Millstone Creek (Deep River tributary)
| Millstone Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Millstone Creek mouth  Millstone Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles south of Browns Crossroads, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°43′43″N 079°35′53″W / 35.72861°N 79.59806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 625 ft (191 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 2 miles south of Parks Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°40′39″N 079°37′40″W / 35.67750°N 79.62778°W[1] |
• elevation | 405 ft (123 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.08 mi (11.39 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 10.02 square miles (26.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 12.34 cu ft/s (0.349 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Parks Crossroads Church Road, Foushee Road, Lee Layne Road, Old Siler City Road, NC 22 |
Millstone Creek is a 7.08 mi (11.39 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Millstone Creek rises on the Brush Creek divide about 0.1 miles south of Browns Crossroads in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 2 miles southwest of Parks Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Millstone Creek drains 10.02 square miles (26.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 389.06 and is about 37% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Millstone Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Millstone 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.
- ^ a b c "Millstone Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.