| Lacys Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lacys Creek mouth  Lacys Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Siler City, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°45′12″N 079°29′56″W / 35.75333°N 79.49889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 642 ft (196 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 2 miles north of Siler City, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°46′28″N 079°27′39″W / 35.77444°N 79.46083°W[1] |
• elevation | 525 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.30 mi (6.92 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.31 square miles (11.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 5.79 cu ft/s (0.164 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Old US 421, US 421, Piney Grove Church Road, Sycamore Lake Road 1382 |
Lacys Creek is a 4.30 mi (6.92 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Lacys Creek rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Siler City, North Carolina in Chatham County. Lacys Creek then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 2 miles north of Siler City.[2]
Watershed
Lacys Creek drains 4.31 square miles (11.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 443.07 and is about 58% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Lacys Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Nick Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Lacys Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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