Bush Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
| Bush Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bush Creek Creek mouth  Bush Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fall Creek divide |
| • location | about 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°30′01″N 079°02′28″W / 35.50028°N 79.04111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 298 ft (91 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape 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[1] |
• elevation | 151 ft (46 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.00 mi (6.44 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 7.25 square miles (18.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 7.54 cu ft/s (0.214 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lick Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Bush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.