Wombles Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Cape Fear River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Wombles Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Wombles Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Lee |
Length: | 5.04miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 7.81cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Deep River |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6108°N -79.1217°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 332feet[4] |
Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.5831°N -79.0514°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 165feet |
Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Goat Hill Lane, US 1, Lower Moncure Road, Lower River Road, Cape Fear Lane |
Wombles Creek is a 5.04miles long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Wombles Creek rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina.[4]
Wombles Creek drains of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 451.79 and is about 60% forested.[2]