Donoho Creek
Donoho Creek is a 2.20 mi (3.54 km) long 1st order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
| Donoho Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Donoho Creek mouth  Donoho Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Bladen |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Carvers Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northwest of Westbrook, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°29′23″N 078°27′00″W[1] |
| • elevation | 90 ft (27 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 0.25 miles northeast of Westbrook, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°28′52″N 078°24′48″W[1] |
• elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.20 mi (3.54 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.04 square miles (5.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 2.65 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | NC 87, N Braddy Plantation Road |
Course
Donoho Creek rises on the Carvers Creek divide about 1 mile northwest of Westbrook, North Carolina. Donoho Creek then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 0.25 miles northeast of Westbrook.[2]
Watershed
Donoho Creek drains 2.04 square miles (5.3 km2) of area, receives about 50.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 552.49 and is about 20% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Donoho Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "Donoho Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "Donoho Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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