Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)

Taylors Creek is a 7.74 mi (12.46 km) long 3rd order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Taylors Creek
Tributary to Caraway Creek
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Location of Taylors Creek mouth
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceBack Creek (Cedar Fork) divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southwest of Asheboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°39′10″N 079°51′26″W / 35.65278°N 79.85722°W / 35.65278; -79.85722[1]
 • elevation768 ft (234 m)[2]
MouthCaraway Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles northwest of Mechanic, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°39′15″N 079°56′38″W / 35.65417°N 79.94389°W / 35.65417; -79.94389[1]
 • elevation
398 ft (121 m)[2]
Length7.74 mi (12.46 km)[3]
Basin size10.25 square miles (26.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCaraway Creek
 • average12.02 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Caraway Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCaraway CreekUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBriles Drive, Billy Walker Road, NC 49, Union Church Road, Lassiter Mill Road

Course

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Taylors Creek rises on the Back Creek divide about 1 mile southwest of Asheboro in Randolph County, North Carolina. Taylors Creek then flows west to meet Caraway Creek about 0.5 miles northwest of Mechanic.[2]

Watershed

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Taylors Creek drains 10.25 square miles (26.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 374.12 and is about 65% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Taylors Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Caraway Creek Topo Map, Randolph County NC (Farmer Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Taylors Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2019.