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Lakes Creek
Tributary to Uwharrie River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
Sourcepond on Duncombe Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Eleazer, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°31′01″N 079°58′16″W / 35.51694°N 79.97111°W / 35.51694; -79.97111
 • elevation549 ft (167 m)
MouthUwharrie River
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Pinson, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°30′52″N 079°59′23″W / 35.51444°N 79.98972°W / 35.51444; -79.98972
 • elevation351 ft (107 m)
Length0.7 mi (1.1 km)
Basin size0.8 square miles (2.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationUwharrie River
 • average1.06 cu ft/s (0.030 m/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River
Basin features
ProgressionUwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Lakes Creek is a 0.7 mi (1.1 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course

Lakes Creek rises in a pond on the Duncombe Creek divide about 0.25 miles north of Eleazer, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Lakes Creek then flows west to meet the Uwharrie River about 3 miles southeast of Pinson.

Watershed

Lakes Creek drains 0.8 square miles (2.1 km) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 322.46 and is about 88% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Lakes Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Uwharrie River Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Lakes Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.


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