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Jones_Creek_(Pee_Dee_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:

34°51′44″N 079°53′39″W / 34.86222°N 79.89417°W / 34.86222; -79.89417
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Jones Creek
Tributary to Pee Dee River
Jones Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Jones Creek (Pee Dee River tributary)
Location of Jones Creek mouth
Jones Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) is located in the United States
Jones Creek (Pee Dee River tributary)
Jones Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of North and South Forks of Jones Creek
 • locationabout 1.5 miles north of Morven, North Carolina
 • coordinates 34°53′39″N 080°00′09″W / 34.89417°N 80.00250°W / 34.89417; -80.00250 [1]
 • elevation219 ft (67 m) [2]
MouthPee Dee River
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Cairo, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°51′44″N 079°53′39″W / 34.86222°N 79.89417°W / 34.86222; -79.89417 [1]
 • elevation
103 ft (31 m) [2]
Length12.27 mi (19.75 km) [3]
Basin size104.40 square miles (270.4 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Pee Dee River
 • average106.26 cu ft/s (3.009 m3/s) at mouth with Pee Dee River [4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast then southeast
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Fork
Hale Creek
 • rightSouth Fork
BridgesDiggs Road, NC 145, Pit Road

Jones Creek is a 12.27 mi (19.75 km) long 4th order tributary to the Pee Dee River in Anson County, North Carolina.

Course

Jones Creek is formed at the confluence of North and South Forks of Jones Creek about 1.5 miles north of Morven, North Carolina. Jones Creek then flows northeast and turns southeast to meet the Pee Dee River about 2 miles southeast of Cairo. [2]

Watershed

Jones Creek drains 104.40 square miles (270.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 412.50 and is about 58% forested. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Jones Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Mill Creek Topo Map in Anson". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Jones Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.