| Bearskin Creek Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bearskin Creek mouth  Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| City | Monroe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Twelvemile Creek divide |
| • location | southwest side of the Monroe Airport |
| • coordinates | 35°00′09″N 080°37′43″W / 35.00250°N 80.62861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 652 ft (199 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park |
• coordinates | 34°59′25″N 080°30′35″W / 34.99028°N 80.50972°W[1] |
• elevation | 457 ft (139 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.93 mi (14.37 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 15.22 square miles (39.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 18.48 cu ft/s (0.523 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Dry Fork |
| • right | Camp Branch |
| Bridges | Sanford Lane, Price Shortcut Road, N Rocky River Road, N Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Concord Avenue, Skyway Drive, Miller Street, Stafford Street, US 601, N Sutherland Avenue, Morgan Mill Road |
Bearskin Creek is a 8.93 mi (14.37 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
Bearskin Creek rises at the Monroe Airport and then flows east to join Richardson Creek in Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park.[2]
Watershed
Bearskin Creek drains 15.22 square miles (39.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 457.88, and is about 28% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Bearskin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Bearskin Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Bearskin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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