Falls Creek is a 10.80 mi (17.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.

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Falls Creek Tributary to Deep River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Moore Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	Bear Creek divide
• location	Pond about 1 mile northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°34′49″N 079°28′46″W[1]
• elevation	505 ft (154 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep River
• location	about 0.25 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°28′51″N 079°30′40″W[1]
• elevation	275 ft (84 m)[2]
Length	10.80 mi (17.38 km)[3]
Basin size	14.34 square miles (37.1 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	18.31 cu ft/s (0.518 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	Twelve Oaks Lane, NC 902, NC 42, Falls Creek Church Road, Wilson Road, River Road

Close

Falls Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south to join the Deep River about 0.25 miles northwest of High Falls.^[2]

Falls Creek drains 14.34 square miles (37.1 km²) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 411.24 and is about 53% forested.^[4]

• List of rivers of North Carolina