Doby Creek (Mallard Creek tributary)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 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 |
Doby Creek is a 4.23 mi (6.81 km) long 2nd order tributary to Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.