Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary)
| Polecat Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Polecat Creek mouth  Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph Guilford |
| City | Greensboro Worthville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Buffalo Creek divide |
| • location | south side of Greensboro, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°59′46″N 079°48′28″W / 35.99611°N 79.80778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 830 ft (250 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | Worthville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°48′12″N 079°46′39″W / 35.80333°N 79.77750°W[1] |
• elevation | 582 ft (177 m)[2] |
| Length | 18.91 mi (30.43 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 56.27 square miles (145.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 62.63 cu ft/s (1.773 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 | Little Polecat Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Brushy Fork Drive, Sutton Road, Randleman Road, E Steeple Chase Road, Davis Mill Road, NC 62, Branson Mill Road, Providence Church Road, Fred Lineberry Road, New Salem Road, Naomi Road, Creekridge Country Road |
Polecat Creek is a 18.91 mi (30.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Polecat River
Course
[edit]Polecat Creek rises on the south side of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then flows south into Randolph County to join the Deep River in Worthville, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Polecat Creek drains 56.27 square miles (145.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 414.85 and is about 46% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Polecat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Polecat 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 "Polecat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.