| Goose Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Goose Creek mouth  Goose Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union Mecklenburg |
| City | Mint Hill |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Clear Creek divide |
| • location | Mint Hill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°10′41″N 80°37′56″W / 35.17806°N 80.63222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 735 ft (224 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 4 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina (Union County) |
• coordinates | 35°10′54″N 80°30′14″W / 35.18167°N 80.50389°W[1] |
• elevation | 441 ft (134 m)[2] |
| Length | 15.41 mi (24.80 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 47.18 cu ft/s (1.336 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Paddle Branch Duck Creek |
| • right | Stevens Creek |
| Bridges | Quail Park Drive, Lawyers Road, Mill Grove Road, W Lawyers Road, Howey Bottoms Road, NC 218, US 601, E Brief Road |
Goose Creek is a 15.41 mi (24.80 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
Goose Creek rises in Mint Hill, North Carolina in Mecklenburg County. Goose Creek then flows south into Union County and turns northeast to join the Rocky River about 4 miles northeast of Fairview.[2]
Watershed
Goose Creek drains 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 441.26, and is about 46% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Goose Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Goose Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Goose Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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