Taylors Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Taylors Creek |
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Location of Taylors Creek mouth
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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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