Nick Creek (Rocky River tributary)
Appearance
Nick Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Chatham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Nick Creek divide |
• location | pond about 2 miles southeast of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°47′36″N 079°24′22″W / 35.79333°N 79.40611°W[1] |
• elevation | 648 ft (198 m)[2] |
Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 2.5 miles northeast of Siler City, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°45′40″N 079°26′00″W / 35.76111°N 79.43333°W[1] |
• elevation | 505 ft (154 m)[2] |
Length | 3.81 mi (6.13 km)[3] |
Basin size | 5.12 square miles (13.3 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Rocky River |
• average | 6.82 cu ft/s (0.193 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 | Silk Hope-Liberty Road, Joe Fox Road, Jesse Bridges Road |
Nick Creek is a 3.81 mi (6.13 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Nick Creek rises in a pond about 2 miles southeast of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows southwest to join the Rocky River about 2.5 miles northeast of Siler City.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Nick Creek drains 5.12 square miles (13.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 440.45 and is about 45% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Nick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Nick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.