title: Moccasin Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
text: # Moccasin Creek (Uwharrie River tributary)
  
  Moccasin Creek is a 3.77 mi (6.07 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Course
  
  Moccasin Creek rises on the Dutch John Creek divide in Montgomery County about 1.5 miles west of Daniel Mountain. Moccasin Creek then follows a semi-circular path going northeast then curving south to join the Uwharrie River about 1 mile northeast of Daniel Mountain.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Moccasin Creek drains 9.11 square miles (23.6 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 314.07 and is about 88% forested.
  
  