Worrell Mill Swamp is a 0.69 mi (1.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Meherrin River in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Worrell Mill Swamp Tributary to Meherrin River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Hertford |
Town | Murfreesboro |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Worrell Millpond |
• location | Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°26′26″N 077°05′00″W / 36.44056°N 77.08333°W[1] |
• elevation | 5 ft (1.5 m)[2] |
Mouth | Meherrin River |
• location | Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°26′49″N 077°04′28″W / 36.44694°N 77.07444°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 0.69 mi (1.11 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Meherrin River |
• average | 5.34 cu ft/s (0.151 m3/s) at mouth with Meherrin River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Meherrin River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound[3] |
River system | Chowan River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Hares Branch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies | Worrell Millpond |
Bridges | US 158 |
Course edit
Worrell Mill Swamp begins at the dam of Worrell Millpond in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and then flows northeast to join the Meherrin River on the northeast side of Murfreesboro.[2]
Watershed edit
Worrell Mill Swamp drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 509.68, and is about 28% forested.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Worrell Mill Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Worrell Mill Swamp Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.