Afton Run

Afton Run Tributary to Coddle Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cabarrus
Physical characteristics
Source	Mill Creek divide
• location	about 2 miles west of Kannapolis, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°29′20″N 080°40′39″W / 35.48889°N 80.67750°W / 35.48889; -80.67750
• elevation	790 ft (240 m)
Mouth	Coddle Creek
• location	about 3 miles west of Concord, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°24′31″N 080°40′29″W / 35.40861°N 80.67472°W / 35.40861; -80.67472
• elevation	589 ft (180 m)
Length	6.13 mi (9.87 km)
Basin size	6.07 square miles (15.7 km2)
Discharge
• location	Coddle Creek
• average	7.25 cu ft/s (0.205 m3/s) at mouth with Coddle Creek
Basin features
Progression	Coddle Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Mooresville Road, Dogwood Boulevard, Trinity Church Road, Kannapolis Parkway, NC 73, I-85

Afton Run is a 6.13 mi (9.87 km) long 1st order tributary to Coddle Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Ashton Branch
• Astin's Branch

Course

Afton Run rises about 2 miles west of Kannapolis, North Carolina and then flows south to join Coddle Creek about 3 miles west of Concord.

Watershed

Afton Run drains 6.07 square miles (15.7 km²) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.40, and is about 32% forested.

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