Silver Run Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)

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Silver Run Creek
Tributary to Uwharrie River
Silver Run Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Silver Run Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Location of Silver Run Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceRobbins Branch (Hannahs Creek) divide
 • locationwest side of Brush Mountain
 • coordinates35°36′32″N 079°55′42″W / 35.60889°N 79.92833°W / 35.60889; -79.92833[1]
 • elevation670 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthUwharrie River
 • location
about 4 miles northeast of New Hope, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°35′26″N 079°57′57″W / 35.59056°N 79.96583°W / 35.59056; -79.96583Coordinates: 35°35′26″N 079°57′57″W / 35.59056°N 79.96583°W / 35.59056; -79.96583[1]
 • elevation
371 ft (113 m)[2]
Length3.39 mi (5.46 km)[3]
Basin size2.07 square miles (5.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationUwharrie River
 • average2.54 cu ft/s (0.072 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionUwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLassister Mill Road

Silver Run Creek is a 3.35 mi (5.39 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course[]

Silver Run Creek rises on the Robbins Branch (Hannahs Creek) divide on the west side of Brush Mountain in Randolph County, North Carolina. Silver Run Creek then flows southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 4 miles northeast of New Hope.[2]

Watershed[]

Silver Run Creek drains 2.07 square miles (5.4 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 362.51 and is about 72% forested.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Silver Run Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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 20 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Silver Run Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2019.


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