Falls Creek (Deep River tributary)

Falls Creek Tributary to Deep River
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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[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[1]
• elevation	275 ft (84 m)[2]
Length	10.80 mi (17.38 km)[3]
Basin size	14.34 square miles (37.1 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	18.31 cu ft/s (0.518 m^3/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

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.

Course

Falls 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

Falls Creek drains 14.34 square miles (37.1 km^2) 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

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Falls Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. "Scotchman Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
4. "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.