Lakes Creek is a 0.7 mi (1.1 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
| Lakes Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lakes Creek mouth  Lakes Creek (tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | pond on Duncombe Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles north of Eleazer, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°31′01″N 079°58′16″W / 35.51694°N 79.97111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 549 ft (167 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Pinson, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°30′52″N 079°59′23″W / 35.51444°N 79.98972°W[1] |
• elevation | 351 ft (107 m)[2] |
| Length | 0.7 mi (1.1 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 1.06 cu ft/s (0.030 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Course
editLakes Creek rises in a pond on the Duncombe Creek divide about 0.25 miles north of Eleazer, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Lakes Creek then flows west to meet the Uwharrie River about 3 miles southeast of Pinson.[2]
Watershed
editLakes Creek drains 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 322.46 and is about 88% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lakes Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Uwharrie River Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Lakes Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.