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Donoho Creek
Map of Donoho Creek mouth location
Map of Donoho Creek mouth location
Map of Donoho Creek mouth location
Map of Donoho Creek mouth location
Location of Donoho Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Cape Fear River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Bladen
Physical characteristics
Main source Carvers Creek divide
about 1 mile northwest of Westbrook, North Carolina
90 ft (27 m)
34°29′23″N 078°27′00″W / 34.48972°N 78.45000°W / 34.48972; -78.45000
River mouth Cape Fear River
about 0.25 miles northeast of Westbrook, North Carolina
13 ft (4.0 m)
34°28′52″N 078°24′48″W / 34.48111°N 78.41333°W / 34.48111; -78.41333
Length 2.20 mi (3.54 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Cape Fear River
Basin size 2.04 square miles (5.3 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges NC 87, N Braddy Plantation Road

Donoho Creek is a 2.20 mi (3.54 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Donoho Creek rises on the Carvers Creek divide about 1 mile northwest of Westbrook, North Carolina. Donoho Creek then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 0.25 miles northeast of Westbrook.

Watershed

Donoho Creek drains 2.04 square miles (5.3 km2) of area, receives about 50.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 552.49 and is about 20% forested.

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