McLendons Creek
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| McLendons Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of McLendons Creek mouth  McLendons Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Drowning Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Elberta, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°17′10″N 079°37′49″W / 35.28611°N 79.63028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 595 ft (181 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Glendon, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°27′42″N 079°23′23″W / 35.46167°N 79.38972°W[1] |
• elevation | 226 ft (69 m)[2] |
| Length | 28.20 mi (45.38 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 101.21 square miles (262.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 111.48 cu ft/s (3.157 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Suck Creek Richland Creek Persimmon Glade Branch |
| • right | Big Juniper Creek Little Creek |
| Bridges | Mount Carmel Road, Bethlehem Road, NC 24, Coles Mill Road, Cool Springs Road, Glendon-Carthage Road |
McLendons Creek is a 28.20 mi (45.38 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina. This creek is the only stream of this name in the United States.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Buck Creek
Course
McLendons Creek rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Elberta in Moore County and then flows northeast to join the Deep River about 1.5 miles southeast of Glendon, North Carolina.[2]