Horsepen 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 Horsepen Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Horsepen Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Montgomery |
Length: | 2.22miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Uwharrie River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.66cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2] |
Source1: | Reeves Spring Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile west of Coggins Mine, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.4883°N -80.0375°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 592feet[4] |
Mouth: | Uwharrie River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile southeast of Coggins Mine, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4806°N -80.0122°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 329feet |
Progression: | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Coggins Mine Road |
Horsepen Creek is a 2.22miles long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Horsepen Creek rises on the Reeves Spring Branch divide in Montgomery County about 1 mile west of Coggins Mine, North Carolina. Horsepen Creek then flows southeast and joins the Uwharrie River about 1 mile southeast of Coggins Mine.[4]
Horsepen Creek drains of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 333.64 and is about 94% forested.[2]