Bear Creek is a 24.49 mi (39.41 km) long 4th order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
| Bear Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bear Creek mouth  Bear Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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°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 |
Course
editBear 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
editBear 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
edit- ^ 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.