Doby Creek is a 4.23 mi (6.81 km) long 2nd order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
| Doby Creek Tributary to Mallard Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Doby Creek mouth  Doby Creek (Mallard Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Mecklenburg |
| City | Charlotte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Irwin Creek divide |
| • location | Derita in Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°17′22″N 080°47′39″W / 35.28944°N 80.79417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 798 ft (243 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Mallard Creek |
• location | northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°19′11″N 080°45′10″W / 35.31972°N 80.75278°W[1] |
• elevation | 597 ft (182 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.23 mi (6.81 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.10 square miles (8.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mallard Creek |
| • average | 3.69 cu ft/s (0.104 m3/s) at mouth with Mallard Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mallard Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | University City Boulevard, University Pointe Boulevard, NC 24 |
Course
editDoby Creek rises in the Derita community of Charlotte, North Carolina and then flows generally northeast through the northern suburbs of Charlotte to eventually join Mallard Creek.[2]
Watershed
editDoby Creek drains 3.10 square miles (8.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 433.22, and is about 18% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Doby Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Doby Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2020.