Joes Fork (Nicks Creek tributary)

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Joes Fork
Tributary to Nicks Creek
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Location of Joes Fork mouth
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Joes Fork (Nicks Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Moore
Village Pinehurst
Physical characteristics
SourceDeep Creek divide
  locationabout 1.5 miles west of Taylortown, North Carolina
  coordinates 35°12′34″N079°30′54″W / 35.20944°N 79.51500°W / 35.20944; -79.51500 [1]
  elevation480 ft (150 m) [2]
Mouth Nicks Creek
  location
about 2 miles north of Pinehurst, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°13′56″N079°27′16″W / 35.23222°N 79.45444°W / 35.23222; -79.45444 Coordinates: 35°13′56″N079°27′16″W / 35.23222°N 79.45444°W / 35.23222; -79.45444 [1]
  elevation
241 ft (73 m) [2]
Length4.07 mi (6.55 km) [3]
Basin size6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  location Nicks Creek
  average7.86 cu ft/s (0.223 m3/s) at mouth with Nicks Creek [4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River system Cape Fear River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGlasgow Drive, NC 211, Main Street, Murdocksville Road, Juniper Lake Road

Joes Fork is a 4.07 mi (6.55 km) long 2nd order tributary to Nicks Creek in Moore County, North Carolina.

Contents

Course

Joes Fork rises on the Deep Creek divide about 1.5 miles west of Taylortown in Moore County, North Carolina. Joes Fork then flows northeast to meet Nicks Creek about 2 miles north of Pinehurst. [2]

Watershed

Joes Fork drains 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) of area, receives about 49.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 445.60 and is about 28% forested. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Joes Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nicks Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Carthage Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Joes Fork Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.