Toms Creek (Uwharrie River Tributary)
Toms Creek is a 12.51 mi (20.13 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Mill Creek
- Tom Creek
Course
Toms Creek rises in a pond on the Cabin Creek divide in Davidson County, about 1.5 miles southeast of Denton, North Carolina. Toms Creek then flows northeast into Randolph County and makes a turn to the southeast to join the Uwharrie River about 2 miles southeast of Farmer, North Carolina.
Watershed
Toms Creek drains 17.77 square miles (46.0 km) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 392.78 and is about 59% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Toms Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Toms Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Toms Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.