Little Shaddox Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Little Shaddox Creek mouth location
Map of Little Shaddox Creek mouth location
Location of Little Shaddox Creek mouth
Map of Little Shaddox Creek mouth location
Map of Little Shaddox Creek mouth location
Little Shaddox Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Physical characteristics
SourceHughes Creek divide
  locationabout 3 miles south-southeast of Blacknel, North Carolina
  coordinates35°34′59″N 079°05′25″W / 35.58306°N 79.09028°W / 35.58306; -79.09028[1]
  elevation198 ft (60 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
  location
about 3 miles south of Moncure, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°34′29″N 079°02′51″W / 35.57472°N 79.04750°W / 35.57472; -79.04750[1]
  elevation
155 ft (47 m)[2]
Length3.10 mi (4.99 km)[3]
Basin size1.98 square miles (5.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCape Fear River
  average2.50 cu ft/s (0.071 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLower Moncure Road, Lower River Road

Little Shaddox Creek is a 3.10 mi (4.99 km) long 1st 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

Little Shaddox Creek rises about 3 miles south-southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina and then flows easterly to join the Cape Fear River about 3 miles south of Moncure, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Little Shaddox Creek drains 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 526.18 and is about 59% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Little Shaddox Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Little Shaddox Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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