Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Sourcepond on Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide
| Walkers Creek Tributary to Uwharrie River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Walkers Creek mouth  Walkers Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | pond on Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide |
| • location | about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°32′12″N 079°56′06″W / 35.53667°N 79.93500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 780 ft (240 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Uwharrie River |
• location | about 4 miles east of Pinson, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°31′37″N 079°59′01″W / 35.52694°N 79.98361°W[1] |
• elevation | 354 ft (108 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.78 mi (7.69 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.17 square miles (10.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uwharrie River |
| • average | 5.06 cu ft/s (0.143 m3/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Uwharrie River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pisgah Covered Bridge Road, Lassister Mill Road |
Walkers Creek is a 4.78 mi (7.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Walkers Creek rises in a pond on the Barnes Creek and Poison Fork divide about 5 miles northwest of Abner, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina. Walkers Creek flows north then curves southwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 4 miles east of Pinson.[2]