McLendons Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the
Deep River in
Moore
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People
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County,
North Carolina
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. This creek is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*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.
Watershed
McLendons Creek drains of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 407.24 and is about 60% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of North Carolina
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
* North Landing Rive ...
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Moore County, North Carolina
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