Lakes 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 Lakes Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Randolph |
Length: | 0.7miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Uwharrie River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.06cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2] |
Source1: | pond on Duncombe Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles north of Eleazer, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5169°N -79.9711°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 549feet[4] |
Mouth: | Uwharrie River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles southeast of Pinson, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.5144°N -79.9897°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 351feet |
Progression: | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | none |
Lakes Creek is a 0.7miles long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Lakes Creek rises in a pond on the Duncombe Creek divide about 0.25 miles north of Eleazer, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Lakes Creek then flows west to meet the Uwharrie River about 3 miles southeast of Pinson.[4]
Lakes Creek drains of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 322.46 and is about 88% forested.[2]