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Beaverdam Creek is a 11.96 mi (19.25 km) long 3rd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Beaverdam Creek
Tributary to Lanes Creek
Location of Beaverdam Creek mouth
Beaverdam Creek (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceRays Fork divide
  locationabout 3 miles south of Wingate, North Carolina
  coordinates34°55′25″N 080°26′41″W[1]
  elevation612 ft (187 m)[2]
MouthLanes Creek
  location
about 2.5 miles southeast of Marshville, North Carolina
  coordinates
34°57′53″N 080°18′34″W[1]
  elevation
398 ft (121 m)[2]
Length11.96 mi (19.25 km)[3]
Basin size18.34 square miles (47.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationLanes Creek
  average21.21 cu ft/s (0.601 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftReedy Branch
Maple Springs Branch
  rightHaney Branch
BridgesWhite Store Road, Snyder Store Road, Russell Pope Road, Camden Road, Gilboa Road, Old Pagelane-Marshville Road, Blair Road, Landsford Road

Course


Beaverdam Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles south of Wingate, North Carolina. Beaverdam Creek then flows northeast to meet Lanes Creek about 2.5 miles southeast of Marshville.[2]


Watershed


Beaverdam Creek drains 18.34 square miles (47.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 439.41 and is about 37% forested.[4]


References


  1. "GNIS Detail - Beaverdam Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Beaverdam Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. "Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.





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