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Taylors Creek
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Location of Taylors Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Caraway Creek
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Randolph
Physical characteristics
Main source Back Creek (Cedar Fork) divide
about 1 mile southwest of Asheboro, North Carolina
768 ft (234 m)
35°39′10″N 079°51′26″W / 35.65278°N 79.85722°W / 35.65278; -79.85722
River mouth Caraway Creek
about 0.5 miles northwest of Mechanic, North Carolina
398 ft (121 m)
35°39′15″N 079°56′38″W / 35.65417°N 79.94389°W / 35.65417; -79.94389
Length 7.74 mi (12.46 km)
Basin features
Progression west
River system Pee Dee
Basin size 10.25 square miles (26.5 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Briles Drive, Billy Walker Road, NC 49, Union Church Road, Lassiter Mill Road

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

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.

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.

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