Bush Creek (Deep River tributary)
| Bush Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bush Creek mouth  Bush Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Polecat Creek divide |
| • location | Pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Lineberry, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°50′38″N 079°42′56″W / 35.84389°N 79.71556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 805 ft (245 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | Franklinville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°44′44″N 079°42′22″W / 35.74556°N 79.70611°W[1] |
• elevation | 438 ft (134 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.97 mi (12.83 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 13.41 square miles (34.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 13.47 cu ft/s (0.381 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Emerald Farm Road, Plum Tree Road, Old Liberty Road, Walker Store Road, Carl Allred Road, Cedar Falls Road |
Bush Creek is a 7.97 mi (12.83 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Bush Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Lineberry in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows south to join the Deep River in Franklinville, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Bush Creek drains 13.41 square miles (34.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 387.13 and is about 53% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sandy Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Bush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.