| Doby Creek Tributary to Mallard Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Mecklenburg |
| City | Charlotte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Irwin Creek divide |
| • location | Derita in Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°17′22″N 080°47′39″W / 35.28944°N 80.79417°W / 35.28944; -80.79417 |
| • elevation | 798 ft (243 m) |
| Mouth | Mallard Creek |
| • location | northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°19′11″N 080°45′10″W / 35.31972°N 80.75278°W / 35.31972; -80.75278 |
| • elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Length | 4.23 mi (6.81 km) |
| Basin size | 3.10 square miles (8.0 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mallard Creek |
| • average | 3.69 cu ft/s (0.104 m/s) at mouth with Mallard Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mallard Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | University City Boulevard, University Pointe Boulevard, NC 24 |
Doby Creek is a 4.23 mi (6.81 km) long 2nd order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Course
Doby Creek rises in the Derita community of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows generally northeast through the northern suburbs of Charlotte to eventually join Mallard Creek.
Watershed
Doby Creek drains 3.10 square miles (8.0 km) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 433.22, and is about 18% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail – Doby Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Doby Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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