Indian Creek (Deep River tributary)

Indian Creek Tributary to Deep River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham County
Physical characteristics
Source	Bear Creek divide
• location	about 0.5 miles west of Goldston, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°35′46″N 079°21′07″W[1]
• elevation	440 ft (130 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep River
• location	about 1.5 miles southwest of Gulf, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°32′40″N 079°19′26″W[1]
• elevation	210 ft (64 m)[2]
Length	7.15 mi (11.51 km)[3]
Basin size	25.92 square miles (67.1 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	29.95 cu ft/s (0.848 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	Little Indian Creek
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Goldston-Glendon Road, Roberts Chapel Road, Goldston-Carbonton Road

Indian Creek is a 7.15 mi (11.51 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Course

Indian Creek rises about 0.5 miles west of Goldston, North Carolina and then flows southeasterly to join the Deep River about 1.5 miles southwest of Gulf, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Indian Creek drains 25.92 square miles (67.1 km^2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 408.42 and is about 54% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Indian Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
2. "Indian Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. "Indian Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 August 2020.