Shaddox Creek
| Shaddox Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Shaddox Creek mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Shaddox Creek and Buckhorn Creek |
| • location | pond about 1 mile northeast of Merry Oaks, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°39′07″N 078°59′32″W / 35.65194°N 78.99222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 295 ft (90 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°35′57″N 079°02′59″W / 35.59917°N 79.04972°WCoordinates: 35°35′57″N 079°02′59″W / 35.59917°N 79.04972°W[1] |
• elevation | 164 ft (50 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.83 mi (6.16 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 15.21 square miles (39.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 17.72 cu ft/s (0.502 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Jordan Estates Lane, New Elam Church Road, US 1, Old US 1, Corinth Road |
Shaddox Creek is a 3.83 mi (6.16 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. Shaddox Creek is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course[]
Shaddox Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Merry Oaks, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows west then south to the Haw River about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina.[2] Shaddox Creek is the last tributary to the Haw River before it joins the Deep River to form the Cape Fear River.
Watershed[]
Shaddox Creek drains 45.98 square miles (119.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a topographic wetness index of 451.04 and is about 68% forested.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Shaddox Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Haw River Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Moncure Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Shaddox Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
Additional maps[]
Course of Shaddox Creek (Haw River tributary)
Watershed of Shaddox Creek (Haw River tributary)
Categories:
- Rivers of North Carolina
- Rivers of Chatham County, North Carolina