Wads Creek is a 5.45 mi (8.77 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Little River in Moore County, North Carolina.
| Wads Creek Tributary to Little River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Wads Creek mouth  Wads Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | McLendons Creek divide |
| • location | pond at Pleasantville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°18′49″N 079°28′03″W / 35.31361°N 79.46750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 485 ft (148 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little River |
• location | about 1.5 miles west-northwest of Whispering Pines, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°16′10″N 079°25′06″W / 35.26944°N 79.41833°W[1] |
• elevation | 309 ft (94 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.45 mi (8.77 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 9.79 square miles (25.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little River |
| • average | 11.94 cu ft/s (0.338 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Murdocksville Road, Brinkley Road, US 15, Little River Farm Blvd. |
Course edit
Wads Creek rises on the McLendon Creek divide in a pond at Pleasantville in Moore County, North Carolina. Wads Creek then flows southeasterly to meet the Little River about 1.5 miles west-northwest of Whispering Pines.[2]
Watershed edit
Wads Creek drains 9.79 square miles (25.4 km2) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.61 and is about 57% forested.[4]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wads Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wads Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Carthage Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wads Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.