Brush Creek (Deep River tributary)
| Brush Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Brush Creek mouth  Brush Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mt Pleasant Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°47′30″N 079°35′12″W / 35.79167°N 79.58667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 685 ft (209 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1 mile west of Cheeks, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°35′32″N 079°36′23″W / 35.59222°N 79.60639°W[1] |
• elevation | 347 ft (106 m)[2] |
| Length | 23.09 mi (37.16 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 69.05 square miles (178.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 80.67 cu ft/s (2.284 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Reedy Fork Blood Run Little Brush Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Old Staley Road, Langley Road, Browns Crossroads Road, Hicks Farm Road, US 64, Morris Chapel Road, Coleridge Road, Manor Rock Road, Lanes Mill Road, Lambeth Mill Road, NC 42 |
Brush Creek is a 23.09 mi (37.16 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Brush Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southerly briefly flowing into Chatham County before re-entering Randolph County and joining the Deep River about 1 mile west of Cheeks, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Brush Creek drains 69.05 square miles (178.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 417.16 and is about 53% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Brush Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Brush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.