Afton Run

Stream in North Carolina, USA
35°29′20″N 080°40′39″W / 35.48889°N 80.67750°W / 35.48889; -80.67750[1] • elevation790 ft (240 m)[2] MouthCoddle Creek
 • location
about 3 miles west of Concord, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°24′31″N 080°40′29″W / 35.40861°N 80.67472°W / 35.40861; -80.67472[1]
 • elevation
589 ft (180 m)[2]Length6.13 mi (9.87 km)[3]Basin size6.07 square miles (15.7 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationCoddle Creek • average7.25 cu ft/s (0.205 m3/s) at mouth with Coddle Creek[4] Basin featuresProgressionCoddle Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemPee Dee RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesMooresville Road, Dogwood Boulevard, Trinity Church Road, Kannapolis Parkway, NC 73, I-85

Afton Run is a 6.13 mi (9.87 km) long 1st order tributary to Coddle Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Ashton Branch
  • Astin's Branch

Course

Afton Run rises about 2 miles west of Kannapolis, North Carolina and then flows south to join Coddle Creek about 3 miles west of Concord.[2]

Watershed

Afton Run drains 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.40, and is about 32% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – Afton Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Afton Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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