Wads Creek (Little River tributary)

Wads Creek
Tributary to Little River
Wads Creek (Little River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Wads Creek (Little River tributary)
Location of Wads Creek mouth
Wads Creek (Little River tributary) is located in the United States
Wads Creek (Little River tributary)
Wads Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Physical characteristics
SourceMcLendons Creek divide
 • locationpond at Pleasantville, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°18′49″N 079°28′03″W / 35.31361°N 79.46750°W / 35.31361; -79.46750[1]
 • elevation485 ft (148 m)[2]
MouthLittle River
 • location
about 1.5 miles west-northwest of Whispering Pines, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°16′10″N 079°25′06″W / 35.26944°N 79.41833°W / 35.26944; -79.41833[1]
 • elevation
309 ft (94 m)[2]
Length5.45 mi (8.77 km)[3]
Basin size9.79 square miles (25.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle River
 • average11.94 cu ft/s (0.338 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMurdocksville Road, Brinkley Road, US 15, Little River Farm Blvd.

Wads Creek is a 5.45 mi (8.77 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Little River in Moore County, North Carolina.

Course

Wads Creek rises on the McLendon Creek divide in a pond at Pleasantville in Moore County, North Carolina. Wads Creek then flows southeasterly to meet the Little River about 1.5 miles west-northwest of Whispering Pines.[2]

Watershed

Wads Creek drains 9.79 square miles (25.4 km2) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.61 and is about 57% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wads Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Wads Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Carthage Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Wads Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.


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