| Eagle Swamp Tributary to Contentnea Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Eagle Swamp mouth  Eagle Swamp (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lenoir |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wheat Swamp divide |
| • location | pond at Hugo, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°23′26″N 077°31′52″W / 35.39056°N 77.53111°W [1] |
| • elevation | 22 ft (6.7 m) [2] |
| Mouth | Contentnea Creek |
• location | Tick Bite, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°21′05″N 077°25′37″W / 35.35139°N 77.42694°W [1] |
• elevation | 1 ft (0.30 m) [2] |
| Length | 7.38 mi (11.88 km) [3] |
| Basin size | 10.07 square miles (26.1 km2) [4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Contentnea Creek |
| • average | 12.07 cu ft/s (0.342 m3/s) at mouth with Contentnea Creek [4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Contentnea Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Sharon Church Road, Skeeter Pond Road, NC 11, S Highland Avenue, Tick Bite Road |
Eagle Swamp is a 7.38 mi (11.88 km) long 3rd order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
Course
Eagle Swamp rises in Hugo, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join Contentnea Creek at Tick Bite. [2]
Watershed
Eagle Swamp drains 10.07 square miles (26.1 km2) of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 595.43, and is about 15% forested. [4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Eagle Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Eagle Swamp Topo Map in Lenoir". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Eagle Swamp Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.