| Wheat Swamp Tributary to Contentnea Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Wheat Swamp mouth  Wheat Swamp (Contentnea Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County |
Lenoir Greene |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tyson Marsh divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northeast of Institute, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°22′28″N 077°41′49″W / 35.37444°N 77.69694°W [1] |
| • elevation | 33 ft (10 m) [2] |
| Mouth | Contentnea Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles E of Hookerton, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°25′09″N 077°33′11″W / 35.41917°N 77.55306°W [1] |
• elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) [2] |
| Length | 13.97 mi (22.48 km) [3] |
| Basin size | 29.61 square miles (76.7 km2) [4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Contentnea Creek |
| • average | 34.21 cu ft/s (0.969 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 |
| Waterbodies | Pulley Pond |
| Bridges | John Harrison Road, Gregory Road, US 258, NC 58, Mike Stocks Road, Oakes Road, Hugo Road |
Wheat Swamp is a 13.97 mi (22.48 km) long 3rd order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Lenoir and Greene Counties, North Carolina. This stream forms the boundary of Lenoir and Greene Counties, in part.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
- Wheat Swamp Creek
Course
Wheat Swamp rises about 2 miles northeast of Institute, North Carolina and then flows southeast and curves northeast to join Contentnea Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Hookerton. [2]
Watershed
Wheat Swamp drains 29.61 square miles (76.7 km2) of area, receives about 49.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 584.92, and is about 13% forested. [4]
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Wheat Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wheat 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 "Wheat Swamp Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.