Eagle Swamp Explained

Eagle Swamp
Name Other:Tributary to Contentnea Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Eagle Swamp mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Eagle Swamp mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Lenoir
Length:7.38miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Contentnea Creek
Discharge1 Avg:12.07cuft/s at mouth with Contentnea Creek[2]
Source1:Wheat Swamp divide
Source1 Location:pond at Hugo, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.3906°N -77.5311°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:22feet[4]
Mouth:Contentnea Creek
Mouth Location:Tick Bite, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.3514°N -77.4269°W
Mouth Elevation:1feet
Progression:Contentnea CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River System:Neuse River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Sharon Church Road, Skeeter Pond Road, NC 11, S Highland Avenue, Tick Bite Road

Eagle Swamp is a 7.38miles long 3rd order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Lenoir County, North Carolina.

Course

Eagle Swamp rises in Hugo, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join Contentnea Creek at Tick Bite.[4]

Watershed

Eagle Swamp drains of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 595.43, and is about 15% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 6 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Eagle Swamp Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 6 October 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Eagle Swamp . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 6 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Eagle Swamp Topo Map in Lenoir . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 6 October 2020 . en.