Spencer 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 Spencer Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Montgomery |
Length: | 5.73miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Uwharrie River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 9.37cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2] |
Source1: | Dumas Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 4 miles northwest of Lovejoy, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.4422°N -79.9508°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 760feet[4] |
Mouth: | Uwharrie River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northwest of Uwharrie, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4256°N -80.015°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 305feet |
Progression: | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | Sand Branch Cattail Branch |
Bridges: | Ophir Road |
Spencer Creek is a 5.73miles long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.
Spencer Creek rises on the Dumas Creek divide about 4 miles northwest of Lovejoy in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Spencer Creek then flows southwest and curves northwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 1 mile north of Uwharrie.[4]
Spencer Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 347.87 and is about 88% forested.[2]