Mallard Creek (Rocky River tributary)
| Mallard Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
Location of Mallard Creek mouth Mallard Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cabarrus Mecklenburg |
| City | Harrisburg Charlotte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Irwin Creek divide |
| • location | pond in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°18′36″N 080°49′17″W / 35.31000°N 80.82139°W |
| • elevation | 800 ft (240 m) |
| Mouth | Harrisburg, North Carolina |
• location | pond in northside of Charlotte, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°20′18″N 080°39′47″W / 35.33833°N 80.66306°W |
• elevation | 546 ft (166 m) |
| Length | 12.23 mi (19.68 km) |
| Basin size | 41.54 square miles (107.6 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 44.78 cu ft/s (1.268 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Clarks Creek Stony Creek |
| • right | Doby Creek Toby Creek |
| Bridges | Crestland Avenue, W Sugar Creek Road, Hubbard Road, NC 24, Mallard Creek Road, David Taylor Drive, I-85, US 29, E Mallard Creek Church Road, I-485, Pavillion Boulevard, Morehead Road |
Mallard Creek is a 12.23 mi (19.68 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.