| Salem Creek Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_North_Carolina_relief_location_map.jpg)  Location of Salem Creek mouth &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Salem Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Maple Springs Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°58′19″N 080°24′40″W / 34.97194°N 80.41111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 565 ft (172 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | about 2 miles south-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°06′21″N 080°22′23″W / 35.10583°N 80.37306°W[1] |
• elevation | 368 ft (112 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.21 mi (9.99 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 9.82 square miles (25.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 30.91 cu ft/s (0.875 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Austin Branch Jacks Branch |
| • right | Buck Branch Becky Branch |
| Bridges | Forest Hills School Road, US 74, Austin Grove Church Road, NC 205, Ansonville Road, Lucy Short Cut Road, Olive Branch Road |
Salem Creek is a 6.21 mi (9.99 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Salem Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Gourdvine Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Salem Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.