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Salem Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 35°06′21″N 080°22′23″W / 35.10583°N 80.37306°W / 35.10583; -80.37306
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Salem Creek
Tributary to Richardson Creek
Map of Salem Creek mouth location
Map of Salem Creek mouth location
Location of Salem Creek mouth
Map of Salem Creek mouth location
Map of Salem Creek mouth location
Salem Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceMaple Springs Branch divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°58′19″N 080°24′40″W / 34.97194°N 80.41111°W / 34.97194; -80.41111[1]
 • elevation565 ft (172 m)[2]
MouthRichardson Creek
 • location
about 2 miles south-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°06′21″N 080°22′23″W / 35.10583°N 80.37306°W / 35.10583; -80.37306[1]
 • elevation
368 ft (112 m)[2]
Length6.21 mi (9.99 km)[3]
Basin size9.82 square miles (25.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRichardson Creek
 • average30.91 cu ft/s (0.875 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRichardson CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftAustin Branch
Jacks Branch
 • rightBuck Branch
Becky Branch
BridgesForest Hills School Road, US 74, Austin Grove Church Road, NC 205, Ansonville Road, Lucy Short Cut Road, Olive Branch Road

Salem Creek is a 6.21 mi (9.99 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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

  • Negro Head Creek
  • Negrohead Creek
  • Niggerhead Creek

Course

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Salem Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina and then flows north to join Richardson Creek about 2 miles south-southwest of New Salem.[2]

Watershed

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Salem Creek drains 9.82 square miles (25.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 412.32, and is about 36% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Salem Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Gourdvine Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Salem Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.