Horsepen Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
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| Horsepen Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Horsepen Creek mouth  Horsepen Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Montgomery |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Reeves Spring Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile west of Coggins Mine, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°29′18″N 080°02′15″W / 35.48833°N 80.03750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 592 ft (180 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Coggins Mine, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′50″N 080°00′44″W / 35.48056°N 80.01222°W[1] |
• elevation | 329 ft (100 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.22 mi (3.57 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 1.66 cu ft/s (0.047 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Coggins Mine Road |
Horsepen Creek is a 2.22 mi (3.57 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
Horsepen Creek rises on the Reeves Spring Branch divide in Montgomery County about 1 mile west of Coggins Mine, North Carolina. Horsepen Creek then flows southeast and joins the Uwharrie River about 1 mile southeast of Coggins Mine.[2]