Eagle Swamp is a 7.38 mi (11.88 km) long 3rd order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Lenoir County, North Carolina.

Eagle Swamp
Tributary to Contentnea Creek
Map of Eagle Swamp mouth location
Map of Eagle Swamp mouth location
Location of Eagle Swamp mouth
Map of Eagle Swamp mouth location
Map of Eagle Swamp mouth location
Eagle Swamp (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLenoir
Physical characteristics
SourceWheat Swamp divide
 • locationpond at Hugo, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°23′26″N 077°31′52″W / 35.39056°N 77.53111°W / 35.39056; -77.53111[1]
 • elevation22 ft (6.7 m)[2]
MouthContentnea Creek
 • location
Tick Bite, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°21′05″N 077°25′37″W / 35.35139°N 77.42694°W / 35.35139; -77.42694[1]
 • elevation
1 ft (0.30 m)[2]
Length7.38 mi (11.88 km)[3]
Basin size10.07 square miles (26.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationContentnea Creek
 • average12.07 cu ft/s (0.342 m3/s) at mouth with Contentnea Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionContentnea CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSharon Church Road, Skeeter Pond Road, NC 11, S Highland Avenue, Tick Bite Road

Course

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Eagle Swamp rises in Hugo, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join Contentnea Creek at Tick Bite.[2]

Watershed

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Eagle Swamp drains 10.07 square miles (26.1 km2) of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 595.43, and is about 15% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Eagle Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Eagle Swamp Topo Map in Lenoir". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Eagle Swamp Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.