Mill Creek (Deep River tributary)
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Mill Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Randolph |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gabriels Creek divide |
• location | Pond about 2 miles northwest of Fox Mountain |
• coordinates | 35°43′19″N 079°44′39″W / 35.72194°N 79.74417°W[1] |
• elevation | 685 ft (209 m)[2] |
Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Parks Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°41′04″N 079°38′03″W / 35.68444°N 79.63417°WCoordinates: 35°41′04″N 079°38′03″W / 35.68444°N 79.63417°W[1] |
• elevation | 407 ft (124 m)[2] |
Length | 10.02 mi (16.13 km)[3] |
Basin size | 17.95 square miles (46.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Deep River |
• average | 20.97 cu ft/s (0.594 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 | Sandy Run |
Bridges | Iron Mountain Road, Iron Mountain View Road, Fox Fire Road, Grantville Lane, Young Road, Mill Creek Road |
Mill Creek is a 10.02 mi (16.13 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Course
Mill Creek rises in a pond about 2 miles northwest of Fox Mountain in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 2 miles southwest of Parks Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Mill Creek drains 17.95 square miles (46.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 406.69 and is about 48% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Millstone Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.