Walkers 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 Walkers Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Randolph |
Length: | 4.78miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Uwharrie River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.06cuft/s at mouth with Uwharrie River[2] |
Source1: | pond on Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide |
Source1 Location: | about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5367°N -79.935°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 780feet[4] |
Mouth: | Uwharrie River |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles east of Pinson, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.5269°N -79.9836°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 354feet |
Progression: | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Pisgah Covered Bridge Road, Lassister Mill Road |
Walkers Creek is a 4.78miles long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Walkers Creek rises in a pond on the Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Walkers Creek flows north then curves southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 4 miles east of Pinson.[4]
Walkers Creek drains of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 338.54 and is about 77% forested.[2]