Gourdvine Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Richardson Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Gourdvine Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Gourdvine Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Union |
Length: | 5.59miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Richardson Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 11.54cuft/s at mouth with Richardson Creek[2] |
Source1: | Maness Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 1.5 miles southeast of Hamilton Crossroads, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.0331°N -80.3258°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 548feet[4] |
Mouth: | Richardson Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southeast of New Salem, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.1144°N -80.3403°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 348feet |
Progression: | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Gold Branch Smith Branch |
Bridges: | Ansonville Road, Olive Branch Road, Bunn Simpson Road, Holly School Road |
Gourdvine Creek is a 5.59miles long 1st order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Gourdvine Creek rises in a pond about 1.5 miles southeast of Hamilton Crossroads, North Carolina and then flows north to join Richardson Creek about 2 miles southeast of New Salem.[4]
Gourdvine Creek drains of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 401.82, and is about 33% forested.[2]