Wombles Creek Explained

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 RiverAtlantic 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.

Course

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]

Watershed

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 3 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Wombles Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 3 September 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Wombles Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 3 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Wombles Creek Topo Map in Lee . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 3 September 2020 . en.