Laniers Creek

Laniers Creek
Tributary to Uwharrie River
Location of Laniers Creek mouth
Laniers Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceCabin Creek divide
 • locationpond at Complex, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°33′56″N 080°03′52″W / 35.56556°N 80.06444°W / 35.56556; -80.06444[1]
 • elevation705 ft (215 m)[2]
MouthUwharrie River
 • location
about 1.5 miles east of New Hope, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°33′27″N 079°58′37″W / 35.55750°N 79.97694°W / 35.55750; -79.97694[1]
 • elevation
367 ft (112 m)[2]
Length5.99 mi (9.64 km)[3]
Basin size9.75 square miles (25.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationUwharrie River
 • average11.53 cu ft/s (0.326 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftSand Branch
 • rightNanny Branch
BridgesSurratt 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 km2) 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

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Laniers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Laniers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.