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Dutchmans Creek
Dutchmans Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Dutchmans Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Dutchmans Creek (Uwharrie River tributary) is located in the United States
Dutchmans Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
Location of Dutchmans Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Uwharrie River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Montgomery
Physical characteristics
Main source Lick Fork divide
about 0.25 miles northwest of Liberty, North Carolina
635 ft (194 m)
35°20′27″N 080°00′01″W / 35.34083°N 80.00028°W / 35.34083; -80.00028
River mouth Uwharrie River
about 1.5 miles north of Lake in the Pine
285 ft (87 m)
35°23′11″N 080°02′29″W / 35.38639°N 80.04139°W / 35.38639; -80.04139
Length 4.94 mi (7.95 km)
Basin features
Progression northwest
River system Pee Dee
Basin size 3.99 square miles (10.3 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges River Road

Dutchmans Creek is a 4.94 mi (7.95 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

Course

Dutchmans Creek rises on the Lick Fork divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Liberty Hill in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Dutchmans Creek then flows northwest to meet the Uwharrie River about 1.5 miles north of Lake in the Pine.

Watershed

Dutchmans Creek Creek drains 3.99 square miles (10.3 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 330.89 and is about 93% forested.

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