Hurricane Creek is a 3.74 mi (6.02 km) long 1st order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.
| Hurricane Creek Tributary to Brown Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hurricane Creek mouth  Hurricane Creek (Brown Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Anson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Hurricane Creek and Grindstone Branch of Goulds Fork |
| • location | about 0.5 miles north of Pinkston, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°01′37″N 080°04′52″W / 35.02694°N 80.08111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 275 ft (84 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brown Creek |
• location | about 3.5 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°03′49″N 080°03′13″W / 35.06361°N 80.05361°W[1] |
• elevation | 197 ft (60 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.74 mi (6.02 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.43 square miles (8.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brown Creek |
| • average | 3.93 cu ft/s (0.111 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Dennis Road |
Course
editHurricane Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Pinkston, North Carolina near the Wadesboro airport. Hurricane Creek then flows northeast to meet Brown Creek about 3.5 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editHurricane Creek drains 3.43 square miles (8.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 500.57 and is about 53% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hurricane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Water Quality Ratings". www.nconemap.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hurricane Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.