Brice Creek (Trent River tributary)
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Brice Creek Tributary to Trent River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Craven |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of West Prong and East Prong Brice Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of James City, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°58′57″N 077°00′01″W / 34.98250°N 77.00028°W[1] |
• elevation | 35 ft (11 m)[2] |
Mouth | Trent River |
• location | about 6 miles northwest of Havelock, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°04′34″N 077°03′31″W / 35.07611°N 77.05861°WCoordinates: 35°04′34″N 077°03′31″W / 35.07611°N 77.05861°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[3] |
Length | 12.27 mi (19.75 km)[4] |
Basin size | 68.14 square miles (176.5 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Trent River |
• average | 97.17 cu ft/s (2.752 m3/s) at mouth with Trent River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Trent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Neuse River |
Tributaries | |
• left | West Prong Brice Creek Black Branch Georges Branch |
• right | East Prong Brice Creek Great Branch Lees Branch |
Bridges | Old Airport Road, Brices Creek Road |
Brice Creek is a 12.23 mi (19.68 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Trent River in Craven County, North Carolina.
Course
Brice Creek is formed at the confluence of East Prong and West Prong Brice Creek about 6 miles northwest of Havelock, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest to join the Trent River about 0.5 miles southwest of James City.[3]
Watershed
Brice Creek drains 68.14 square miles (176.5 km2) of area, receives about 55.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 631.01, and is about 23% forested.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brice Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Brice Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 December 2020.