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Worrell Mill Swamp

Coordinates: 36°26′49″N 077°04′28″W / 36.44694°N 77.07444°W / 36.44694; -77.07444
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Worrell Mill Swamp
Tributary to Meherrin River
Map of Worrell Mill Swamp mouth location
Map of Worrell Mill Swamp mouth location
Location of Worrell Mill Swamp mouth
Map of Worrell Mill Swamp mouth location
Map of Worrell Mill Swamp mouth location
Worrell Mill Swamp (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHertford
TownMurfreesboro
Physical characteristics
SourceWorrell Millpond
 • locationMurfreesboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°26′26″N 077°05′00″W / 36.44056°N 77.08333°W / 36.44056; -77.08333[1]
 • elevation5 ft (1.5 m)[2]
MouthMeherrin River
 • location
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°26′49″N 077°04′28″W / 36.44694°N 77.07444°W / 36.44694; -77.07444[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length0.69 mi (1.11 km)[3]
Basin size4.02 square miles (10.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationMeherrin River
 • average5.34 cu ft/s (0.151 m3/s) at mouth with Meherrin River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMeherrin RiverChowan RiverAlbemarle Sound[3]
River systemChowan River
Tributaries 
 • leftHares Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesWorrell Millpond
BridgesUS 158

Worrell Mill Swamp is a 0.69 mi (1.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Meherrin River in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Worrell Mill Swamp begins at the dam of Worrell Millpond in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and then flows northeast to join the Meherrin River on the northeast side of Murfreesboro.[2]

Watershed

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Worrell Mill Swamp drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 509.68, and is about 28% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Worrell Mill Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Worrell Mill Swamp Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.