Shaddox Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the
Haw River in
Chatham County, North Carolina. Shaddox Creek is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Shaddox Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Merry Oaks, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows west then south to the Haw River about 2 miles southeast of
Moncure, North Carolina
Moncure, founded in 1881, is a small rural unincorporated community in southeastern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Moncure and the neighboring community of Haywood form the Moncure census-designated place (CDP), which had a popul ...
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Shaddox Creek is the last tributary to the Haw River before it joins the
Deep River to form the
Cape Fear River.
Watershed
Shaddox Creek drains of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a
topographic wetness index of 451.04 and is about 68% forested.
See also
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List of rivers of North Carolina
References
Additional maps
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Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Chatham County, North Carolina