Betty McGees Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Uwharrie River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Betty McGees Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Randolph |
Length: | 9.09miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Uwharrie River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 9.73cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2] |
Source1: | Hannahs Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 6 miles northwest of Pisgah in the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6067°N -79.9028°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 810feet[4] |
Mouth: | Uwharrie River |
Mouth Location: | about 5 miles northeast of New Hope, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6083°N -79.9683°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 375feet |
Progression: | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | Talbotts Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Tot Hill Farm Road, Stone Bridge Road, Tot Hill Farm Road, Lassister Mill Road |
Betty McGees Creek is a 9.09miles long 2nd order tributary of the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Betty McGees Creek rises on the Hannahs Creek divide in the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness about 6 miles northwest of Pisgah in Randolph County, North Carolina. Betty McGees Creek then flows north and then curves southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 5 miles northeast of New Hope.[4]
Betty McGees Creek drains of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 348.09 and is about 79% forested.[2]