Twomile Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
| Twomile Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Twomile Creek mouth  Twomile Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Twomile Branch divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Martha, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°35′57″N 079°59′52″W / 35.59917°N 79.99778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 580 ft (180 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Martha, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°35′41″N 079°58′22″W / 35.59472°N 79.97278°W[1] |
• elevation | 377 ft (115 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.24 mi (3.60 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.00 square mile (2.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 1.25 cu ft/s (0.035 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Oak Grove Church Road |
Twomile Creek is a 2.24 mi (3.60 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Twomile Creek rises on the Twomile Branch divide about 1.5 miles southeast of Martha, North Carolina. Twomile Creek then flows southeasterly to join the Uwharrie River about 3 miles southeast of Martha.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Twomile Creek drains 1.00 square mile (2.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 384.58 and is about 49% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Twomile Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Second Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Twomile Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.