Laniers Creek

Laniers Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Randolph
Physical characteristics
Source	Cabin Creek divide
• location	pond at Complex, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°33′56″N 080°03′52″W[1]
• elevation	705 ft (215 m)[2]
Mouth	Uwharrie River
• location	about 1.5 miles east of New Hope, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°33′27″N 079°58′37″W[1]
• elevation	367 ft (112 m)[2]
Length	5.99 mi (9.64 km)[3]
Basin size	9.75 square miles (25.3 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Uwharrie River
• average	11.53 cu ft/s (0.326 m^3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	Sand Branch
• right	Nanny Branch
Bridges	Surratt Country Road, Johnson Farm Road, New Hope Road, Lou Cranford Road

Laniers Creek is a 5.99 mi (9.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Laniers Creek rises in a pond on the Cabin Creek divide at Complex, North Carolina. Laniers Creek then flows easterly to join the Uwharrie River about 1.5 miles east of New Hope.[2]

Watershed

Laniers Creek drains 9.75 square miles (25.3 km^2) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.45 and is about 39% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Laniers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
2. "Laniers Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
4. "Laniers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.