| Wheat Swamp Tributary to Contentnea Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USA_North_Carolina_relief_location_map.jpg)  Location of Wheat Swamp mouth &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) 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.
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wheat Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b "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 "Wheat Swamp Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.