Caraway Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) explained

Caraway 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 Caraway Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Randolph
Length:25.76miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Uwharrie River
Discharge1 Avg:105.77cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2]
Source1:divide between Caraway Creek and Deep River (via Muddy Creek)
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles east of Progress, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.8828°N -79.9353°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:790feet[4]
Mouth:Uwharrie River
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles east of Farmer, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.6539°N -79.9583°W
Mouth Elevation:390feet
Progression:Uwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Pee Dee
Tributaries Left:Back Creek
Taylors Creek
Tributaries Right:Little Caraway Creek
Bridges:Old Glenola Road, Creekview Drive, Roy Farlow Road, Old Marlboro Road, Beeson Farm Road, Beckerdite Road, Caraway Mountain Road, Jenco Road, US 64, Ridges Mountain Road, Golden Meadow Road, Old NC 49

Caraway Creek is a 25.76miles long 5th order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course

Caraway Creek rises on the Deep River divide about 0.25miles east of Progress in Randolph County, North Carolina. Caraway Creek then flows south to meet the Uwharrie River about 0.5miles east of Farmer.[4]

Watershed

Caraway Creek drains of area, receives about 46.7inches of precipitation annually, has a topographic wetness index of 372.93 and is about 54% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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