Lacys Creek
| Lacys Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lacys Creek mouth  Lacys Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Siler City, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°45′12″N 079°29′56″W / 35.75333°N 79.49889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 642 ft (196 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 2 miles north of Siler City, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°46′28″N 079°27′39″W / 35.77444°N 79.46083°W[1] |
• elevation | 525 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.30 mi (6.92 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.31 square miles (11.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 5.79 cu ft/s (0.164 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky 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 | Old US 421, US 421, Piney Grove Church Road, Sycamore Lake Road 1382 |
Lacys Creek is a 4.30 mi (6.92 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
[edit]Lacys Creek rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Siler City, North Carolina in Chatham County. Lacys Creek then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 2 miles north of Siler City.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Lacys Creek drains 4.31 square miles (11.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 443.07 and is about 58% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lacys Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Nick Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lacys Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.