Horsepen Creek (Reedy Fork tributary)
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| Horsepen Creek Tributary to Reedy Fork | |
|---|---|
  Location of Horsepen Creek mouth  Horsepen Creek (Reedy Fork tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Horsepen Creek and East Fork Deep River |
| • location | Piedmont Triad International Airport |
| • coordinates | 36°04′53″N 079°55′44″W / 36.08139°N 79.92889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 865 ft (264 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Reedy Fork |
• location | Lake Brandt |
• coordinates | 36°10′13″N 079°50′24″W / 36.17028°N 79.84000°W[1] |
• elevation | 743 ft (226 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.87 mi (14.27 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 20.13 square miles (52.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Reedy Fork |
| • average | 21.67 cu ft/s (0.614 m3/s) at mouth with Reedy Fork[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Lake Brandt |
| Bridges | Distribution Drive, I-73, Joseph M Bryan Blvd., Horse Pen Creek Road, US 220, I-840, Old Battleground Road, Quaker Landing Road |
Horsepen Creek is a 8.87 mi (14.27 km) long 3rd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
History
[edit]The Battlefield of Guilford Courthouse was fought in part on the eastern edge of the Horsepen Creek watershed.[5]
Course
[edit]Horsepen Creek rises on the East Fork Deep River divide at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Guilford County, North Carolina. Horsepen Creek then flows northeast to meet Reedy Fork in Lake Brandt.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Horsepen Creek drains 20.13 square miles (52.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 444.82 and is about 18% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horsepen Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Horsepen Creek Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Lake Brandt Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Brush Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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