Mallard Creek is a 12.23 mi (19.68 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
| Mallard Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mallard Creek mouth  Mallard Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus Mecklenburg |
| City | Harrisburg Charlotte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Irwin Creek divide |
| • location | pond in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°18′36″N 080°49′17″W / 35.31000°N 80.82139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 800 ft (240 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Harrisburg, North Carolina |
• location | pond in northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°20′18″N 080°39′47″W / 35.33833°N 80.66306°W[1] |
• elevation | 546 ft (166 m)[2] |
| Length | 12.23 mi (19.68 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 41.54 square miles (107.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 44.78 cu ft/s (1.268 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Clarks Creek Stony Creek |
| • right | Doby Creek Toby Creek |
| Bridges | Crestland Avenue, W Sugar Creek Road, Hubbard Road, NC 24, Mallard Creek Road, David Taylor Drive, I-85, US 29, E Mallard Creek Church Road, I-485, Pavillion Boulevard, Morehead Road |
Course
editMallard Creek rises in a pond on the northside of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows easterly through the northern suburbs of Charlotte into Cabarrus County to join the Rocky River in Harrisburg.[2]
Watershed
editMallard Creek drains 41.54 square miles (107.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 417.80, and is about 22% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Mallard Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mallard Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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