Cedar Creek (Deep River tributary, Chatham)
| Cedar Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cedar Creek mouth  Cedar Creek (Deep River tributary, Chatham) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bear Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Goldston, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°35′48″N 079°18′18″W / 35.59667°N 79.30500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 390 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1 mile east-northeast of Gulf, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°34′04″N 079°14′41″W / 35.56778°N 79.24472°W[1] |
• elevation | 208 ft (63 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.41 mi (8.71 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 13.19 square miles (34.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 15.50 cu ft/s (0.439 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Henry Oldham Road, R Jordan Road |
Cedar Creek is a 5.41 mi (8.71 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Cedar Creek rises about 1 mile east of Goldston, North Carolina and then flows southeast to the Deep River about 0.5 miles east-northeast of Gulf, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Cedar Creek drains 13.19 square miles (34.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 435.12 and is about 66% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cedar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cedar Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cedar Creek Watershed Report". EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.