Ellis Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Cape Fear River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ellis Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Ellis Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Bladen |
Length: | 11.76miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 55.15cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
Source1: | Suggs Mill Pond |
Source1 Location: | about 5 miles west of Ammon, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.7989°N -78.65°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 95feet[4] |
Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 34.6547°N -78.6419°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 24feet |
Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Lake Run |
Bridges: | Opportunity Lane, Dowd Dairy Road, Gum Shaw Road, NC 53 |
Ellis Creek is an 11.76miles-long 2nd-order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Ellis Creek rises in Suggs Mill Pond, one of the Carolina bays, about 5 miles west of Ammon, North Carolina in Bladen County. Ellis Creek then flows south-southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina.[4]
Ellis Creek drains of area, receives about 49 inches per year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 610.62, and is about 19% forested.[2]