Watson Creek Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
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Location of Watson Creek mouth Watson Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Union |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Grassy Creek divide |
• location | pond about 5 miles north of Watson, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°06′31″N 080°26′54″W / 35.10861°N 80.44833°W[1] |
• elevation | 563 ft (172 m)[2] |
Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Watson, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°04′11″N 080°25′09″W / 35.06972°N 80.41917°W[1] |
• elevation | 398 ft (121 m)[2] |
Length | 4.29 mi (6.90 km)[3] |
Basin size | 6.39 square miles (16.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Richardson Creek |
• average | 7.79 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Pee Dee |
Tributaries | |
• left | Haw Branch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Baucom Manor Road, Watson Church Road, Carl Polk Road, Watson Church Road, New Salem Road |
Watson Creek is a 4.29 mi (6.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
Watson Creek rises in a pond about 5 miles north of Watson, North Carolina and then flows south to join Richardson Creek about 1 mile southeast of Watson.[2]
Watershed
Watson Creek drains 6.39 square miles (16.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 429.44, and is about 32% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Watson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Watson Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Watson Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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