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Betty McGees Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°36′30″N 079°58′06″W / 35.60833°N 79.96833°W / 35.60833; -79.96833
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Betty McGees Creek
Tributary to Uwharrie River
Betty McGees Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Betty McGees Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Location of Betty McGees Creek mouth
Betty McGees Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) is located in the United States
Betty McGees Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Betty McGees Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceHannahs Creek divide
 • locationabout 6 miles northwest of Pisgah in the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness
 • coordinates35°36′24″N 079°54′10″W / 35.60667°N 79.90278°W / 35.60667; -79.90278[1]
 • elevation810 ft (250 m)[2]
MouthUwharrie River
 • location
about 5 miles northeast of New Hope, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°36′30″N 079°58′06″W / 35.60833°N 79.96833°W / 35.60833; -79.96833[1]
 • elevation
375 ft (114 m)[2]
Length9.09 mi (14.63 km)[3]
Basin size8.29 square miles (21.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationUwharrie River
 • average9.73 cu ft/s (0.276 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftTalbotts Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTot Hill Farm Road, Stone Bridge Road, Tot Hill Farm Road, Lassister Mill Road

Betty McGees Creek is a 9.09 mi (14.63 km) long 2nd order tributary of the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Bellie McGees Creek
  • Bettie McGees Creek

Course

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Betty McGees Creek rises on the Hannahs Creek divide in the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness about 6 miles northwest of Pisgah in Randolph County, North Carolina. Betty McGees Creek then flows north and then curves southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 5 miles northeast of New Hope.[2]

Watershed

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Betty McGees Creek drains 8.29 square miles (21.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 348.09 and is about 79% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Betty McGees Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Uwharrie River Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Betty McGees Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2019.