Goose Creek (Rocky River tributary)
| Goose Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Goose Creek mouth  Goose Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union Mecklenburg |
| City | Mint Hill |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Clear Creek divide |
| • location | Mint Hill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°10′41″N 80°37′56″W / 35.17806°N 80.63222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 735 ft (224 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 4 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina (Union County) |
• coordinates | 35°10′54″N 80°30′14″W / 35.18167°N 80.50389°W[1] |
• elevation | 441 ft (134 m)[2] |
| Length | 15.41 mi (24.80 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 47.18 cu ft/s (1.336 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Paddle Branch Duck Creek |
| • right | Stevens Creek |
| Bridges | Quail Park Drive, Lawyers Road, Mill Grove Road, W Lawyers Road, Howey Bottoms Road, NC 218, US 601, E Brief Road |
Goose Creek is a 15.41 mi (24.80 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Goose Creek rises in Mint Hill, North Carolina in Mecklenburg County. Goose Creek then flows south into Union County and turns northeast to join the Rocky River about 4 miles northeast of Fairview.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Goose Creek drains 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 441.26, and is about 46% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Goose Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Goose Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Goose Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2020.