Carolina Creek is a 4.74 mi (7.63 km) long 1st order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Carolina Creek Tributary to Lanes Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Physical characteristics
Source	Brown Creek divide
• location	pond about 0.5 miles east of Mt. Pisgah Church, just north of South Carolina state line.
• coordinates	34°48′59″N 080°24′33″W[1]
• elevation	581 ft (177 m)[2]
Mouth	Lanes Creek
• location	about 5 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°52′08″N 080°24′09″W[1]
• elevation	458 ft (140 m)[2]
Length	4.74 mi (7.63 km)[3]
Basin size	3.39 square miles (8.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Lanes Creek
• average	4.04 cu ft/s (0.114 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Vann Snead Road, Landsford Road, Old Pageland Marshville Road

Course

Carolina Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles east of Mt. Pisgah Church, just north of the South Carolina state line. Carolina Creek then flows north to meet Lanes Creek about 5 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Carolina Creek drains 3.39 square miles (8.8 km²) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 476.70 and is about 43% forested.[4]

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