Toms Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)

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Toms Creek
Tributary to Uwharrie River
Map of Toms Creek mouth location
Map of Toms Creek mouth location
Location of Toms Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceCabin Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°36′30″N 080°05′52″W / 35.60833°N 80.09778°W / 35.60833; -80.09778[1]
 • elevation670 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthUwharrie River
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Farmer, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°37′27″N 079°57′23″W / 35.62417°N 79.95639°W / 35.62417; -79.95639Coordinates: 35°37′27″N 079°57′23″W / 35.62417°N 79.95639°W / 35.62417; -79.95639[1]
 • elevation
388 ft (118 m)[2]
Length12.51 mi (20.13 km)[3]
Basin size17.77 square miles (46.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationUwharrie River
 • average20.35 cu ft/s (0.576 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionUwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPiedmont School Road, NC 47, Brantley Gordon Road, Richey Road, Old NC 49, NC 49

Toms Creek is a 12.51 mi (20.13 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Variant names[]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Mill Creek
  • Tom Creek

Course[]

Toms Creek rises in a pond on the Cabin Creek divide in Davidson County, about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina. Toms Creek then flows northeast into Randolph County and makes a turn to the southeast to join the Uwharrie River about 2 miles southeast of Farmer, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed[]

Toms Creek drains 17.77 square miles (46.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 392.78 and is about 59% forested.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Toms Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Toms Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Toms Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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