Wombles Creek

Wombles Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Wombles Creek; Tributary to Cape Fear River
	Location of Wombles Creek mouth Wombles Creek (the United States)
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 / 35.61083°N 79.12167°W
• elevation	332 ft (101 m)
Mouth	Cape Fear River
• location	about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°34′59″N 079°03′05″W / 35.58306°N 79.05139°W
• elevation	165 ft (50 m)
Length	5.04 mi (8.11 km)
Basin size	6.44 square miles (16.7 km2)
Discharge
• location	Cape Fear River
• average	7.81 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River
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

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.

Course

Wombles Creek rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Blacknel, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 2 miles southeast of Moncure, North Carolina.^[2]

Watershed

Wombles Creek drains 6.44 square miles (16.7 km²) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 451.79 and is about 60% forested.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "GNIS Detail - Wombles Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wombles Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wombles Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Wombles Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[WCTopozone-2] "Wombles Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[geoviewer-3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[watershed-4] "Wombles Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

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Wombles Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River
Location of Wombles Creek mouth Show map of North Carolina Wombles Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
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 / 35.61083°N 79.12167°W / 35.61083; -79.12167^[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 / 35.58306°N 79.05139°W / 35.58306; -79.05139^[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

Course

Watershed

See also

References