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Moores Creek (Reedy Fork tributary)

Coordinates: 36°10′44″N 079°54′16″W / 36.17889°N 79.90444°W / 36.17889; -79.90444
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Moores Creek
Tributary to Reedy Fork
Map of Moores Creek mouth location
Map of Moores Creek mouth location
Location of Moores Creek mouth
Map of Moores Creek mouth location
Map of Moores Creek mouth location
Moores Creek (Reedy Fork tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Moores Creek and Brush Creek
 • locationpond about 1 mile north of Piedmont-Triad International Airport
 • coordinates36°07′43″N 079°54′16″W / 36.12861°N 79.90444°W / 36.12861; -79.90444 [1]
 • elevation915 ft (279 m)[2]
MouthReedy Fork
 • location
about 1.5 miles south of Summerfield, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°10′44″N 079°54′16″W / 36.17889°N 79.90444°W / 36.17889; -79.90444[1]
 • elevation
751 ft (229 m)[2]
Length5.12 mi (8.24 km)[3]
Basin size4.61 square miles (11.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationReedy Fork
 • average5.26 cu ft/s (0.149 m3/s) at mouth with Reedy Fork[4]
Basin features
ProgressionReedy ForkHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAlcorn Road, Rambling Road, Stanley Huff Road

Moores Creek is a 5.12 mi (8.24 km) long 1st order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Course

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Moores Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Piedmont-Triad International Airport in Guilford County on the divide between Moores Creek and Brush Creek. Moores Creek then flows northeast to meet the Haw River about 1.5 miles south of Summerfield, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Moores Creek drains 4.21 square miles (10.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 396.37 and is about 47% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Moores Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Moores Creek Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Summerfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Reedy Fork Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.