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Mill Creek (Pee Dee River tributary)

Coordinates: 34°51′03″N 079°54′20″W / 34.85083°N 79.90556°W / 34.85083; -79.90556
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Mill Creek
Tributary to Pee Dee River
Mill Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Mill Creek (Pee Dee River tributary)
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Mill Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) is located in the United States
Mill Creek (Pee Dee River tributary)
Mill Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
Physical characteristics
SourceWestfield Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southwest of Morven, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°50′16″N 080°03′01″W / 34.83778°N 80.05028°W / 34.83778; -80.05028[1]
 • elevation375 ft (114 m)[2]
MouthPee Dee River
 • location
about 1.5 miles northeast of Old Sneedsboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°51′03″N 079°54′20″W / 34.85083°N 79.90556°W / 34.85083; -79.90556[1]
 • elevation
97 ft (30 m)[2]
Length10.77 mi (17.33 km)[3]
Basin size19.12 square miles (49.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationPee Dee River
 • average20.46 cu ft/s (0.579 m3/s) at mouth with Pee Dee River[4]
Basin features
Progressioneast-northeast
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNC 145, Previtte Road, Peru Road, US 52, Sneedsboro Road, Diggs Road, Cairo Road

Mill Creek is a 10.77 mi (17.33 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Pee Dee River in Anson County, North Carolina.

Course

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Mill Creek rises about 3 miles southwest of Morven, North Carolina. Mill Creek then flows east-northeast to meet the Pee Dee River about 1.5 miles northeast of Old Sneedsboro.[2]

Watershed

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Mill Creek drains 19.12 square miles (49.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 480.70 and is about 45% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Mill Creek Topo Map in Anson". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.