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Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°31′37″N 079°59′01″W / 35.52694°N 79.98361°W / 35.52694; -79.98361
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Walkers Creek
Tributary to Uwharrie River
Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Location of Walkers Creek mouth
Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) is located in the United States
Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
Sourcepond on Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide
 • locationabout 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°32′12″N 079°56′06″W / 35.53667°N 79.93500°W / 35.53667; -79.93500[1]
 • elevation780 ft (240 m)[2]
MouthUwharrie River
 • location
about 4 miles east of Pinson, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°31′37″N 079°59′01″W / 35.52694°N 79.98361°W / 35.52694; -79.98361[1]
 • elevation
354 ft (108 m)[2]
Length4.78 mi (7.69 km)[3]
Basin size4.17 square miles (10.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationUwharrie River
 • average5.06 cu ft/s (0.143 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPisgah Covered Bridge Road, Lassister Mill Road

Walkers Creek is a 4.78 mi (7.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course

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Walkers Creek rises in a pond on the Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Walkers Creek flows north then curves southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 4 miles east of Pinson.[2]

Watershed

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Walkers Creek drains 4.17 square miles (10.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 338.54 and is about 77% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Walkers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Uwharrie River Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Walkers Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.