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Bush Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°32′32″N 079°00′36″W / 35.54222°N 79.01000°W / 35.54222; -79.01000
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Bush Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Bush Creek mouth location
Map of Bush Creek mouth location
Location of Bush Creek Creek mouth
Map of Bush Creek mouth location
Map of Bush Creek mouth location
Bush Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Physical characteristics
SourceFall Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°30′01″N 079°02′28″W / 35.50028°N 79.04111°W / 35.50028; -79.04111[1]
 • elevation298 ft (91 m)[2]
MouthCape Fear River
 • location
about 1 mile southeast of Brickhaven, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°32′32″N 079°00′36″W / 35.54222°N 79.01000°W / 35.54222; -79.01000[1]
 • elevation
151 ft (46 m)[2]
Length4.00 mi (6.44 km)[3]
Basin size7.25 square miles (18.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average7.54 cu ft/s (0.214 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Bush Creek is a 4.00 mi (6.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.

Course

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Bush Creek rises about 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina and then flows northeasterly to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southeast of Brickhaven, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Bush Creek drains 7.25 square miles (18.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.09 and is about 60% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Lick Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.