Taylors Creek is a 7.74 mi (12.46 km) long 3rd order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
| Taylors Creek Tributary to Caraway Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Taylors Creek mouth  Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Back Creek (Cedar Fork) divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southwest of Asheboro, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°39′10″N 079°51′26″W / 35.65278°N 79.85722°W[1] |
| • elevation | 768 ft (234 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Caraway Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles northwest of Mechanic, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°39′15″N 079°56′38″W / 35.65417°N 79.94389°W[1] |
• elevation | 398 ft (121 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.74 mi (12.46 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 10.25 square miles (26.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Caraway Creek |
| • average | 12.02 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Caraway Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Caraway Creek → Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Briles Drive, Billy Walker Road, NC 49, Union Church Road, Lassiter Mill Road |
Course
editTaylors Creek rises on the Back Creek divide about 1 mile southwest of Asheboro in Randolph County, North Carolina. Taylors Creek then flows west to meet Caraway Creek about 0.5 miles northwest of Mechanic.[2]
Watershed
editTaylors Creek drains 10.25 square miles (26.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 374.12 and is about 65% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Taylors Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Caraway Creek Topo Map, Randolph County NC (Farmer Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Taylors Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2019.