Flat Creek (Deep River tributary)
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| Flat Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Flat Creek mouth  Flat Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Brush Creek divide |
| • location | Pond about 4 miles northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°32′49″N 079°30′38″W / 35.54694°N 79.51056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 535 ft (163 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Bennett, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°32′49″N 079°35′09″W / 35.54694°N 79.58583°W[1] |
• elevation | 329 ft (100 m)[2] |
| Length | 9.07 mi (14.60 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 14.24 square miles (36.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 16.87 cu ft/s (0.478 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 | Bill Lambert Road, Bennett Flatwoods Road, Bennett-Siler City Road, NC 42, Pleasant Grove Church Road, Flat Creek Road |
Flat Creek is a 9.07 mi (14.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Flat Creek rises about 4 miles northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows southwesterly into Randolph County to join the Deep River about 2 miles southwest of Bennett, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Flat Creek drains 14.24 square miles (36.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 427.78 and is about 52% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Flat Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Flat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.