Bear Creek (Rocky River tributary)
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Bear Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Chatham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Brush Creek divide |
• location | about 4 miles west-southwest of Bonlee, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°38′14″N 079°29′03″W / 35.63722°N 79.48417°W[1] |
• elevation | 565 ft (172 m)[2] |
Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 6 miles south of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°37′52″N 079°12′26″W / 35.63111°N 79.20722°WCoordinates: 35°37′52″N 079°12′26″W / 35.63111°N 79.20722°W[1] |
• elevation | 275 ft (84 m)[2] |
Length | 24.49 mi (39.41 km)[3] |
Basin size | 51.71 square miles (133.9 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Rocky River |
• average | 59.07 cu ft/s (1.673 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 | Little Bear Creek Harts Creek |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Bonlee-Bennett Road, Siler City-Glendon Road, Edwards Hill Church Road, NC 902, Bonlee-Carbonton Road, Old US 421, US 421, Vernie Phillips Road, Meronies Church Road, Pittsboro-Goldston Road, Marys Chapel Road, Woody Dam Road |
Bear Creek is a 24.49 mi (39.41 km) long 4th order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Course
Bear Creek rises about 4 miles west-southwest of Bonlee, North Carolina in Chatham County and then follows an easterly course to join the Rocky River about 6 miles south of Pittsboro.[2]
Watershed
Bear Creek drains 51.71 square miles (133.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 444.18 and is about 55% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bear Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Bear 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 "Bear Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.