Ellis Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Ellis Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Ellis Creek mouth location
Map of Ellis Creek mouth location
Location of Ellis Creek mouth
Map of Ellis Creek mouth location
Map of Ellis Creek mouth location
Ellis Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Physical characteristics
SourceSuggs Mill Pond
 • locationabout 5 miles west of Ammon, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°47′56″N 078°39′00″W / 34.79889°N 78.65000°W / 34.79889; -78.65000[1]
 • elevation95 ft (29 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 1 mile south of Yorick, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°39′17″N 078°38′31″W / 34.65472°N 78.64194°W / 34.65472; -78.64194[1]
 • elevation
24 ft (7.3 m)[2]
Length11.76 mi (18.93 km)[3]
Basin size52.26 square miles (135.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average55.15 cu ft/s (1.562 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightLake Run
BridgesOpportunity Lane, Dowd Dairy Road, Gum Shaw Road, NC 53

Ellis Creek is an 11.76 mi (18.93 km)-long 2nd-order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Ellis Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ellis Creek Topo Map in Bladen". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Ellis Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2020.