Afton Run | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Coddle Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Afton Run mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Afton Run mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Cabarrus |
Length: | 6.13miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Coddle Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 7.25cuft/s at mouth with Coddle Creek[2] |
Source1: | Mill Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles west of Kannapolis, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.4889°N -80.6775°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 790feet[4] |
Mouth: | Coddle Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles west of Concord, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4086°N -80.6747°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 589feet |
Progression: | Coddle Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Mooresville Road, Dogwood Boulevard, Trinity Church Road, Kannapolis Parkway, NC 73, I-85 |
Afton Run is a 6.13miles long 1st order tributary to Coddle Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Afton Run rises about 2 miles west of Kannapolis, North Carolina and then flows south to join Coddle Creek about 3 miles west of Concord.[4]
Afton Run drains of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.40, and is about 32% forested.[2]