Barnes_Creek_(Uwharrie_River_tributary)

Barnes Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)

Barnes Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Barnes Creek is a 11.39 mi (18.33 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

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Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Barns Creek

Course

Barnes Creek rises on the West Fork Little River divide about 2 miles southwest of Pisgah in Randolph County, North Carolina. Barnes Creek then flows southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 1.5 miles north of Uwharrie.[2]

Watershed

Barnes Creek drains 24.09 square miles (62.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 343.93 and is about 81% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "GNIS Detail - Barnes Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Barnes Creek Topo Map, Montgomery County NC (Badin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Barnes Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2019.



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