Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)

Aberdeen Creek
Tributary to Drowning Creek
Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)
Location of Aberdeen Creek mouth
Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)
Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
TownAberdeen
VillagePinehurst
Physical characteristics
SourceMill Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile east of Pinehurst, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°12′16″N 079°26′02″W / 35.20444°N 79.43389°W / 35.20444; -79.43389[1]
 • elevation472 ft (144 m)[2]
MouthDrowning Creek
 • location
about 2 miles southwest of Addor, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°03′08″N 079°28′27″W / 35.05222°N 79.47417°W / 35.05222; -79.47417[1]
 • elevation
266 ft (81 m)[2]
Length12.45 mi (20.04 km)[3]
Basin size32.63 square miles (84.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDrowning Creek
 • average43.79 cu ft/s (1.240 m3/s) at mouth with Drowning Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDrowning Creek (Lumber River) → Little Pee Dee River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemLumber River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesWatson Lake
Pages Lake
BridgesUS 15-501, Irvernay Road, W Morganton Road, Lake Dornoch Drive (x2), Keith Street, Pinebluff Lake Road, Addor Road

Aberdeen Creek is a 12.45 mi (20.04 km) long 3rd order tributary to Drowning Creek (Lumber River), in Moore County, North Carolina, United States.

History

Most of the area around Aberdeen Creek was settled by Scots-Irish Immigrants in the 1700s. Historically the major industry was naval stores from the surrounding pine forests, but this has changed to include thriving retirement communities.[5] The creek was named Devil Gut Creek until 1887, when it was changed to Aberdeen Creek.[6]

Variant names

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

  • Devil Creek
  • Devils Gut Creek

Course

Aberdeen Creek rises on the Mill Creek divide about 1 mi (1.6 km) east of Pinehurst in Moore County, North Carolina. Aberdeen Creek then takes a southerly course through numerous swamps to meet Drowning Creek about 2 mi (3.2 km) southwest of Addor.[2]

Watershed

Aberdeen Creek drains 32.65 square miles (84.6 km2) of area, receives about 49.3 in (1,250 mm)/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 473.33 and is about 29% forested.[4]

See also

Maps

Course of Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)
Watershed of Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Aberdeen Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Aberdeen Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Pinebluff Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Aberdeen Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "History of Aberdeen - Aberdeen NC". townofaberdeen.net. Town of Aberdeen. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ Carolina, North (1887). "Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina". Google Books. NC General Assembly. Retrieved 23 November 2019.