Bull Run (Deep River tributary)

Bull Run
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Bull Run mouth location
Map of Bull Run mouth location
Location of Bull Run mouth
Map of Bull Run mouth location
Map of Bull Run mouth location
Bull Run (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Physical characteristics
SourceLong Branch divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile west of Greensboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°03′14″N 079°54′40″W / 36.05389°N 79.91111°W / 36.05389; -79.91111[1]
 • elevation885 ft (270 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 0.1 miles southwest of Oakdale, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°58′47″N 079°55′42″W / 35.97972°N 79.92833°W / 35.97972; -79.92833[1]
 • elevation
688 ft (210 m)[2]
Length6.04 mi (9.72 km)[3]
Basin size7.78 square miles (20.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average8.87 cu ft/s (0.251 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesW Wendover Avenue, Cates Drive, I-73, Ruffin Road, Hilltop Road, Bridle Ridge Parkway, Adams Farm Parkway, Mackay Road, Guilford College Road, E Main Street, Oakdale Road

Bull Run is a 6.64 mi (10.69 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Course

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Bull Run rises in a pond about 1 mile west of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then flows southwest to join the Deep River about 0.1 miles southwest of Oakdale, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Bull Run drains 7.78 square miles (20.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 417.65 and is about 22% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bull Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Bull Run Topo Map in Guilford". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bull Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.