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Ellis Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Ellis Creek is an 11.76 mi (18.93 km)-long 2nd-order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Course

Ellis Creek rises in Suggs Mill Pond, one of the Carolina bays, about 5 miles west of Ammon, North Carolina in Bladen County. Ellis Creek then flows south-southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Ellis Creek drains 52.26 square miles (135.4 km2) of area, receives about 49 inches per year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 610.62, and is about 19% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Ellis Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Ellis Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Ellis Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2020.