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Bush Creek (Deep River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°44′44″N 079°42′22″W / 35.74556°N 79.70611°W / 35.74556; -79.70611
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Bush Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Bush Creek mouth location
Map of Bush Creek mouth location
Location of Bush Creek mouth
Map of Bush Creek mouth location
Map of Bush Creek mouth location
Bush Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Polecat Creek divide
 • locationPond about 0.5 miles southwest of Lineberry, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°50′38″N 079°42′56″W / 35.84389°N 79.71556°W / 35.84389; -79.71556[1]
 • elevation805 ft (245 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
Franklinville, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°44′44″N 079°42′22″W / 35.74556°N 79.70611°W / 35.74556; -79.70611[1]
 • elevation
438 ft (134 m)[2]
Length7.97 mi (12.83 km)[3]
Basin size13.41 square miles (34.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average13.47 cu ft/s (0.381 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesEmerald Farm Road, Plum Tree Road, Old Liberty Road, Walker Store Road, Carl Allred Road, Cedar Falls Road

Bush Creek is a 7.97 mi (12.83 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course

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Bush Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Lineberry in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows south to join the Deep River in Franklinville, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Bush Creek drains 13.41 square miles (34.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 387.13 and is about 53% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Sandy Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.