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.
| Falls Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Falls Creek mouth  Falls Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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 / 35.58028°N 79.47944°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 / 35.48083°N 79.51111°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 |
Course
editFalls 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]
Watershed
editFalls 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Falls Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Scotchman Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.