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Black Run Creek

Coordinates: 35°26′21″N 080°26′20″W / 35.43917°N 80.43889°W / 35.43917; -80.43889
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Black Run Creek
Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek
Map of Black Run Creek mouth location
Map of Black Run Creek mouth location
Location of Black Run Creek mouth
Map of Black Run Creek mouth location
Map of Black Run Creek mouth location
Black Run Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Physical characteristics
SourceSecond Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles northeast of Watts Crossroads, North Carolina[2]
 • coordinates35°30′07″N 080°25′24″W / 35.50194°N 80.42333°W / 35.50194; -80.42333[1]
 • elevation770 ft (230 m)[2]
MouthDutch Buffalo Creek
 • location
about 2 miles north of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina[3]
 • coordinates
35°26′21″N 080°26′20″W / 35.43917°N 80.43889°W / 35.43917; -80.43889[1]
 • elevation
562 ft (171 m)[3]
Length5.12 mi (8.24 km)[4]
Basin size6.05 square miles (15.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDutch Buffalo Creek
 • average7.35 cu ft/s (0.208 m3/s) at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDutch Buffalo CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesKluttz Road, Haystack Drive, Gold Hill Road

Black Run Creek is a 5.12 mi (8.24 km) long first order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Course

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Black Run Creek rises about 4 miles northeast of Watts Crossroads, North Carolina,[2] and then follows a southerly course to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 2 miles north of Mount Pleasant.[3]

Watershed

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Black Run Creek drains 6.05 square miles (15.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 433.00, and is about 43% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Black Run Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Black Run Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 November 2020.