Horse Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)

Horse Creek
Tributary to Drowning Creek
Horse Creek (Drowning Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Horse Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)
Location of Horse Creek mouth
Horse Creek (Drowning Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Horse Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)
Horse Creek (Drowning Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
VillagePinehurst
Physical characteristics
SourceJoes Fork divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles southwest of Pinehurst, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°11′26″N 079°29′07″W / 35.19056°N 79.48528°W / 35.19056; -79.48528[1]
 • elevation480 ft (150 m)[2]
MouthDrowning Creek
 • location
about 2 miles southwest of Addor, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°03′50″N 079°30′25″W / 35.06389°N 79.50694°W / 35.06389; -79.50694[1]
 • elevation
279 ft (85 m)[2]
Length10.08 mi (16.22 km)[3]
Basin size43.51 square miles (112.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDrowning Creek
 • average50.24 cu ft/s (1.423 m3/s) at mouth with Drowning Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemLumber River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightDeep Creek
WaterbodiesPinehurst Lake
BridgesBurning Tree Road, Diamond Head Drive S, Linden Road, Roseland Road

Horse Creek is a 10.08 mi (16.22 km) long 3rd order tributary to Drowning Creek (Lumber River), in Moore County, North Carolina. The water of Horse Creek is classed as WS-II and HQW (High-Quality Water).[5]

Course

Horse Creek rises on Joes Fork divide about 0.25 miles southwest of Pinehurst in Moore County, North Carolina. Horse Creek then takes a southerly course through numerous swamps to meet Drowning Creek about 2 miles southwest of Addor.[2]

Watershed

Horse Creek drains 43.51 square miles (112.7 km2) of area, receives about 49.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 466.77 and is about 37% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horse Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Horse Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Hoffman Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Horse Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ carolana.com https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/Moore.pdf. Retrieved 23 November 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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