Cedar 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 Cedar Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Montgomery |
Length: | 2.72miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Uwharrie River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 6.51cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2] |
Source1: | Rocky Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles southeast of Uwharrie, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.3911°N -79.9781°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 710feet[4] |
Mouth: | Uwharrie River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southwest of Uwharrie, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.3947°N -80.0208°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 289feet |
Progression: | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | Watery Branch |
Bridges: | River Road |
Cedar Creek is a 2.72miles long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Cedar Creek rises on the Rocky Creek divide about 3 miles southeast of Uwharrie in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Cedar Creek then flows generally west to meet the Uwharrie River about 2 miles southwest of Uwharrie.[4]
Cedar Creek Creek drains of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 339.72 and is about 92% forested.[2]