Bear Creek (Deep River tributary)

Bear Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Bear Creek mouth location
Map of Bear Creek mouth location
Location of Bear Creek mouth
Map of Bear Creek mouth location
Map of Bear Creek mouth location
Bear Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Randolph
Physical characteristics
SourceAsheworth Branch divide
 • locationPond in Seagrove, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°32′07″N 079°46′04″W / 35.53528°N 79.76778°W / 35.53528; -79.76778[1]
 • elevation700 ft (210 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 1 mile west of High Falls, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°28′47″N 079°33′16″W / 35.47972°N 79.55444°W / 35.47972; -79.55444[1]
 • elevation
298 ft (91 m)[2]
Length21.78 mi (35.05 km)[3]
Basin size145.43 square miles (376.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average155.13 cu ft/s (4.393 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightWest Branch, Williams Creek, Wolf Creek, Cabin Creek
BridgesBoone Street, NC 705, US 220, Upper Branch, Adams Road, Chrisco Road W, Dover Church Road, Dan Road, Browns Mill Road, NC 705, Reynolds Mill Road

Bear Creek is a 21.78 mi (35.05 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Moore and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.

Course

Bear Creek rises in a pond in Seagrove, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southeast into Moore County and then turns northeast at Robbins, North Carolina to join the Deep River about 1 mile west of High Falls, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Bear Creek drains 145.43 square miles (376.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 405.73 and is about 58% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bear Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Bear Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bear Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.


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