Mallard Creek (Rocky River tributary)

Mallard Creek is a 12.23 mi (19.68 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Mallard Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Map of Mallard Creek mouth location
Map of Mallard Creek mouth location
Location of Mallard Creek mouth
Map of Mallard Creek mouth location
Map of Mallard Creek mouth location
Mallard Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Mecklenburg
CityHarrisburg
Charlotte
Physical characteristics
SourceIrwin Creek divide
 • locationpond in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°18′36″N 080°49′17″W / 35.31000°N 80.82139°W / 35.31000; -80.82139[1]
 • elevation800 ft (240 m)[2]
MouthHarrisburg, North Carolina
 • location
pond in northside of Charlotte, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°20′18″N 080°39′47″W / 35.33833°N 80.66306°W / 35.33833; -80.66306[1]
 • elevation
546 ft (166 m)[2]
Length12.23 mi (19.68 km)[3]
Basin size41.54 square miles (107.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRocky River
 • average44.78 cu ft/s (1.268 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftClarks Creek
Stony Creek
 • rightDoby Creek
Toby Creek
BridgesCrestland Avenue, W Sugar Creek Road, Hubbard Road, NC 24, Mallard Creek Road, David Taylor Drive, I-85, US 29, E Mallard Creek Church Road, I-485, Pavillion Boulevard, Morehead Road

Course

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Mallard Creek rises in a pond on the northside of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows easterly through the northern suburbs of Charlotte into Cabarrus County to join the Rocky River in Harrisburg.[2]

Watershed

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Mallard Creek drains 41.54 square miles (107.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 417.80, and is about 22% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Mallard Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Mallard Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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