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Gourdvine Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)

Gourdvine Creek is a 5.59 mi (9.00 km) long 1st order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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

  • Gourd Wine Creek

Course

Gourdvine Creek rises in a pond about 1.5 miles southeast of Hamilton Crossroads, North Carolina and then flows north to join Richardson Creek about 2 miles southeast of New Salem.[2]

Watershed

Gourdvine Creek drains 9.82 square miles (25.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 401.82, and is about 33% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Gourdvine 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 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Gourdvine Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.