Little Shaddox Creek is a 3.10 mi (4.99 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Little Shaddox Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Little Shaddox Creek mouth location
Map of Little Shaddox Creek mouth location
Location of Little Shaddox Creek mouth
Map of Little Shaddox Creek mouth location
Map of Little Shaddox Creek mouth location
Little Shaddox Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Physical characteristics
SourceHughes Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles south-southeast of Blacknel, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°34′59″N 079°05′25″W / 35.58306°N 79.09028°W / 35.58306; -79.09028[1]
 • elevation198 ft (60 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 3 miles south of Moncure, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°34′29″N 079°02′51″W / 35.57472°N 79.04750°W / 35.57472; -79.04750[1]
 • elevation
155 ft (47 m)[2]
Length3.10 mi (4.99 km)[3]
Basin size1.98 square miles (5.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average2.50 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLower Moncure Road, Lower River Road

Course

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Little Shaddox Creek rises about 3 miles south-southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina and then flows easterly to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles south of Moncure, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Little Shaddox Creek drains 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 526.18 and is about 59% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Shaddox Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Little Shaddox Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. Retrieved 3 September 2020.