Wombles Creek
Stream in North Carolina, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wombles Creek is a 5.04 mi (8.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Quick Facts Wombles Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River, Location ...
Wombles Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Lee |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed tributary to Deep River |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°36′39″N 079°07′18″W[1] |
• elevation | 332 ft (101 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°34′59″N 079°03′05″W[1] |
• elevation | 165 ft (50 m)[2] |
Length | 5.04 mi (8.11 km)[3] |
Basin size | 6.44 square miles (16.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 7.81 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Goat Hill Lane, US 1, Lower Moncure Road, Lower River Road, Cape Fear Lane |
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