Beaverdam Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) explained

Beaverdam Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Lanes Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Beaverdam Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Union
Length:11.96miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Lanes Creek
Discharge1 Avg:21.21cuft/s at mouth with Lanes Creek[2]
Source1:Rays Fork divide
Source1 Location:about 3 miles south of Wingate, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:34.9236°N -80.4447°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:612feet[4]
Mouth:Lanes Creek
Mouth Location:about 2.5 miles southeast of Marshville, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:34.9647°N -80.3094°W
Mouth Elevation:398feet
Progression:Lanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Pee Dee River
Tributaries Left:Reedy Branch
Maple Springs Branch
Tributaries Right:Haney Branch
Bridges:White Store Road, Snyder Store Road, Russell Pope Road, Camden Road, Gilboa Road, Old Pagelane-Marshville Road, Blair Road, Landsford Road

Beaverdam Creek is a 11.96miles long 3rd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

Beaverdam Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles south of Wingate, North Carolina. Beaverdam Creek then flows northeast to meet Lanes Creek about 2.5 miles southeast of Marshville.[4]

Watershed

Beaverdam Creek drains of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 439.41 and is about 37% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 24 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 24 October 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Beaverdam Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 24 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Beaverdam Creek Topo Map in Union . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 24 October 2020 . en.