Afton Run is a 6.13 mi (9.87 km) long 1st order tributary to Coddle Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Afton Run
Tributary to Coddle Creek
Map of Afton Run mouth location
Map of Afton Run mouth location
Location of Afton Run mouth
Map of Afton Run mouth location
Map of Afton Run mouth location
Afton Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Physical characteristics
SourceMill Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles west of Kannapolis, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°29′20″N 080°40′39″W / 35.48889°N 80.67750°W / 35.48889; -80.67750[1]
 • elevation790 ft (240 m)[2]
MouthCoddle Creek
 • location
about 3 miles west of Concord, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°24′31″N 080°40′29″W / 35.40861°N 80.67472°W / 35.40861; -80.67472[1]
 • elevation
589 ft (180 m)[2]
Length6.13 mi (9.87 km)[3]
Basin size6.07 square miles (15.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCoddle Creek
 • average7.25 cu ft/s (0.205 m3/s) at mouth with Coddle Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCoddle CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMooresville Road, Dogwood Boulevard, Trinity Church Road, Kannapolis Parkway, NC 73, I-85

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Ashton Branch
  • Astin's Branch

Course

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Afton Run rises about 2 miles west of Kannapolis, North Carolina and then flows south to join Coddle Creek about 3 miles west of Concord.[2]

Watershed

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Afton Run drains 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.40, and is about 32% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – Afton Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Afton Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.