Grassy Creek is a 7.00 mi (11.27 km) long 1st order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina.
| Grassy Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Grassy Creek mouth  Grassy Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Grassy Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mil northeast of Unionville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°05′53″N 80°29′12″W / 35.09806°N 80.48667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 612 ft (187 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 3 miles northwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°09′50″N 80°24′47″W / 35.16389°N 80.41306°W[1] |
• elevation | 358 ft (109 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.00 mi (11.27 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.33 square miles (21.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Haigler Baucom Road, Braswell Rushing Road, Love Mill Road, Zebulon Williams Road, Haigler Road, NC 218 |
Course
editGrassy Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Unionville, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles northwest of New Salem.[2]
Watershed
editGrassy Creek drains 8.33 square miles (21.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 425.52, and is about 36% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Grassy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Crooked Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Grassy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.