Mingo Swamp (South River tributary)

Mingo Swamp
Tributary to South River
Mingo Swamp; Tributary to South River
	Location of Mingo Swamp mouth Mingo Swamp (South River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cumberland; Harnett; Johnston; Sampson
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Mingo Swamp and Black Creek
• location	about 2.5 miles northeast of Coats, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°25′44″N 078°36′35″W
• elevation	300 ft (91 m)
Mouth	South River
• location	about 1 mile northeast of Falcon, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°12′29″N 078°27′49″W
• elevation	121 ft (37 m)
Length	21.78 mi (35.05 km)
Basin size	79.19 square miles (205.1 km2)
Discharge
• location	South River
• average	83.44 cu ft/s (2.363 m3/s) at mouth with South River
Basin features
Progression	southeast then southwest
River system	South River
Tributaries
• left	Mingo Creek; Big Juniper Run; Starlins Swamp
• right	Stony Run
Bridges	Denning Road, NC 27, US 301, I-95, Jonesboro Road, NC 55, US 421, N Spring Branch Road

Mingo Swamp is a 21.78 mi (35.05 km) long 4th order tributary to the South River in North Carolina, located in Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, and Sampson counties. Mingo Swamp, along with the Black River, forms the South River.

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Mingo Swamp rises about 2.5 miles northeast of Coats, North Carolina on the Black Creek divide on the Johnston-Harnett County line. Mingo Swamp begins flowing in a southwest direction, then flows southeast to meet the Black River and form the South River, approximately 1 mile northeast of Falcon, North Carolina.^[2]

Mingo Swamp drains 79.19 square miles (205.1 km²) of area and receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation.^[4]

[1]
"GNIS Detail - Mingo Swamp". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
[2]
"Mingo Swamp Topo Map, Cumberland County NC (Wade Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
[3]
"ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
[4]
"Mingo Swamp Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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Mingo Swamp Tributary to South River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cumberland Harnett Johnston Sampson
Physical characteristics

Source	divide between Mingo Swamp and Black Creek
• location	about 2.5 miles northeast of Coats, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°25′44″N 078°36′35″W^[1]
• elevation	300 ft (91 m)^[2]

Mouth	South River
• location	about 1 mile northeast of Falcon, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°12′29″N 078°27′49″W^[1]
• elevation	121 ft (37 m)^[2]
Length	21.78 mi (35.05 km)^[3]
Basin size	79.19 square miles (205.1 km²)^[4]

Discharge
• location	South River
• average	83.44 cu ft/s (2.363 m³/s) at mouth with South River^[4]

Basin features
Progression	southeast then southwest
River system	South River
Tributaries
• left	Mingo Creek Big Juniper Run Starlins Swamp
• right	Stony Run
Bridges	Denning Road, NC 27, US 301, I-95, Jonesboro Road, NC 55, US 421, N Spring Branch Road