Contentnea Creek is a major tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina , USA . It is part of the Neuse River Basin, and flows for 91 miles between the Buckhorn Reservoir (confluence of Moccasin and Turkey Creeks), where it begins, and Grifton, North Carolina , where it flows into the Neuse River .
4-660: Contentnea Creek begins as the outflow of Buckhorn Reservoir 12 miles west of Wilson, North Carolina . From there it flows through the Wiggins Mill Reservoir on the southwest side of Wilson, past the towns of Stantonsburg and Snow Hill , and finally emptying into the Neuse River 3 miles southeast of Grifton. This article related to a river in North Carolina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Buckhorn Reservoir Buckhorn Reservoir
8-533: Is a reservoir in Wilson County, North Carolina , USA, created by the Buckhorn Dam. The reservoir is the primary water supply for the city of Wilson . The original Buckhorn Dam was built in 1974, 1,000 feet (300 m) upstream from the current dam. The reservoir at that time only had the ability to contain 800 million US gallons (3,000,000 m ) of water. In 1999, a new dam was constructed downstream from
12-457: The 148-foot (45 m) elevation. The dam is capable of holding another 6 feet (1.8 m) of water, but that would require changes to the spillway design. A drought in 2007 caused the reservoir to drop to the 60% capacity level, which has raised the issue of increasing the capacity of the lake. The reservoir is fed by two streams, Turkey Creek and Moccasin Creek. Water to be treated is not drawn from
16-416: The older dam creating a reservoir with a much larger capacity. The new Buckhorn Reservoir covers an area of 2,300 acres (9.3 km ), and has a capacity of 7 billion US gallons (26,000,000 m ) when fully filled. The dam is one-half mile long and was built with expansion in mind. The top of the dam was built to an elevation of 159 feet (48 m) above sea level, although the lake is only filled to
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