Wombles Creek is a 5.04 mi (8.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
| Wombles Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Wombles Creek mouth  Wombles Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Deep River |
| • location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°36′39″N 079°07′18″W / 35.61083°N 79.12167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 332 ft (101 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°34′59″N 079°03′05″W / 35.58306°N 79.05139°W[1] |
• elevation | 165 ft (50 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.04 mi (8.11 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.44 square miles (16.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 7.81 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Goat Hill Lane, US 1, Lower Moncure Road, Lower River Road, Cape Fear Lane |
Course
editWombles Creek rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editWombles Creek drains 6.44 square miles (16.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 451.79 and is about 60% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wombles Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wombles Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wombles Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.