Landrum Creek (Rocky River tributary)
| Landrum Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Landrum Creek mouth  Landrum Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Rocky River and Dry Creek divide |
| • location | east side of Hickory Mountain |
| • coordinates | 35°43′03″N 079°21′04″W / 35.71750°N 79.35111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 665 ft (203 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 5.5 miles southwest of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°40′10″N 079°16′04″W / 35.66944°N 79.26778°W[1] |
• elevation | 325 ft (99 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.64 mi (13.90 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 17.51 square miles (45.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 21.19 cu ft/s (0.600 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 | Long Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pleasant Hill Church Road, Landrum Hills Road, Jay Shambley Road, Hadley Mill Road, NC 902 |
Landrum Creek is a 8.64 mi (13.90 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Landrum Creek rises on the east side of Hickory Mountain in Chatham County, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join the Rocky River about 5.5 miles southwest of Pittsboro.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Landrum Creek drains 17.51 square miles (45.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.26 and is about 60% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Landrum Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Landrum Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Landrum Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved September 1, 2020.