Haw River tributary)) Stream in North Carolina, USA
Shaddox Creek
Tributary to Haw River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Shaddox Creek and Buckhorn Creek
 • locationpond about 1 mile northeast of Merry Oaks, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°39′07″N 078°59′32″W / 35.65194°N 78.99222°W / 35.65194; -78.99222
 • elevation295 ft (90 m)
MouthHaw River
 • locationabout 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°35′57″N 079°02′59″W / 35.59917°N 79.04972°W / 35.59917; -79.04972
 • elevation164 ft (50 m)
Length3.83 mi (6.16 km)
Basin size15.21 square miles (39.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average17.72 cu ft/s (0.502 m/s) at mouth with Haw River
Basin features
ProgressionHaw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesJordan Estates Lane, New Elam Church Road, US 1, Old US 1, Corinth Road

Shaddox Creek is a 3.83-mile-long (6.16 km) 3rd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. Shaddox Creek is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Shaddox Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Merry Oaks, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows west then south to the Haw River about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina. Shaddox Creek is the last tributary to the Haw River before it joins the Deep River to form the Cape Fear River.

Watershed

Shaddox Creek drains 45.98 square miles (119.1 km) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a topographic wetness index of 451.04 and is about 68% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Shaddox Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Haw River Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Moncure Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Shaddox Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

Additional maps

Course of Shaddox Creek (Haw River tributary)
Watershed of Shaddox Creek (Haw River tributary)
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