Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Bakers Creek is a 4.81 mi (7.74 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Bakers Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Bakers Creek mouth location
Map of Bakers Creek mouth location
Location of Bakers Creek mouth
Map of Bakers Creek mouth location
Map of Bakers Creek mouth location
Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Physical characteristics
SourceBear Ford Swamp divide
 • locationDublin, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°39′52″N 078°42′46″W / 34.66444°N 78.71278°W / 34.66444; -78.71278[1]
 • elevation126 ft (38 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°39′19″N 078°35′21″W / 34.65528°N 78.58917°W / 34.65528; -78.58917[1]
 • elevation
24 ft (7.3 m)[2]
Length4.81 mi (7.74 km)[3]
Basin size9.03 square miles (23.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average10.31 cu ft/s (0.292 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftBomill Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMcDaniel Lane, Lyon Landing Road, Rice Pond Road, Owen Hill Road

Course

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Bakers Creek rises in Dublin, North Carolina on the Bear Ford Swamp divide and then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southwest of Yorick, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Baker Creek drains 9.03 square miles (23.4 km2) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 518.97 and is about 21% forested.[4]

See also

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Additional Maps

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Course of Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
 
Watershed of Bakers Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bakers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Bakers Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bakers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2020.