Mill Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)

Mill Creek is a 3.39 mi (5.46 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Mill Creek
Tributary to Lanes Creek
Mill Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Mill Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Mill Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Mill Creek (Lanes Creek tributary)
Mill Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
South Carolina
CountyUnion (NC)
Chesterfield (SC)
Physical characteristics
SourceMangum Branch divide
 • locationabout 4 miles northeast of Dudley, South Carolina
 • coordinates34°49′12″N 080°27′55″W / 34.82000°N 80.46528°W / 34.82000; -80.46528[1]
 • elevation570 ft (170 m)[2]
MouthLanes Creek
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Beulah Church
 • coordinates
34°50′43″N 080°25′44″W / 34.84528°N 80.42889°W / 34.84528; -80.42889[1]
 • elevation
490 ft (150 m)[2]
Length3.39 mi (5.46 km)[3]
Basin size5.22 square miles (13.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLanes Creek
 • average6.17 cu ft/s (0.175 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftGibbs Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMyers Lane, Robert Funderburk Road, Bud Pyler Road, Stack Road, Medlin Road, Landsford Road, US 601

Course

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Mill Creek rises about 4 miles northeast of Dudley, South Carolina in Chesterfield County. Mill Creek then flows north into North Carolina to meet Lanes Creek about 1 mile northeast of Beulah Church.[2]

Watershed

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Mill Creek drains 5.22 square miles (13.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 467.85 and is about 42% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cedar Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.