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