Worrell Mill Swamp Tributary to Meherrin River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Hertford |
Town | Murfreesboro |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Worrell Millpond |
• location | Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°26′26″N 077°05′00″W / 36.44056°N 77.08333°W [1] |
• elevation | 5 ft (1.5 m) [2] |
Mouth | Meherrin River |
• location | Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°26′49″N 077°04′28″W / 36.44694°N 77.07444°W [1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) [2] |
Length | 0.69 mi (1.11 km) [3] |
Basin size | 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Meherrin River |
• average | 5.34 cu ft/s (0.151 m3/s) at mouth with Meherrin River [4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Meherrin River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound [3] |
River system | Chowan River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Hares Branch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies | Worrell Millpond |
Bridges | US 158 |
Worrell Mill Swamp is a 0.69 mi (1.11 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Meherrin River in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. [1]
Worrell Mill Swamp begins at the dam of Worrell Millpond in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and then flows northeast to join the Meherrin River on the northeast side of Murfreesboro. [2]
Worrell Mill Swamp drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 509.68, and is about 28% forested. [4]