Wads Creek

Wads Creek
Tributary to Little River
Location of Wads Creek mouth
Wads Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Physical characteristics
SourceMcLendons Creek divide
 • locationpond at Pleasantville, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°18′49″N 079°28′03″W / 35.31361°N 79.46750°W / 35.31361; -79.46750[1]
 • elevation485 ft (148 m)[2]
MouthLittle River
 • location
about 1.5 miles west-northwest of Whispering Pines, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°16′10″N 079°25′06″W / 35.26944°N 79.41833°W / 35.26944; -79.41833[1]
 • elevation
309 ft (94 m)[2]
Length5.45 mi (8.77 km)[3]
Basin size9.79 square miles (25.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle River
 • average11.94 cu ft/s (0.338 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMurdocksville Road, Brinkley Road, US 15, Little River Farm Blvd.

Wads Creek is a 5.45 mi (8.77 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Little River in Moore County, North Carolina.

Course

Wads Creek rises on the McLendon Creek divide in a pond at Pleasantville in Moore County, North Carolina. Wads Creek then flows southeasterly to meet the Little River about 1.5 miles west-northwest of Whispering Pines.[2]

Watershed

Wads Creek drains 9.79 square miles (25.4 km2) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.61 and is about 57% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wads Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Wads Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Carthage 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 "Wads Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.