Bush_Creek_(Cape_Fear_River_tributary)
Bush Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
Bush Creek is a 4.00 mi (6.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.
Quick Facts Bush Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River, Location ...
Bush Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Lee |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Fall Creek divide |
• location | about 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°30′01″N 079°02′28″W[1] |
• elevation | 298 ft (91 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Brickhaven, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°32′32″N 079°00′36″W[1] |
• elevation | 151 ft (46 m)[2] |
Length | 4.00 mi (6.44 km)[3] |
Basin size | 7.25 square miles (18.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cape Fear River |
• average | 7.54 cu ft/s (0.214 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | none |
Close
Bush Creek rises about 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina and then flows northeasterly to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southeast of Brickhaven, North Carolina.[2]
Bush Creek drains 7.25 square miles (18.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.09 and is about 60% forested.[4]
- "GNIS Detail - Bush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Lick Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Bush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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