Bear_Creek_(Deep_River_tributary)
Bear Creek (Deep River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
Bear Creek is a 21.78 mi (35.05 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Moore and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.
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Bear Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Moore Randolph |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Asheworth Branch divide |
• location | Pond in Seagrove, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°32′07″N 079°46′04″W[1] |
• elevation | 700 ft (210 m)[2] |
Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1 mile west of High Falls, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′47″N 079°33′16″W[1] |
• elevation | 298 ft (91 m)[2] |
Length | 21.78 mi (35.05 km)[3] |
Basin size | 145.43 square miles (376.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Deep River |
• average | 155.13 cu ft/s (4.393 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Deep River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | West Branch, Williams Creek, Wolf Creek, Cabin Creek |
Bridges | Boone Street, NC 705, US 220, Upper Branch, Adams Road, Chrisco Road W, Dover Church Road, Dan Road, Browns Mill Road, NC 705, Reynolds Mill Road |
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Bear Creek rises in a pond in Seagrove, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southeast into Moore County and then turns northeast at Robbins, North Carolina to join the Deep River about 1 mile west of High Falls, North Carolina.[2]
Bear Creek drains 145.43 square miles (376.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 405.73 and is about 58% forested.[4]
- "GNIS Detail - Bear Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Bear Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Bear Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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