| Wombles Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Wombles Creek mouthShow map of North Carolina Wombles Creek (the United States)Show map of 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 / 35.61083; -79.12167 |
| • elevation | 332 ft (101 m) |
| 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 / 35.58306; -79.05139 |
| • elevation | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Length | 5.04 mi (8.11 km) |
| Basin size | 6.44 square miles (16.7 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 7.81 cu ft/s (0.221 m/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River |
| 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 |
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.
Course
Wombles 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.
Watershed
Wombles Creek drains 6.44 square miles (16.7 km) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 451.79 and is about 60% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Wombles Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wombles Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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