Taylors Creek is a 7.74 mi (12.46 km) long 3rd order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Taylors Creek Tributary to Caraway Creek
Location of Taylors Creek mouth Show map of North Carolina Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Randolph
Physical characteristics
Source	Back Creek (Cedar Fork) divide
• location	about 1 mile southwest of Asheboro, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°39′10″N 079°51′26″W[1]
• elevation	768 ft (234 m)[2]
Mouth	Caraway Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles northwest of Mechanic, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°39′15″N 079°56′38″W[1]
• elevation	398 ft (121 m)[2]
Length	7.74 mi (12.46 km)[3]
Basin size	10.25 square miles (26.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Caraway Creek
• average	12.02 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Caraway Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Caraway Creek → Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Briles Drive, Billy Walker Road, NC 49, Union Church Road, Lassiter Mill Road

Course

Taylors Creek rises on the Back Creek divide about 1 mile southwest of Asheboro in Randolph County, North Carolina. Taylors Creek then flows west to meet Caraway Creek about 0.5 miles northwest of Mechanic.[2]

Watershed

Taylors Creek drains 10.25 square miles (26.5 km²) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 374.12 and is about 65% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References