Eagle Swamp

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Eagle Swamp

Tributary to Contentnea Creek

Location of Eagle Swamp mouth

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Eagle Swamp (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Lenoir
Physical characteristics
Source| Wheat Swamp divide
• location| pond at Hugo, North Carolina
• coordinates| 35°23′26″N 077°31′52″W﻿ / ﻿35.39056°N 77.53111°W﻿ / 35.39056; -77.53111[1]
• elevation| 22 ft (6.7 m)[2]
Mouth| Contentnea Creek

• location

| Tick Bite, North Carolina

• coordinates

| 35°21′05″N 077°25′37″W﻿ / ﻿35.35139°N 77.42694°W﻿ / 35.35139; -77.42694[1]

• elevation

| 1 ft (0.30 m)[2]
Length| 7.38 mi (11.88 km)[3]
Basin size| 10.07 square miles (26.1 km2)[4]
Discharge|
• location| Contentnea Creek
• average| 12.07 cu ft/s (0.342 m3/s) at mouth with Contentnea Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression| Contentnea Creek → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system| Neuse River
Tributaries|
• left| unnamed tributaries
• right| unnamed tributaries
Bridges| Sharon Church Road, Skeeter Pond Road, NC 11, S Highland Avenue, Tick Bite Road

Eagle Swamp is a 7.38 mi (11.88 km) long 3rd order tributary to Contentnea Creek in Lenoir County, North Carolina.

## Course

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Eagle Swamp rises in Hugo, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join Contentnea Creek at Tick Bite.[2]

## Watershed

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Eagle Swamp drains 10.07 square miles (26.1 km2) of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 595.43, and is about 15% forested.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Eagle Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Eagle Swamp Topo Map in Lenoir". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Eagle Swamp Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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