Duncombe 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 Duncombe Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Randolph Montgomery |
Length: | 5.59miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Uwharrie River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.19cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2] |
Source1: | Poison Fork divide |
Source1 Location: | east side of King Mountain |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.4539°N -80.005°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 830feet[4] |
Mouth: | Uwharrie River |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles south-southeast of Coggins Mine |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.5169°N -79.9517°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 315feet |
Progression: | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Grissom Road, Ophir Road |
Duncombe Creek is a 5.59miles long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Duncombe Creek rises on the Poison Fork divide on the east side of King Mountain in Randolph County, North Carolina. Duncombe Creek then flows southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 4 miles south-southeast of Coggins Mine.[4]
Duncombe Creek drains of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 364.55 and is about 79% forested.[2]