| Brush Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Brush Creek mouth  Brush Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mt Pleasant Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°47′30″N 079°35′12″W / 35.79167°N 79.58667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 685 ft (209 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1 mile west of Cheeks, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°35′32″N 079°36′23″W / 35.59222°N 79.60639°W[1] |
• elevation | 347 ft (106 m)[2] |
| Length | 23.09 mi (37.16 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 69.05 square miles (178.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 80.67 cu ft/s (2.284 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 | Reedy Fork Blood Run Little Brush Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Old Staley Road, Langley Road, Browns Crossroads Road, Hicks Farm Road, US 64, Morris Chapel Road, Coleridge Road, Manor Rock Road, Lanes Mill Road, Lambeth Mill Road, NC 42 |
Brush Creek is a 23.09 mi (37.16 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.
Course
Brush Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southerly briefly flowing into Chatham County before re-entering Randolph County and joining the Deep River about 1 mile west of Cheeks, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Brush Creek drains 69.05 square miles (178.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 417.16 and is about 53% forested.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Brush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Brush 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.
- 1 2 3 "Brush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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