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 River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic 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.
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]
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]