Big Governors Creek

Big Governors Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Big Governors Creek mouth location
Map of Big Governors Creek mouth location
Location of Big Governors Creek mouth
Map of Big Governors Creek mouth location
Map of Big Governors Creek mouth location
Big Governors Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Moore
Physical characteristics
SourceHerds Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of White Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°22′15″N 079°18′25″W / 35.37083°N 79.30694°W / 35.37083; -79.30694[1]
 • elevation465 ft (142 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 1.5 miles southeast of Haw Branch, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°28′39″N 079°21′35″W / 35.47750°N 79.35972°W / 35.47750; -79.35972[1]
 • elevation
226 ft (69 m)[2]
Length13.71 mi (22.06 km)[3]
Basin size40.87 square miles (105.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average46.70 cu ft/s (1.322 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftMcIntosh Creek
Crawley Creek
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTorchwood Road, Old River Road, Wadsworth Road, Underwood Road, Harrington Road

Big Governors Creek is a 13.71 mi (22.06 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Lee and Moore Counties, North Carolina. This creek forms the Lee-Moore county line, in part and is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Governors Creek
  • Millstone Creek

Course

Big Governors Creek rises about 0.5 miles southwest of White Hill in Moore County and then flows northwest and north to join the Deep River about 1.5 miles southeast of Haw Branch, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Big Governors Creek drains 40.87 square miles (105.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 380.16 and is about 65% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Big Governors Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Big Governors Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Big Governors Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2020.


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