Coddle Creek

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Coddle Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
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Location of Coddle Creek mouth
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
Counties Cabarrus
Iredell
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Coddle Creek and Yadkin River
  location Mooresville, North Carolina
  coordinates 35°35′51″N080°46′03″W / 35.59750°N 80.76750°W / 35.59750; -80.76750 [1]
  elevation860 ft (260 m)
Mouth Rocky River
  location
about 2 miles east of Harrisburg, North Carolina [2]
  coordinates
35°19′30″N080°35′51″W / 35.32500°N 80.59750°W / 35.32500; -80.59750 Coordinates: 35°19′30″N080°35′51″W / 35.32500°N 80.59750°W / 35.32500; -80.59750 [3]
  elevation
530 ft (160 m)
Length27.1 mi (43.6 km) [4]
Basin size79.14 square miles (205.0 km2)
Discharge 
  location Rocky River
  average85.14 cu ft/s (2.411 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River [5]
Basin features
Progression Rocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftEast Fork
Park Creek
Mill Creek
Afton Run
Wolf Meadow Branch
  rightEmerson Branch

Coddle Creek is a stream/river that rises near Mooresville in Iredell County, North Carolina. It flows through most of northwestern Cabarrus County, North Carolina where it empties into Rocky River near Harrisburg, North Carolina.

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References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Coddle Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. "Coddle Creek Topo Map, Cabarrus County NC (Concord SE Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "GNIS Detail - Coddle Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. "Coddle Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2019.