Shaddox Creek

Shaddox Creek is a 3.83 mi (6.16 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. Shaddox Creek is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Shaddox Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Location of Shaddox Creek mouth
Shaddox Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Shaddox Creek and Buckhorn Creek
 • locationpond about 1 mile northeast of Merry Oaks, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°39′07″N 078°59′32″W[1]
 • elevation295 ft (90 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°35′57″N 079°02′59″W[1]
 • elevation
164 ft (50 m)[1]
Length3.83 mi (6.16 km)[3]
Basin size15.21 square miles (39.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average17.72 cu ft/s (0.502 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
Progressionwest then south
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesJordan Estates Lane, New Elam Church Road, US 1, Old US 1, Corinth Road

Course

Shaddox Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Merry Oaks, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows west then south to the Haw River about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina.[2] Shaddox Creek is the last tributary to the Haw River before it joins the Deep River to form the Cape Fear River.

Watershed

Shaddox Creek drains 45.98 square miles (119.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a topographic wetness index of 451.04 and is about 68% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Shaddox Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "Haw River Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Moncure Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Shaddox Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

Additional maps
Course of Shaddox Creek (Haw River tributary)
Watershed of Shaddox Creek (Haw River tributary)
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