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Afton Run is a long 1st order tributary to
Coddle Creek Coddle Creek is a stream/river that rises near Mooresville in Iredell County, North Carolina. It flows through most of northwestern Cabarrus County, North Carolina where it empties into Rocky River near Harrisburg, North Carolina Harrisburg, a ...
in
Cabarrus County, North Carolina Cabarrus County ( )
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the


Variant names

According to the
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, it has also been known historically as: *Ashton Branch *Astin's Branch


Course

Afton Run rises about 2 miles west of
Kannapolis, North Carolina Kannapolis () is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte and is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984. Th ...
and then flows south to join
Coddle Creek Coddle Creek is a stream/river that rises near Mooresville in Iredell County, North Carolina. It flows through most of northwestern Cabarrus County, North Carolina where it empties into Rocky River near Harrisburg, North Carolina Harrisburg, a ...
about 3 miles west of
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.


Watershed

Afton Run drains of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.40, and is about 32% forested.


References

Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Cabarrus County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub