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Flat Creek (Deep River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°32′49″N 079°35′09″W / 35.54694°N 79.58583°W / 35.54694; -79.58583
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Flat Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Flat Creek mouth location
Map of Flat Creek mouth location
Location of Flat Creek mouth
Map of Flat Creek mouth location
Map of Flat Creek mouth location
Flat Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Chatham
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Brush Creek divide
 • locationPond about 4 miles northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°32′49″N 079°30′38″W / 35.54694°N 79.51056°W / 35.54694; -79.51056[1]
 • elevation535 ft (163 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 2 miles southwest of Bennett, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°32′49″N 079°35′09″W / 35.54694°N 79.58583°W / 35.54694; -79.58583[1]
 • elevation
329 ft (100 m)[2]
Length9.07 mi (14.60 km)[3]
Basin size14.24 square miles (36.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average16.87 cu ft/s (0.478 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBill Lambert Road, Bennett Flatwoods Road, Bennett-Siler City Road, NC 42, Pleasant Grove Church Road, Flat Creek Road

Flat Creek is a 9.07 mi (14.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.

Course

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Flat Creek rises about 4 miles northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows southwesterly into Randolph County to join the Deep River about 2 miles southwest of Bennett, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Flat Creek drains 14.24 square miles (36.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 427.78 and is about 52% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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